Over 1L Indian Kids May Age-Out Before Obtaining Green Card, At 'High Risk' of Family Separation: Study
1 year, 3 months ago

Over 1L Indian Kids May Age-Out Before Obtaining Green Card, At 'High Risk' of Family Separation: Study

News 18  

A recent study found over 11 lakh Indians face a high risk of separation from family as they are caught up in the employment green-card backlog – EB-2 and EB-3 categories, while nearly 1.34 lakh kids will age out before they obtain a green card. According to recent research by David J. Bier, associate director of immigration studies with the Cato Institute, the employment-based green card backlog from India reached over 10.7 lakh in March 2023, which means that considering factors such as death and ageing-out are considered, the wait for a green card is 54 years, else it is 134 years. The long Green Card backlog is due to the heavy inflow of skilled Indians in the United States – the majority of them holding an H-1B visa, this restrictive policy poses challenges. Notably, the US sets aside only 1.4 lakh green cards for employment-based applicants every year and there is a 7% per country cap, which makes the waiting period for Indians even longer.

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Indians move slightly ahead in Green Card race: Here's what US Visa Bulletin hints
1 week, 4 days ago

Indians move slightly ahead in Green Card race: Here's what US Visa Bulletin hints

India TV News  

For Indians eyeing an American visa, the US Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has some good news. The Visa Bulletin for January 2025 hints at notable progress in several visa categories, including family- The US Department of State issues a monthly Visa Bulletin, providing information regarding the availability of immigrant visa numbers for applicants seeking a green card …

Indians moved ahead in green card queue: US Visa Bulletin delivers good news
1 week, 5 days ago

Indians moved ahead in green card queue: US Visa Bulletin delivers good news

India Today  

The US Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has some good news for Indian applicants eyeing an American visa. FAMILY- The fiscal year 2025 limit for family- In the US Visa Bulletin for 2025, there are several key changes in this category: First Preference - For Indians in this category, the final action date has advanced by one month, …

Indian American lawmaker disappointed with Biden's stand on green cards and H-1B reforms
6 months ago

Indian American lawmaker disappointed with Biden's stand on green cards and H-1B reforms

Hindustan Times  

Earlier this year, at the Tech Immigration Summit held at the US Capitol, bipartisan lawmakers highlighted the urgent need to address the severe backlog affecting Indian professionals seeking Green Cards and navigating H-1B visa issues. US lawmakers, Ro Khanna highlight urgent need to address backlog affecting Indian professionals, upcoming vote on EAGLE Act to eliminate per-country limit on Green Cards. …

June 2024 US Visa Bulletin: Minimal movement in EB Green Card categories despite advancement for family-based visas
7 months ago

June 2024 US Visa Bulletin: Minimal movement in EB Green Card categories despite advancement for family-based visas

Hindustan Times  

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services revealed the Visa Bulletin for June 2024, once again reflecting minimal movement in employment-based cut-off dates. Key Takeaways of June 2024 US Visa Bulletin As always, ‘dates for filing’ indicate the timeline of the application's eligibility. Final Action Dates for family- Family- Dates for filing family-based visa applications: Family- Employment-Based preferences 1st: Priority Workers …

US green cards: Over 1 million Indians face wait time of years
8 months, 1 week ago

US green cards: Over 1 million Indians face wait time of years

India Today  

More than a million Indians are stuck in a long queue for green cards, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services data. The USCIS data shows that many highly skilled professionals from India, including doctors, engineers and scientists, are facing extremely long wait times, potentially decades, to gain permanent residency in the United States, according to a Forbes report. RISE …

Immigration summit: US lawmakers call for resolving H-1B issues
9 months, 1 week ago

Immigration summit: US lawmakers call for resolving H-1B issues

Hindustan Times  

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. In the absence of such a move, the green card waiting period for Indian immigrants would be more than 20 years and …

Lawmakers in US address Green Card backlog, H-1B issues at immigration summit
9 months, 1 week ago

Lawmakers in US address Green Card backlog, H-1B issues at immigration summit

Hindustan Times  

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. US lawmakers address Green Card backlog and H-1B Visa issues At the first-of-its-kind 'Tech Immigration Summit' at the US Capitol on Monday …

