The U.S. Department of State has released the October 2014 Visa Bulletin.
October 2014 Visa Bulletin for Family-Based Visas
The U.S. Department of State categorizes green card petitions based on the sponsor's legal status.
- 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.
As you can see this past month saw a great deal of advancement in all categories.
October 2014 Visa Bulletin for Employment-Based Visas
The five major types of employment-based green cards are:
- 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.
If you have any additional questions about priority dates or preference categories check out this blog for an overview of the process.
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