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Priority Dates

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Employment Based Priority Dates: For April 2026

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment Based

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA - mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

Ist

C

01 APR 23

01 APR 23

C

C

2nd

C

01 SEP 21

15 JUL 14

C

C

3rd

01 JUN 24

15 JUN 21

15 NOV 13

01 JUN 24

01 AUG 23

Other Workers

01 NOV 21

01 FEB 19

15 NOV 13

01 NOV 21

01 NOV 21

4th

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

Certain Religious Workers

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

15 JUL 22

5th

Unreserved

(including C5,

T5,15, R5)

C

01 SEP 16

01 MAY 22

C

C

5th set Aside:

Rural (20%)

C

C

C

C

C

5th Set Aside:

High Unemployment (10%)

C

C

C

C

C

5th Set Aside:

Infrastructure

(2%)

C

C

C

C

C

B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment Based

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA - mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

Ist

C

01 DEC 23

01 DEC 23

C

C

2nd

C

01 JAN 22

15 JAN 15

C

C

3rd

C

01 JAN 22

15 JAN 15

C

01 JAN 24

Other Workers

01 AUG 22

01 OCT 19

15 JAN 15

01 AUG 22

01 AUG 22

4th

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

Certain Religious Workers

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

01 JAN 23

5th

Unreserved

(including C5,

T5, 15, R5)

C

01 OCT 16

01 MAY 24

C

C

5th Set

Aside:

(Rural - 20%)

C

C

C

C

C

5th Set

Aside:

(Hish Unemployme

nt - 10%)

C

C

C

C

C

5th Set

Aside:

(lnfrastructur

e-2%)

C

C

C

C

C

Family Based Priority Dates: For April 2026

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family Sponsored

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA - mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

F1

01 May 17

01 May 17

01 May 17

17 FEB 07

01 MAY 13

F2A

01 FEB 24

01 FEB 24

01 FEB 24

01 FEB 23

01 FEB 24

F2B

22 MAY 17

22 MAY 17

22 MAY 17

15 FEB 09

08 APRIL 13

F3

22 DEC 11

22 DEC 11

22 DEC 11

01 MAY 01

01 JUL 05

F4

08 JUN 08

08 JUN 08

01 NOV 06

08 APR 01

01 FEB 07

B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment Based

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA - mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

F1

01 MAR 18

01 MAR 18

01 MAR 18

15 APR 08

22 APR 15

F2A

C

C

C

C

C

F2B

08 AUG 17

08 AUG 17

08 AUG 17

15 MAY 10

01 OCT 13

F3

22 NOV 12

22 NOV 12

22 NOV 12

01 JUL 01

15 JUL 06

F4

15 MAY 09

15 MAY 09

15 DEC 06

30 APR 01

22 MAR 08

Diversity Visa Priority Dates: For April 2026

REGIONS

ALL DV CHARGEABILITY AREAS EXCEPT THOSE LISTED SEPARATELY


Africa

55,000

Except:

Algeria 37,000

Egypt 30,000

Asia

35,000

Except:

Nepal 10,000

Europe

20,000


North America (Bahamas)

50


Oceana

1,500


South America and the Caribbean

3,000

The Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs Which Will Apply in May

REGIONS

ALL DV CHARGEABILITY AREAS EXCEPT THOSE LISTED SEPARATELY


Africa

55,000

Except:

Algeria 37,000

Egypt 30,000

Asia

35,000

Except:

Nepal 10,000

Europe

20,000


North America (Bahamas)

50


Oceana


1,500


South America and the Caribbean

3,000


Processing Dates

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Dana Davidson - Full Bio

Dana T. Davidson holds degrees from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and State University of New York at Stony Brook and has been practicing immigration law since 2003 in New York and nationwide. She represents corporations, individuals, and families in a broad range of immigration matters. Attorney Davidson has offices in New York City and Glen Cove.
 

Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, New York
  • Juris Doctor – 1988
  • Honors: Moot Court Board, Member, Judge
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
  • Bachelor of Arts – 1982
  • Major: Political Science
  • Concentration: Business


Pro-Bono Activities

  • Safe Passage Project, Volunteer Attorney, 2013-Present
  • Educating the Educators, Founder, 2012-Present
  • Momentum Project, Board Member, 1991-1994


Bar Admission

  • New York, Eastern District
  • New York, Southern District
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Connecticut

Speaking Engagements
 
  • AILA 13th Annual Asia Pacific Chapter Conference 2025, Seoul, Korea, Speaker: “The Art of H-1B Strategic Planning” panel
  • AILA RDC-EMEA Spring Conference 2018, Berlin, Germany, Speaker on “Public Charge” panel
  • AILA RDC-EMEA Fall Conference 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa, Speaker: “Practice Management in the New Age” panel
  • AILA RDC-EMEA Spring Conference 2018, Madrid, Spain, Speaker: “El Traje de Luces: Self-Sponsored Petitions – EB-1A and NIW”  
  • AILA RDC-EMEA Spring Conference 2017, Brussels, Belgium, Speaker: “Continuing Blanket L Challenges”
  • Safe Passage Project, March 2017, Speaker: “Representing Unaccompanied Minors: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and the Effects of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration”
  • AILA RDC-EMEA Fall Conference 2016, Speaker: “It’s Not About Money: I-864”
  • AILA RDC-EMEA Spring Conference 2016, Vienna, Austria, Speaker: “K-Visa: Differences Between K-1 and I-130 Processing”
  • New York Institute of Technology’s Center for Entrepreneurship, January 2016, Entrepreneur/Executive-in-Residence
  • AILA Fall Conference 2015, London, UK, Speaker: Impact of joint sponsors on family-based cases
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Business Education Program, October 2014, “What is required to grow a business?”
  • Dowling College, May 2013, Keynote Speaker at the first annual Latino Summit at Dowling College
  • International Taxation Conference, 2010