March 2024 US Visa Bulletin: Progress for EB-1 Indian Green Card applicants
10 months ago

March 2024 US Visa Bulletin: Progress for EB-1 Indian Green Card applicants

Hindustan Times  

Following the monthly publication from the US State Department about green card applications, the latest March 2024 Visa Bulletin offers an in-depth analysis of the various immigrant visas and their application dates. Key Reminders of March 2024 US Visa Bulletin Foreign nationals filing for EB adjustment applications in the upcoming month must have a priority date earlier than the one …

‘Only 3% applicants to get green card in 2024’, new study exposes faults in US immigration laws
10 months ago

‘Only 3% applicants to get green card in 2024’, new study exposes faults in US immigration laws

Hindustan Times  

A new white paper has confirmed the challenges endured due to green card backlog in United States and recommended a complete overhaul of the process. Cato Institute's white paper says only 3% applicants are likely to get green card in 2024 in United States. This category has an overall cap of 140,000 per year plus any unused family‐​ How to …

Bipartisan National Security Agreement: Spouses, children of H-1B visa holders to get 100K work authorisation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bipartisan National Security Agreement: Spouses, children of H-1B visa holders to get 100K work authorisation

Hindustan Times  

In a huge relief for H-1B visa holders, a White House-backed bipartisan deal has been unveiled under which automatic work authorisation would be granted to about 100,000 H-4 visa holders, who are spouses and children of a certain category of H-1B visa holders. In another good news for Indian American immigrants, the bill provides ageing-out protection for children of long-term …

All about US immigration reform bill to shorten green card wait time: HR 6542 explained
1 year ago

All about US immigration reform bill to shorten green card wait time: HR 6542 explained

Hindustan Times  

The long awaited demand of Indian Americans to reform US immigration is finally stepping closer to reality. During the 2023 fiscal year, the US State Department issued a near record level of non-immigrant visas – more than 10.4 million globally The bill aims to address the green card backlog and eliminate country-based discrimination for employment-based visas. Bill removes employment based …

Rep. Pramila Jayapal spearheads US immigrant visa reform bill to ease Green Card backlogs, Indians to benefit
1 year ago

Rep. Pramila Jayapal spearheads US immigrant visa reform bill to ease Green Card backlogs, Indians to benefit

Hindustan Times  

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by US Representative Pramila Jayapal along with Rep. Rich McCormick and Rep. Raja Krishnamo, have introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would eliminate the per-country caps on employment-based green cards and increase the family-based green card limit. Bipartisan bill introduced in US House of Representatives aims to eliminate per-country caps …

Early Employment Authorization of US Green Card Process; Indians to Gain
1 year, 1 month ago

Early Employment Authorization of US Green Card Process; Indians to Gain

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: A White House Commission has recommended issuing an employment authorisation card and other necessary travel documents at the preliminary stage of the Green Card application processing system, a proposal if approved by the US president would be a big relief to thousands of foreign professionals, an overwhelming majority of whom are Indians. This is when they currently get their …

Explainer: What change in US work permit rule mean for Indians?
1 year, 2 months ago

Explainer: What change in US work permit rule mean for Indians?

Hindustan Times  

The United States has recently announced a move that would benefit thousands of Indians, particularly those waiting for the US green card. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has said that it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories, including people waiting for green cards, for five years. The employment-based green card backlog touched a record 18 lakh …

Indians to benefit as US to provide employment authorisation cards for 5 years
1 year, 2 months ago

Indians to benefit as US to provide employment authorisation cards for 5 years

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The US has announced it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories, including those waiting for green cards, for five years, a move that would benefit thousands of Indians living in the country.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was increasing the maximum validity period of Employment Authorization Documents to 5 years for initial and renewal …

EB-1 backlog and H-1B challenges: Expert's tips on U.S. immigration amid looming recession
1 year, 2 months ago

EB-1 backlog and H-1B challenges: Expert's tips on U.S. immigration amid looming recession

Hindustan Times  

Debarghya Das, widely known as Deedy on social media, is not only a prominent figure in the tech world but also a notable example of the intricate and evolving immigration journey for non-U.S. citizens looking to build their lives and careers in the United States. 40% decrease in H-1B Labor Condition Application filings in Q3 FY 2023 Born in India, …

