What does it mean if a category is “current”?

[sam1982]

I thought this might help some people, because I was confused myself about what "current" means in a category

What does it mean if a category is “current”?

If a Category is "Current" then visas are immediately available for issuance by the consulate, and tables on the Visa Bulletin indicate this fact with a "C" under the appropriate chargeability area.


I did also find this in Visa Bulletin for September 2011

On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants;

 

[Firi]

I did also find this in Visa Bulletin for September 2011

On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants;

You probably were looking at a wrong table. The visa bulletin for DV only provides numbers with the exception of the last month of the fiscal year (September) that might read CURRENT next to each region.