Here is the Visa Bulletin for December 2014

The U.S. Department of State organizes Green Card petitions into categories based on the sponsor’s legal status.

The categories for Green Card petitions are as follows:

• F1: The unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens.
• F2: The spouses and children of Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs or green card holders).
• F2A: Spouses and Children of LPRs.
• F2B: Unmarried Adult Children of LPRs.
• F3: Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens.
• F4: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens.

Last month we saw advancement in every category and this month is no different. There was a lot of advancement throughout each category.

The categories for employment-based Green Cards are as follows:

• EB-1: Priority workers with extraordinary abilities, outstanding professors or researchers, and executives or mangers who have transferred to the U.S.
• EB-2: Individuals with advance degrees, exceptional abilities, or holding a national interest waivers.
• EB-3: Skilled workers, professionals, and others who don’t qualify for EB-1 or EB-2.
• EB-4: Religious workers, broadcasters, Iraq/Afghan translators, Iraqis who have assisted the United States, physicians, Armed forces members, Panama Canal Zone employees, Retired NATO-6 employees, spouses and children of deceased NATO-6 employees.
• EB-5: Investors who are investing in a new commercial enterprise.

Last month there was a major regression for the EB-2 category for India. There was no further regression, but there was no advancement either.

If you are interested in learning more about priority dates, preference categories, and how they work, check out this blog for an overview of the process.