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.
Family | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
1st | 15FEB06 | 15FEB06 | 01JUN04 | 15FEB06 | 01JAN93 | 01APR97 |
2A | 01AUG10 | 01AUG10 | 01AUG10 | 01AUG10 | 01MAR10 | 01AUG10 |
2B | 01JUN05 | 01JUN05 | 01JAN02 | 01JUN05 | 22JUN92 | 01MAR00 |
3rd | 01JUN02 | 01JUN02 | 01JUN02 | 01JUN02 | 22OCT92 | 01JUL92 |
4th | 01JAN02 | 01JAN02 | 01JAN02 | 01JAN02 | 22DEC95 | 01JAN88 |
As of dec 2010, the priority date for catergory 2A, the spouses and children of a green card holder, is 1 Aug 2010 which is 4 months back. If you process now, you can start applying for visa in about 4 months, cool.