THE JUNE 2007 PRIORITY DATES
by Michael J. Gurfinkel
Some Family-Based Priority dates moved forward
(or advanced) in June 2007, except for Second Preference,
F-2B (unmarried sons and daughters, over 21 years of age, of green
card holders) and Third Preference Category,
F-3 (married sons and daughters of United States citizens,
which remained the same. Employment-Based priority
dates for Professional/Skilled Workers moved forward ONE
YEAR and TEN MONTHS, to June 1, 2005.
Petitions by Citizens:
The priority date for the First Preference Category,
F-1 (unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, over 21 years
of age) moved forward by one month, from March 22,
1992 to April 22, 1992.
The Third Preference Category, F-3 (married sons and
daughters of United States citizens) remained the
same at January 01, 1985.
The Fourth Preference, F-4 (brothers and sisters of
United States citizens) moved forward by two months,
from January 01, 1985 to March 01, 1985
Petitions by Green Card Holders:
The Second Preference, F-2A (Spouse and minor children
(below 21 years old) of green card holder) moved
forward by 12 days, from April 08, 2002 to April 22,
2002
The Second Preference, F-2B (unmarried sons and daughters,
over 21 years of age, of green card holders) remained
the same at October 1, 1996.
Petitions by Employers:
The Third Preference (professionals and skilled workers)
of Employment-Based Petitions (Labor Certification) moved forward
by one year and ten months from August 1, 2003 to June
01, 2005.
Visa for Other workers is October 01, 2001.
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes
the priority dates for that particular month. This means that
visas would now be available for persons whose priority
date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.
If your priority date was “current”, but retrogressed
before your immigrant visa was issued (or you adjusted status
in the U.S.), you would have to wait until it becomes current
again.
The June 2007 priority dates for the
Philippines are as follows:
FAMILY CATEGORY: |
|
Priority Date: |
| First Preference |
Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (over 21 years
of age) |
April 22, 1992
(In May 2007, the priority date was March 22, 1992.) |
| Second Preference |
2A.Spouse and minor children (below 21 years old) of green
card holder |
April 22, 2002
(In May 2007, the priority date was
April 08, 2002). |
| |
2B.Unmarried sons and daughters (over 21 years old) of green
card holder |
October 1, 1996
(In May 2007, the priority date was the same.) |
| Third Preference |
Married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens. |
January 01, 1985
(In April 2007, the priority date remained the same.) |
| Fourth Preference |
Brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizens. |
March 1, 1985
In May 2007, the priority date was January 1, 1985.) |
LABOR CERTIFICATION:
|
| Third Preference |
Professional/Skilled Workers |
June 1, 2005
(In May 2007, the priority date was August 1, 2003.) |
| Other workers |
Non-Skilled Workers |
01 October 2001
(In May 2007, the priority date was “unavailable”) |
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