Indians now represent over 10% of US visa applicants with one million non-immigrant visas processed in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Indians now represent over 10% of US visa applicants with one million non-immigrant visas processed in 2023

Hindustan Times  

The US Mission in India on Thursday surpassed its goal of processing one million non-immigrant visa applications this year and said that Indians now represent over 10 per cent of all visa applicants worldwide, including 20 per cent of all student visa applicants and 65 per cent of all H&L-category visa applicants. The number of visa applications processed in India …

'Might Take Decades': US Green Card Backlog Forcing Indians to Make Tough Calls
1 year, 3 months ago

'Might Take Decades': US Green Card Backlog Forcing Indians to Make Tough Calls

The Quint  

Annual allotment limits are based on the country of birth of an applicant, not their nationality. The law says that a country can receive only up to 7 percent of green cards in a year. Within these six years, they must find an employer willing to file an employment-based green card application on their behalf. With the largest share of …

Employment-based Green Card backlog hits 1.8 million in the US, why Indians face the longest wait?
1 year, 3 months ago

Employment-based Green Card backlog hits 1.8 million in the US, why Indians face the longest wait?

Hindustan Times  

The number of immigrants who are waiting for employment-based green cards in the United States has reached a new record high of 1.8 million this year. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP These are immigrants who have been This means that immigrants from India, who make up 1.1 million of the backlog, face the longest waits and the most deaths before they can …

US Green Card eligibility criteria eased by Biden administration. Check here
1 year, 6 months ago

US Green Card eligibility criteria eased by Biden administration. Check here

Live Mint  

The Biden administration has announced a relaxation of the green card eligibility criteria, enabling individuals awaiting green cards to work and remain in the United States. This move is expected to benefit numerous Indian technology professionals who have been enduring lengthy waits for green cards or permanent residency. “These measures are a significant step towards supporting individuals facing challenging situations …

White House supports passage of bill that eliminates per country quota for Green Cards; Indian-Americans set to benefit
2 years ago

White House supports passage of bill that eliminates per country quota for Green Cards; Indian-Americans set to benefit

The Hindu  

The White House has supported Congress to pass a legislation that seeks to eliminate the per country quota on green cards to allow U.S. employers to focus on hiring people based on merit, not their birthplace, a bill if passed would benefit several hundreds of thousands of immigrants specially Indian-Americans. “Accordingly, the administration supports the House passage of HR 3648, …

Tech Layoffs: Indians Most Impacted Amid 195-Year Wait For Green Card
2 years, 1 month ago

Tech Layoffs: Indians Most Impacted Amid 195-Year Wait For Green Card

ABP News  

Mass layoffs in the technology space have forced many workers living in the US to rely on temporary visas. The layoffs also impacted a lot of Indian employees working in the tech sector being laid off amid wait for their US green card. Tech companies, including Amazon, Lyft, Meta, Salesforce, Stripe, and Twitter, have been sponsoring at least 45,000 H-1B …

Key bill benefitting Indian IT professionals in United States passes big hurdle
2 years, 8 months ago

Key bill benefitting Indian IT professionals in United States passes big hurdle

India TV News  

Highlights Key Congressional committee passes bill to eliminate per country cap on Green Card It'll benefit Ind IT professionals languishing over decades of waiting for Permanent Resident Card A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants A key US Congressional committee has passed a legislation to eliminate the per-country cap on issuing …

US green card backlog: Fate of Indian immigrants hangs in balance
3 years, 2 months ago

US green card backlog: Fate of Indian immigrants hangs in balance

Firstpost  

With no more than 10,000 Indians eligible for green cards a year, a vast majority of applicants have no choice but to wait for their turn The plight of undocumented immigrants has been at the front and centre of America’s national political debates for decades. Most individuals who are stuck in the work-based green card backlog are Indian nationals—the majority …

Millions, including Indians, to get green Green Card in US after passage of new bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Millions, including Indians, to get green Green Card in US after passage of new bill

India TV News  

Millions of people stuck for years in the employment-based Green Card backlog in the US, including a sizable number of Indians, can hope for a lawful permanent residency in America by paying a supplemental fee if a new House bill is passed into law. However, the bill does not contain permanent structural changes to the legal immigration system, including eliminating …

