The Visa Bulletin is a publication by the United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs. It provides a summary of visa availability every month. The Bulletin is important for those beneficiaries waiting for their visa numbers.
Visa numbers are available for those beneficiaries who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date.
Let’s take a look at the Visa Bulletin for April 2007 and see the movements of priority dates since March 2007 for Philippine-born beneficiaries of family and employment-based immigrant petitions.
FAMILY-BASED PETITIONS
Petitions by U.S. citizens:
Unmarried sons and daughters (first preference, F-1): Priority date has moved forward by a month, from January 22, 1992 to February 22, 1992.
Married sons and daughters (third preference, F-3): Priority date has moved backward by almost six years, from September 1, 1990 to January 1,1985.
Brothers and sisters (fourth preference, F-4): Priority date has moved forward by two months, from September 1, 1984 to November 1, 1984.
Petitions by U.S. permanent residents (“Green Card holders”):
Spouses and children (second preference, F-2A): Priority date has moved forward by ten days, from March 22, 2002 to April 1, 2002.
Unmarried sons and daughters (second preference, F-2B): Priority date has no movement; it remains the same- October 1, 1996.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PETITIONS
Professionals & skilled workers: Priority date has no movement; it remains the same- August 1, 2002.
Non-skilled workers: Priority date has also no movement; it remains the same- October 1, 2001.
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