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Immigration News
May 2005, page 3
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National Visa Center
Priority dates for Family-based and Employment-based Immigration for nationals of the Philippines for May 2005. If anyone is eligible for these priority dates, please try to apply as soon as possible as priority dates are subject to regressing as well as advancement. Dates marked with an asterisk “*” have retrogressed from last month. Dates marked with two asterisks ** reflect categories that have experienced no change since last month. The 2005 fiscal year ends September 30 and many categories have exhausted their quotas for the year. There have been some small advances in the family-based immigration priority dates this month.
Family-based Immigration
Preference category Priority date
1 (unmarried sons, daughters of US citizens) January 15, 1991 or before
2A (spouses and children of permanent residents) March 1, 2001 or before
2B (unmarried sons, daughters of PR) November 8, 1995 or before**
3 (married sons, daughters of US citizens) September 1, 1990 or before
4 (brothers, sisters of adult US citizens) December 22, 1982 or before
Employment-based Immigration
Preference category
First Current
Second Current
Third (Skilled) June 1, 2002
Third (Unskilled) July 1, 2001
Fourth Current
Certain Religious Workers Current
Fifth Current
Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers Current

National Benefits Center (formerly Missouri Service Center)
Processing Dates for cases as of April 21, 2005.
I-131 for advance parole February 18, 2005
I-765 for employment authorization February 16, 2005

Visa Wait Times at Manila Consulate
By the following average wait times for example, it takes an average of 49 calendar days from the date of scheduling to the date of the interview for a visitors visa in Manila. Then it takes an average of 4 working dates for the visa to be adjudicated. This information was updated April 22, 2005.

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