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Update to Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant 15 Apr 2013 | 4:00 am

Update to Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence 11 Apr 2013 | 4:00 am

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May 2013 Visa Bulletin

If you have an approved visa petition that was filed on a certain date (your priority date), the chart below shows which priority dates USCIS and the Consulates are issuing immigrant visas/green cards for. Your priority date has to be before the listed dates. For Diversity Visa Adjustment of Status applicants, the chart below shows you what number/rank can apply for adjustment. Your number/rank must fall below the number listed.

Family Petitions - May 2013

Family	All other countries	Mainland CHINA	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILLIPINES
Unmarried children of US citizens over 21 years	1-Apr-06	1-Apr-06	1-Apr-06	8-Aug-93	1-Jun-99
Spouses and children under 21 years of Permanent Residents	1-Mar-11	1-Mar-11	1-Mar-11	1-Feb-11	1-Mar-11
Unmarried children of Permanent Residents who are over 21 years	15-May-05	15-May-05	15-May-05	1-May-93	8-Sep-02
Married children of US citizens	8-Aug-02	8-Aug-02	8-Aug-02	1-Apr-93	22-Oct-92
Brothers and Sisters of US citizens	1-May-01	1-May-01	1-May-01	8-Sep-96	1-Oct-89

Employment-Based Petitions

Type of Worker	All Other Countries	Mainland China	India	Mexico	Philippines
Extraordinary Worker	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Professionals with Advanced Degrees and those with Exceptional Ability	Current	15-May-08	1-SEPT-04	Current	Current
Skilled Workers and Professionals without an Advanced Degree	1-DEC-07	1-DEC-07	22-DEC-02	1-DEC-07	15-SEPT-06
Unskilled Workers	1-DEC-07	1-SEPT-03	22-DEC-02	01-DEC-07	15-SEPT-06
Special Immigrants	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Non Minister Religious Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Investors	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Investors – Targeted Areas	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Investors – Pilot Program	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current

Diversity Lottery May 2013

Region	All Countries in Region	Specific Countries
Africa	43,400	Except: Egypt 23,500 Ethiopia 32,900 Nigeria 17,000
Asia	7,850
Europe	27,500	Except: Uzbekistan 13,700
North America (Bahamas)	3
Oceania	1,200

Diversity Lottery June 2013

Region	All Countries in Region
Africa	56,000	Except: Egypt 25,000 Ethiopia 36,000 Nigeria 17,000
Asia	8,900
Europe	31,000	Except: Uzbekistan 15,800
North America (Bahamas)	3
Oceania	1,275
South America, and the Carribean	1,300