Posted by: jhyamma December 24, 2010
**GC Holder le, afno budhi chittai lyauna milcha aajkal ???? lau na sathi ho bhannu paryo
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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.


FamilyAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA-mainland bornDOMINICAN REPUBLICINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1st15FEB0615FEB0601JUN0415FEB0601JAN9301APR97
2A01AUG1001AUG1001AUG1001AUG1001MAR1001AUG10
2B01JUN0501JUN0501JAN0201JUN0522JUN9201MAR00
3rd01JUN0201JUN0201JUN0201JUN0222OCT9201JUL92
4th01JAN0201JAN0201JAN0201JAN0222DEC9501JAN88

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.

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