February 2013 Visa Bulletin

February 2013 Visa bulletin has been released (valid from Feb 1 to Feb 28). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15JAN06	15JAN06	15JAN06	15JUL93	08MAR98
F2A	22OCT10	22OCT10	22OCT10	08OCT10	22OCT10
F2B	15JAN05	15JAN05	15JAN05	15DEC92	15MAY02
F3	08JUL02	08JUL02	08JUL02	08MAR93	22AUG92
F4	15APR01	15APR01	15APR01	01AUG96	01JUN89

Employment Based:

Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	15JAN08	01SEP04	C	C
3rd	15MAR07	15NOV06	15NOV02	15MAR07	22AUG06
Other Workers	15MAR07	01JUL03	15NOV02	15MAR07	22AUG06
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs	C	C	C	C	C

Link: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5856.html

Recommend Reading:

• March 2013 Visa Bulletin: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2013/02/march-2013-visa-bulletin.html

• Visa Bulletin Prediction For Year 2013: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/11/updated-visa-bulletin-prediction-for_29.html

• USCIS Releases Latest I485 Processing Statistics With Important Notes: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/uscis-eb-i-485-i-140-processing.html

• EAD For H4 Visa Holder: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-details-for-h4-visa-holder-to-get.html

• New Immigration Fees For 2013: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/uscis-announces-new-immigrant-fee.html

• Tips On Home Based Business for Visa Holder (H1, L1, etc): http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/home-based-businesses-for-visa-holders.html

• Visa Interview Waiver for H1 and L1 applicant: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/some-h1b-and-l-1-applicants-eligible.html

• Comprehensive EB I-485 Visa Bulletin Cut Off Dates: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2013/01/comprehensive-eb-i-485-and-fb-visa.html

• Top Immigration News: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/