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(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Beginning on October 1, 2014, the
5 following aliens shall be eligible for merit-based immigrant
6 visas under this section:
7 (1) EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS.—An
8 alien who is the beneficiary of a petition filed before
9 the date of the enactment of this Act to accord sta-
10 tus under section 203(b) of the Immigration and
11 Nationality Act, if the visa has not been issued with-
12 in 5 years after the date on which such petition was
13 filed.
14 (2) FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRANTS.—Subject to
15 subsection (d), an alien who is the beneficiary of a
16 petition filed to accord status under section 203(a)
17 of the Immigration and Nationality Act—
18 (A) prior to the date of the enactment of
19 this Act, if the visa was not issued within 5
20 years after the date on which such petition was
21 filed; or
22 (B) after such date of enactment, to ac-
23 cord status under paragraph (3) or ((4) of sec-
24 tion 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
25 Act (8 U.S.C. 1153 (a)), as in effect the day 271
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1 before the effective date specified in section
2 217(a)(3 )of this Act, and the visa was not
3 issued within 5 years after the date on which
4 petition was filed.