The Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for September 2010 showed limited progress in the employment-based second preference (EB2) category for both India-born and China-born individuals. For both India-born and China-born individuals, the EB2 priority date moved forward just over two months, from March 1, 2006 to May 8, 2006. All countries other than India and China remain "current" in the EB2 category. Employment-based first preference (EB1) also remains current for all countries.
The employment-based third preference (EB3) numbers for all countries other than India, China and Mexico moved forward just over six months, from June 1, 2004 to December 15, 2004. EB3 India remains unchanged at January 1, 2002. EB3 China moved forward one month from September 22, 2003 to October 22, 2003. EB3 Mexico remains "unavailable."
It is important to note that "nationality" is not the same as citizenship. Generally, DOS looks at the country of birth in determining whether a person is a national of a given country. As a result, persons who become citizens of other countries (i.e., Indians who become Canadian citizens) are still considered nationals of their birth country for immigrant visa purposes.
For general information on visa retrogression, please see our FAQ on this subject. For more information on the Visa Bulletin and country quota movements, including information about movement in the Family-Based Quotas, please see our DOS Visa Bulletin and Quota Movement page, which includes detailed nationality-specific charts of quota movement since 1996.
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