Indian Second Preference Petitions move to January 2010!
Good News for natives of India – under FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES, Second preference, Spouses and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents (2A), the wait period has caught up to the rest of the world. The wait period is only 1 year now compared to 5-6 years as before.
| Family | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | 01JAN06 | 01JAN06 | 01JAN06 | 01JAN06 | 01DEC92 | 01JAN97 |
| 2A | 01JAN10 | 01JAN10 | 01JAN09 | 01JAN10 | 01JAN09 | 01JAN10 |
| 2B | 01JAN05 | 01JAN05 | 01JAN05 | 01JAN05 | 15JUN92 | 01AUG02 |
| 3rd | 01MAR02 | 01MAR02 | 01MAR02 | 01MAR02 | 01MAR92 | 01JAN95 |
| 4th | 15OCT01 | 15OCT01 | 15OCT01 | 15OCT01 | 01JAN94 | 01JAN91 |