First: Unmarried sons/daughters of US citizens                       Aug. 22, 1991

Second: A: Spouses/minor children of permanent residents:    Mar. 01, 2002
            B: Unmarried sons/daughters 21 years of age or
                older of permanent residents                                    Jul. 08, 1996
       
Third: Married sons/daughters of citizens                               Feb. 08, 1991

Fourth: Brothers/sisters of citizens                                        Oct. 08, 1983

• EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

First: Priority workers                                                           Current

Second: Professionals holding advanced degrees or
                persons of  exceptional ability                                    Current

Third: Skilled workers, professionals                                       May 01, 2001
         Other workers                                                                                 Oct. 01, 2001
         Schedule A Workers                                                                      Current
      
Fourth: Certain special immigrants/
               religious workers/ministers                                        Current

Fifth: Employment creation/
           (Million or half-million dollar investor)                              Current