Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 21:14:24 GMT Server: WebSitePro/1.1h Accept-ranges: bytes Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:27:12 GMT Content-length: 5793 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

  1. First Preference
  2. Second Preference
  • Third Preference
  • Fourth Preference

    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

    1. First Preference
      • Priority Workers
        • 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences
    2. 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
    3. 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"
    4. Fourth Preference
      • Certain Special Immigrants
        • 7.1% of the worldwide level
    5. 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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