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AILA - Visa Bulletin for February 1999
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Visa Bulletin for February 1999
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 99011359 (posted Jan. 13, 1999)" United States Department of State
IMMIGRANT NUMBERS FOR FEBRUARY 1999
1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during February. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily
by January 11th in the chronological order of the reported priority dates. If the
preference visas be issued to eligible immigrants in the order in which a petition in behalf of each has been filed. Section 203(d) provides that spouses and children of preference immigrants are entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, if accompanying or following to join the principal. The visa prorating provisions of Section 202(e) apply to allocations for a foreign state or dependent area when visa demand exceeds
the per-country limit. These provisions apply at present to the following oversubscribed chargeability areas: CHINA-mainland born, INDIA, MEXICO, and PHILIPPINES.
ability Areas	   CHINA-
Except Those	   mainland
Listed	   born	      INDIA    MEXICO   PHILIPPINES
1st                22SEP97	   22SEP97   22SEP97   01AUG93	 08MAY87
2A*                15JUL94	   15JUL94   15JUL94   22JUN93	 15JUL94
2B                 01APR92	   01APR92   01APR92   08JUL91	 01APR92
3rd                22JUN95	   22JUN95   22JUN95   08JUN90	 01APR87
4th                22MAY88	   22MAY88   01JUN86   01DEC87	 01SEP78
*NOTE: For February, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to
applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 22JUN93. 2A numbers
SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 22JUN93 and earlier than 15JUL94. (All 2A numbers provided for MEXICO are exempt from the per-country
Listed	born	  INDIA     MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st                    C	15DEC97	     C	      C	            C
2nd                    C	22JUL96	  08AUG97     C	            C
3rd                    C	08NOV94	  22JAN96     C	            C
Other             08MAY92	08MAY92	  08MAY92  08MAY92	 08MAY92
4th                    C	   C	     C	      C	            C
Certain              C	   C	     C	      C 	    C
5th                    C        01DEC97      C        C	            C
Targeted Employ-     C        01DEC97      C        C	            C
For February, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-99 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with
DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
AFRICA              AF  14,601
ASIA                AS   4,105
EUROPE              EU  11,710      EXCEPT:	ALBANIA  EU 6,622
NORTH AMERICA       NA      24
OCEANIA             OC     442
SOUTH AMERICA,      SA   1,702
C. RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE VISA PORTION OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL (FAM)
The following Transmittal Letters (TLs), which update the visa portion (Vol. 9) of
the FAM, are now available:
VISA-181, dated November 20, 1998, Part 40 (40.23, 40.64, 40.207), Part 41 (41.24),
Part 42 (42.3[c], 42.33, 42.74), and Appendix N (exhibit III). Cost $15.50.
VISA-182, dated December 4, 1998, Part 40 (40.32, 40.68), Part 41 (41.21, 41.104),
Part 42 (42.63). Cost $11.50.
VISA-183, dated December 18, 1998, Part 40 (40.82), Part 41 (41.62, 41.103), Part 42
(42.32, 42.33 [procedural notes], 42.41). Cost $14.25.
A check payable to the Department of State must accompany the order. These TLs may
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CA/VO:January 11, 1999