It's retrogressed by 12 years. ================================================== FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: 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: A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit; B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation. Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences. Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences. HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT?** Family World China India Mexico Phillippines 1st 22APR01 22APR01 22APR01 08AUG94 22AUG91 2A 22FEB02 22FEB02 22FEB02 15MAY99 22FEB02 2B 08JUL96 08JUL96 08JUL96 15FEB92 08JUL96 3rd 22JUL98 22JUL98 22JUL98 01JAN95 08FEB91 4th** 01OCT94 01OCT94 22MAR94 22MAY93 01OCT83 - http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2805.html