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G. CHINA-MAINLAND BORN AND INDIA EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE VISA AVAILABILITY

There has been a significant amount of forward movement in the China-mainland born and India Employment First and Second preference cut-off dates during recent months. This has been done in an effort to generate demand for numbers. It cannot be assumed that these cut-off dates will continue to advance at this pace during the remainder of the fiscal year. It remains to be seen how heavy the demand for visa numbers by applicants from those areas will be in the coming months.