Priority Dates
A Priority Date is the date the petition was filed before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The U.S. Department of State distributes a Visa Bulletin every month which establish which visa category may schedule an Immigrant Visa interview. Priority Dates are updated every month and vary depending on the Immigrant Visa Category.
For the month of December 2009 the Consulate and the National Visa Center are scheduling interviews for applicants whose approved petition was filed before the Priority Date listed below. For Immigrant Visa Categories, click here.
Example: For the month of December 2009, if your visa Category is F1 and your petition was filed before 22-Jan-2004 the Consulate will mail you a Packet 4 (PK4) letter, which is a packet of information that lists all the documents that are required for the visa interview and provides information on how to request an appointment once you have complied with all the instructions mentioned in it.
| Category | Priority Date November 2009 | Priority Date December 2009 |
| E1 | Current | Current |
| E2 | Current | Current |
| E3 | 01-Jun-02 |
01-Jun-02 |
| E4 | Current | Current |
| EW | 01-Jun-01 | 01-Jun-01 |
| F1 | 15-Oct-03 | 22-Jan-04 |
| F2A | 15-Aug-05 |
01-Nov-05 |
| F2B | 01-Oct-01 | 01-Nov-01 |
| F3 | 01-Mar-01 | 22-May-01 |
| F4 | 15-Jun-99 | 08-Sep-99 |
| FX | 15-Jun-03 | 01-Oct-03 |
Current means that numbers are available for all qualified applicants.
Unavailable means there are NO numbers available.