; and (ii) the number calculated under paragraph (3) for the fiscal year. (2) Calculation of total eligible pool The number calculated under this paragraph is equal to— (A) the number of applications received by the Secretary under section 1102(c) of division B of the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 during the application period set forth in such section, plus (B) the number of petitions filed by an alien described in section 203(c)(2) during the period set forth in section 204(a)(1)(I)(ii)(II). (3) Number of visas remaining to be place in escrow The number calculated under this paragraph for a fiscal year is equal to the number calculated under paragraph (2), less the total number of visas issued under section 203(c) during the period beginning on October 1, 2024 and ending on the last day of the prior fiscal year. . (c) Procedure for granting immigrant status Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1) ), as amended by this title, is further amended by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: (I) (i) A contingent nonimmigrant or an alien described in section 203(c)(2) desiring to be provided an immigrant visa under section 203(c) (including such an alien who is under 18 years of age) may file a petition during the period described in clause (ii) at the place determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security by regulation. (ii) (I) A contingent nonimmigrant may file a petition for an immigrant visa under section 203(c) during the period beginning on the date on which the alien obtained contingent nonimmigrant status under section 1103(a) of the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, and ending on the date that is 5 years after such date. (II) An alien described in section 203(c)(2) may file a petition for an immigrant visa under section 203(c) during the period beginning on October 1, 2019, and ending on October 1, 2020. Such an alien may file such a petition from outside the United States. . (d) Effective date This section and the