Green Card Backlog
US eases EB-1 visa rule: Indians facing green card backlog can benefit
Around 140,000 Indians are in queue for US EB-1 green cards, while over a million await EB-2 and EB-3 green cards combined
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100-yr green card wait: Indian-American techie warns students, job seekers
A green card, officially called a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued by the US government
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US lawmakers to address Green Card, H-1B issues at immigration summit
Eminent lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties at an immigration summit have called for urgently addressing the Green Card backlog, an issue that is majorly impacting Indian professionals and the issues related to the H-1B visa. At the first-of-its-kind 'Tech Immigration Summit' at the US Capitol on Monday hosted by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora (FIIDS), the lawmakers pushed for removing the seven per cent country quota when it comes to issuing Green Card or legal permanent residency to foreign guest workers in specialised categories. In the absence of such a move, the Green Card waiting period for Indian immigrants would be more than 20 years and over 70 years in many cases. A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently. Congressman Ro Khanna, who is also co-chair of the Congressional India Caucus, called f
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US Visa Bulletin: Check the cutoff date for Green Card applications in Dec
The visa bulletin serves as a comprehensive overview of immigrant visa availability, distinguishing between "Final Action Dates" and "Dates for Filing Applications"
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Green-card backlog for 1,070,000 Indians to take 134 years to process
Nearly 134,000 children will age out before a green card can be obtained, thus carrying a high risk of family separation
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Bill introduced to utilise 380,000 unused family & employment-based visas
The Jumpstart Our Legal Immigration System Act, proposes to recapture about 222,000 unused family-sponsored visas and about 157,000 employment-based visas
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US lawmakers seek to ease green card backlog; move may help Indians
A group of 40 US lawmakers has sought a path to lawful permanent residence for the 1.2 million people in the employment-based green card backlog, a significant majority of whom are from India.
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New Green Card Bills likely to create more backlog for Indians: Experts
Chinese nationals more likely to benefit from the move
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For green card, qualified Indians may have to wait 151 years: Report
The new calculation on the Green card wait period by Cato Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, comes after the USCIS recently released number of applicants for such cards
Indian-Americans launch campaign to remove massive Green Card backlog
The announcement for the nationwide campaign comes as the White House sent the details of its immigration reform to the Congress
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