To qualify for an appointment, an applicant's priority date (the date that the petition was filed) must fall before the cut-off date for the appropriate category.
The following numbers are derived from the Department of State's Visa Bulletin. If you have additional questions about cut-off dates and your case is being processed at the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai, please e-mail us or call us at +91-22-2363-7407 between 2 and 4 p.m. IST.
Category India Most Other Countries
F1 15 March 2002 15 March 2002
FX 1 May 2002 1 May 2002
F2A 15 July 2003 15 July 2003
F2B 1 August 1999 1 August 1999
F3 8 June 2000 8 June 2000
F4 1 February 1997 22 August 1997
E1 Current Current
E2 1 April 2004 Current
E3 1 November 2001 1 March 2006
EX Unavailable Unavailable
EW 1 January 2003 1 January 2003
E4 Current Current
E4-Religious Current Current