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4. lection 203 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that visas be given to applicants in order of preference classes. However, Section 202(e) of the Act provides that, whenever the maximum number of visas have been made available to natives of a foreign state or dependent area in any fiscal year, in the next following fiscal year visas will be made available by applying the pre- ference limitations to the foreign state (20,000) or dependent area (600) limita- tions. Foreign state, China, and dependent area, Hong Kong, listed below benefit under the provisions of Section 202(e) of the Act.
5.
On the chart below the listing of a date under any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (See paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., that numbers were available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e.,that no numbers were available..
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PREFERENCE*
FOREIGN STATE
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
5TH
6TH
NONPREF- ERENCE
ALL FOREIGN
STATES AND
DEPENDENT AREAS
C
5-15-79
с
9-22-78
1-1-79
U**
EXCEPT THOSE
LISTED BELOW
CHINA
INDIA
KOREA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
ANTIGUA
BELIZE
UUUUU
J
U
с
1-8-79
5-15-79
10-1-74
8-15-73 9-1-77
U
C
8-15-78
Ü
U
5-15-79
C
C
11-22-77
U
U
1-1-71
Ü
U
U
8-15-77
U
U
U
U
1--1-79
U
1-15-78
U
U
U
U
U
HONG KONG
C
10-22-75
6-15-68 5-22-68
8-8-67
5-15-74
U
ST.CHRISTOPHER-NEVIS C
4-22-78
U
U
U
U
ບ
ST. VINCENT
с
12-8-78
U
U
U
U
*Seventh preference numbers are allocated in bulk, quarterly, to Immigration and Naturalization Service.
** No recaptured Cuban rumbers will be allotted pending a final decision in the case of Silva vs Levi.
CA/VO
September 19, 1979
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