MAY 2003 VISA BULLETIN

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

1st = First Preference in Family-Based Immigration category, i.e., unmarried children of U.S. citizens over age of 21;
2A = First subcategory of the Second Preference in Family-Based Immigration category, i.e., spouses or unmarried children under age 21 of permanent residents;
2B = Second subcategory of the Second Preference in Family-Based Immigration category, i.e., unmarried children of 21 years of age or older of permanent residents;
3rd = Third Preference in Family-Based Immigration category, i.e., married children of U.S. citizens; and
4th = Fourth Preference in Family-Based Immigration category, i.e., brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens.

Immediate family members of U.S. citizens, i.e., spouses, parents and unmarried children under age of 21, are not subject to the numerical restriction of visa quotas.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

1st = First Preference in Employment-Based Immigration category (EB-1), i.e., persons of "extraordinary ability" in the sciences, arts, education, business, and athletics, outstanding professors and researchers and certain executives and managers;
2nd = Second Preference in Employment-Based Immigration category (EB-2), i.e., professionals holding advanced degrees, or persons of exceptional ability in the arts, sciences, or business (NIW applicants);
3rd = Third Preference in Employment-Based Immigration category (EB-3), i.e., skilled workers and professionals holding baccalaureate degrees;
Other Workers" refers to the unskilled worker under the Third Preference in Employment-Based Immigration category;
4th = Fourth Preference in Employment-Based Immigration category (EB-4), i.e., religious workers, certain overseas employees of the U.S. Government, former employees of the Panama Canal Company, retired employees of international organizations, certain dependents of international organization employees and certain members of the U.S. Armed Forces; and
5th = Fifth Preference in Employment-Based Immigration category (EB-5), i.e., employment creation investors.

For more details on Visa Bulletin, please check the STATE DEPARTMENT VISA BULLETIN.

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