The June 2009 priority dates

Petitions by citizens

THE priority date for the First Preference Category, F-1 (unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens, over 21 years of age) moved forward by 1 month from August 1, 1993, to September 1, 1993.

The Third Preference Category, F-3 (married sons and daughters of United States citizens) priority date moved forward by 9 days from June 22, 1991 to July 1, 1991.

The Fourth Preference, F-4 (brothers and sisters of United States citizens) priority date moved forward by 24 days from July 8, 1986 to August 1, 1986.Petitions by green card holders

The Second Preference, F-2A (Spouse and minor children (below 21 years old) of green card holder) moved forward by 2 months and 7 days, from October 8, 2004, to December 15, 2004.

The Second Preference, F-2B (unmarried sons and daughters, over 21 years of age, of green card holders) moved forward by 2 months, from February 1, 1998 to April 1, 1998.

Petitions by employers

The Third Preference (professionals and skilled workers) of Employment-Based Petitions (Labor Certification) remains unavailable. The priority date for unskilled (other) workers also remains unavailable.

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes the priority dates for that particular month. This means that visas (or green cards) would now be available for persons whose priority date is ear lier than the cut-off date listed below. If your priority date was "current", but retrogressed before your immigrant visa was issued (or before you adjusted status in the US), you would have to wait until it becomes current again.

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The June priority dates for the Philippines are as follows:

FAMILY CATEGORY:		Priority Date
First Preference	Unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens (over 21 years of age)	September 1, 199 (In May 2009, the pri-ority date was August 1, 1993)
Second Preference	2A. Spouse and minor children (be-low 21 years old) of green card holder	December 15, 2004 (In May 2009, the pri-ority date was October 8, 2004)
	2B. Unmarried sons and daugh-ters (over 21 years old) of green card holder	April 1, 1998 (In May 2009, the pri-ority date was February 1, 1998.)
Third Preference	Married sons and daughters of US citizens.	July 1, 1991 (In May 2009, the priority date was June 22, 1991.)
Fourth Preference	Brothers and sis-ters of US citizens.	August 1, 1986 (In May 2009, the pri-ority date was July 8, 1986.)
LABOR CERTIFICATION:
Third Preference	Professional/ skilled workers	UNAVAILABLE (In May 2009, the priority date was the same.)
Other workers	Non-skilled work-ers	UNAVAILABLE (In May 2009, the priority date was the same.)