The following is the availability of immigrant numbers during February:
PREFERENCE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
World Wide C 7187 32288 C 6182 22286
India C 7187 32288 C 1882 U
Please Note:
C is for current and U is for unavailable.
First Preference: (unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens and their children) 20% of the overall annual limitation in any fiscal year.
Second Preference: (spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence and their children): 26% of the overall limitation, plus any numbers not required for first preference;
Third Preference: (members of the professions or persons of exceptionally ability in the sciences and arts, spouses and children), 10% of the overall limitation;
Fourth Preference: (married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens and their spouses and children) 10% of the overall limitation, plus any numbers not required by the first three preference categories.
Fifth Preference (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens 21 years of age or over, and their spouses and children) 24% of the overall limitations, plus any numbers not required by the first four preference categories.
Sixth Preference (skilled and unskilled workers in short supply, and their spouses and children): 10% of the overall limitation.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 24, 1989
