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The State Department has released the September 2010 Visa Bulletin, which summarizes visa availability. Some movement occurred in the oversubscription date (i.e., the date on which the availability quota was met) for employment-based visa categories, including:
- EB-2 (professionals with advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability): The oversubscription date for Indian and Chinese nationals progressed two months from March 1, 2006, to May 8, 2006.
- EB-3 (skilled workers and professionals): The oversubscription date for nationals of the Dominican Republic and the Philippines advanced six months, from June 1, 2004, to December 15, 2004. A one-month advance occurred for Chinese nationals, from September 22 to October 22, 2003, but there was no movement concerning the date for Indian nationals, which remains at January 1, 2002.
- EB-3 (other workers): The oversubscription date for nationals of China, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines advanced 10 months, from May 15, 2002, to March 22, 2003.