Priority Dates

Employment Based Priority Dates: For April 2024

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 SEP 22

01 MAR 21

C

C

2nd

15 JAN 23

01 FEB 20

15 APR 12

15 JAN 23

15 JAN 23

3rd

22 NOV 22

01 SEP 20

15 AUG 12

22 NOV 22

22 NOV 22

Other Workers

08 OCT 20

01 JAN 17

15 AUG 12

08 OCT 20

01 MAY 20

4th

01 NOV 20

01 NOV 20

01 NOV 20

01 NOV 20

01 NOV 20

Certain Religious Workers

U

U

U

U

U

5th

Unreserved

(including C5,

T5,15, R5)

C

15 DEC 15

01 DEC 20

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 JAN 23

01 APR 21

C

C

2nd

15 FEB 23

01 JUN 20

15 MAY 12

15 FEB 23

15 FEB 23

3rd

01 FEB 23

01 JUL 21

15 SEP 12

01 FEB 23

01 JAN 23

Other Workers

15 DEC 20

01 JUN 17

15 SEP 12

15 DEC 20

15 MAY 20

4th

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

Certain Religious Workers

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

01 DEC 20

5th

Unreserved

(including C5,

T5, 15, R5)

C

01 JAN 17

01 APR 22

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 2024

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family Sponsored

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA - mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

F1

08 FEB 15

08 FEB 15

08 FEB 15

01 MAY 01

01 MAR 12

F2A

08 SEP 20

08 SEP 20

08 SEP 20

15 AUG 20

08 SEP 20

F2B

22 NOV 15

22 NOV 15

22 NOV 15

22 OCT 03

22 OCT 11

F3

01 OCT 09

01 OCT 09

01 OCT 09

08 SEP 98

08 JUN 02

F4

08 JUN 07

08 JUN 07

15 DEC 05

15 OCT 00

15 JUN 03

B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment Based

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA - mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

F1

01 SEP 17

01 SEP 17

01 SEP 17

01 APR 05

22 APR 15

F2A

01 SEP 23

01 SEP 23

01 SEP 23

01 SEP 23

01 SEP 23

F2B

01 JAN 17

01 JAN 17

01 JAN 17

01 AUG 04

01 OCT 13

F3

01 MAR 10

01 MAR 10

01 MAR 10

15 JUN 01

08 NOV 03

F4

01 MAR 08

01 MAR 08

08 APR 06

15 APR 01

22 APR 05

Diversity Visa Priority Dates: For April 2024

REGIONS

ALL DV CHARGEABILITY AREAS EXCEPT THOSE LISTED SEPARATELY


Africa

45,000

Except:

Algeria 42,000

Egypt 30,000

Morocco 35,000

Asia

7,200

Except:

Iran 7,000

Nepal 6,000

Europe

17,500

Except:

Russia 17,400

Uzbekistan 7,000

North America (Bahamas)

13


Oceana

1250


South America and the Caribbean

2,400

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

REGIONS

ALL DV CHARGEABILITY AREAS EXCEPT THOSE LISTED SEPARATELY


Africa

52,000

Except:

Algeria 51,000

Egypt 32,000

Morocco 35,000

Asia

8,000

Except:

Iran 7,100

Nepal 7,100

Europe

18,000

Except:

Russia 17,750

Uzbekistan 8,000

North America (Bahamas)

15


Oceana

1,650


South America and the Caribbean

2,600

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.

Speaking Engagements
 
  • 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