Sec. 103. Additional employment-based immigrant visas
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Section 201(d)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d)(1)(A) ), as amended by section 101, is further amended by striking 195,000 and inserting 235,000 . Section 203(b)(1) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(1) ) is amended by striking 28.6 percent of such worldwide level, and inserting 40,040, . Section 203(b)(2)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking 28.6 percent of such worldwide level, and inserting 55,040, . Section 203(b)(3)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(3)(A) ) is amended by striking 28.6 percent of such worldwide level, and inserting 55,040, .
Section 203(b)(4) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4) ) is amended by striking 7.1 percent of such worldwide level, and inserting 9,940, . Section 203(b)(5)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A) ) is amended by striking 7.1 percent of such worldwide level, and inserting 9,940, . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after such date. Section 245 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
An alien who has status under subparagraph (H)(i)(b), (L), or (O)(i) of section 101(a)(15) or who has status under subparagraph
(F)or
(M)of such section and who has received optional practical training after completion of the alien’s course of study, and any eligible dependents of such alien, who has filed a petition or on whose behalf a petition has been filed for immigrant status pursuant to subparagraph (E), (F), (G), or
(H)of section 204(a)(1), may concurrently, or at any time thereafter, file an application with the Secretary of Homeland Security for adjustment of status if such petition has been approved, regardless of whether an immigrant visa is immediately available at the time the application is filed. An application filed pursuant to paragraph
(1)may not be approved until the date on which an immigrant visa becomes available. .
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