Processing Time
Visa Availability
Availability during the first half of FY‐2012:
FAMILY‐SPONSORED CATEGORIES
Worldwide dates:
F1: three to six weeks
F2A: three to six weeks
F2B: one or two weeks
F3: one or two weeks
F4: up to one month
EMPLOYMENT‐BASED CATEGORIES
Employment First: Current
Employment Second:
Worldwide, Mexico, Philippines: Current
China and India: Significant cut‐off date movement between now and February.
Such movement will not be the norm throughout the fiscal year, and there is a
possibility for retrogression of the cut‐off during the summer months.
Employment Third:
Worldwide: up to one month
China: one to three weeks
India: one or two weeks
Mexico: up to one month
Philippines: up to one month
Employment Fourth: Current
Employment Fifth: Current
Please be advised that these estimates are subject to fluctuations in demand.
Those categories with a “Current” projection will remain so for the foreseeable
future.
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