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The Law Office of Bruce W. Burns: AILA Member Letter
The Law Office of Bruce W. Burns
95 South Market Street, Suite 300
San Jose, California 95113 USA
New Client Consultations (408) 995-3206
(408) 995-3225 · (408) 995-3226 · (408) 995-3227
Facsimile (408) 995-3230 · (408) 995-3248
AILA "Hotline" (408) 995-3207
Email: BurnsLaw@aol.com
Family Sponsored Preferences
- First Preference
- Unmarried sons and daughters of Citizens
- 23,400 plus any numbers not required for Fourth Preference
- Second Preference
- Spouses and Children, and unmarried sons and daughters of Permanent Residents
- 114,200 plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers.
- Spouses and Children
- 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit
- Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older)
- 23% of the overall second preference limitation
Third Preference
- Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens
- 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences
Fourth Preference
- Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens
- 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences
Family-based Preference Dates
Preference
| All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
| India
| Mexico
| Philippines
|
First
| 01Jan95
| 01Jan95
| 01Apr93
| 26Sep86
|
Second(A)
| 08Jun93
| 08Jun93
| 01Sep92
| 08Jun93
|
Second(B)
| 22May91
| 22May91
| 01May91
| 22May91
|
Third
| 08Apr94
| 08Apr94
| 15Nov88
| 01May86
|
Fourth
| 01Mar87
| 15Jun85
| 08Sep86
| 01Mar78
|
Employment-Based Preferences
- First Preference
- Priority Workers
- 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences
- Second Preference
- Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability
- 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference
- Third Preference
- Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers
- 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "Other Workers"
- Fourth Preference
- Certain Special Immigrants
- 7.1% of the worldwide level
- Fifth Preference
- Employment Creation
- 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 300 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of P.L. 102-395.
Employment-based Preference Dates
Preference
| All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
| India
| Mexico
| Philippines
|
First
| Current
| Current
| Current
| Current
|
Second
| Current
| 01Dec95
| Current
| Current
|
Third
| Current
| 08Dec95
| Current
| Current
|
Other Workers
| 01Jan90
| 01Jan90
| 01Jan90
| 01Jan90
|
Fourth
| Current
| Current
| Current
| Current
|
Certain Religious Workers
| 01Feb95
| 01Feb95
| 01Feb95
| 01Feb95
|
Fifth
| Current
| Current
| Current
| Current
|
Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers
| Current
| Current
| Current
| Current
|
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