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The U.S. Department of State has released the September 2011 Visa Bulletin, which summarizes visa availability. As compared to the June 2011 Visa Bulletin, 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 to April 15, 2007, from October 15, 2006.
- EB-3 (skilled workers and professionals): The most significant development concerned the oversubscription date for Mexican nationals, which advanced almost a full year, from December 22, 2004 to November 22, 2005. Advances of several weeks occurred for nationals of: China, from May 15 to July 15, 2004; the Philippines, from September 15 to November 22, 2005; and India, from April 22 to July 8, 2002.
- EB-3 (other workers): The oversubscription date for nationals of Mexico and the Philippines advanced two years, from November 8, 2003, to November 22, 2005.