US lawmakers seek redressal to green card backlog, removal of arbitrary cap on quota
3 years, 3 months ago

US lawmakers seek redressal to green card backlog, removal of arbitrary cap on quota

Firstpost  

Failure to solve this longstanding problem “would tantamount to staging an economic recovery with one hand tied behind our back,” the letter addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Washington: A group of 40 US lawmakers led by Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi has sought a path to lawful permanent residence for the 1.2 million people in the employment-based green card backlog, a …

100,000 Green Cards at risk of going waste this year; resentment against Indian professionals
3 years, 4 months ago

100,000 Green Cards at risk of going waste this year; resentment against Indian professionals

India TV News  

About one lakh employment-based Green Cards are at the risk of being wasted in less than two months, causing resentment among Indian IT professionals whose wait for legal permanent residency now runs into decades. The current pace of processing by US Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS suggests they will waste more than 100,000 Green Cards, a fact recently confirmed …

US lawmakers take another shot at removing per-country cap of green cards
3 years, 6 months ago

US lawmakers take another shot at removing per-country cap of green cards

Hindustan Times  

A pair of Democratic and Republican US lawmakers on Wednesday re-introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that proposes to remove a per-country limit on employment-based green cards, which, has created a massive backlog of applicants, specially from India. The ‘Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment Act 2021’, also called the EAGLE Act, proposes the phasing out …

Biden admin ‘undecided’ on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden admin ‘undecided’ on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban

The Hindu  

The Biden administration on March 1 indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asserting that its top priority is the acute needs of individuals fleeing persecution. In January, the then President Donald Trump had extended the ban on issuing of new H-1B visas till …

Biden admin 'undecided' on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden admin 'undecided' on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban

India TV News  

The Biden administration on Monday indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asserting that its top priority is the acute needs of individuals fleeing persecution. In January, then-President Donald Trump had extended the ban on issuing new H-1B visas till March 31 arguing that the …

Indian-American Congressman to remove country quota for work-based Green Card
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian-American Congressman to remove country quota for work-based Green Card

Hindustan Times  

American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hailed the legislative move to eliminate country quota for employment-based Green Card asserting that these reforms will help the US to retain top talent from across the world while growing the economy. It reforms the family-based immigration system to keep families together by recapturing visas from previous years to clear backlogs, including spouses and children of …

US reaches Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2021. Check details
3 years, 10 months ago

US reaches Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2021. Check details

India TV News  

The US has received enough petitions needed to reach the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2021 and successful candidates for the most sought-after work visa among foreign professionals, including Indians, would be decided by a computerised draw of lots. US Citizenship and Immigration Services has said it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to …

Joe Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap on Green Card is removed
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap on Green Card is removed

India TV News  

An influential immigration advocacy group representing Indian-Americans on Thursday urged the Biden administration not to issue the most sought-after H-1B work visa to any individual born in India, till the time the discriminatory country-cap on green cards or permanent legal residency is removed. Issuing new H-1B visas to more Indians would add to this agonising painful wait for green cards, …

New law may help ease Green Cards backlog
4 years ago

New law may help ease Green Cards backlog

Hindustan Times  

US Senate on Wednesday passed a legislation raising country limits on the annual grant of Green Cards — permanent residencies — that, when enacted, will stand to benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian-origin applicants who currently face a statistical possibility of waiting for decades for their turn. “Ending nationality discrimination and levelling the playing field for high-skilled applicants, our legislation …

US Senate passes bill to raise country cap on Green Cards, Indians may benefit
4 years ago

US Senate passes bill to raise country cap on Green Cards, Indians may benefit

Hindustan Times  

The US Senate on Wednesday passed a legislation raising country limits on the annual grant of Green Cards — permanent residencies — that, when enacted, will stand to benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian-origin applicants who currently face a statistical possibility of waiting for decades for their turn. The two bills will now go through a reconciliation process to iron …

Indian-origin Congressmen Hope Joe Biden Administration Would Remove Country Cap on Green Card
4 years, 2 months ago

Indian-origin Congressmen Hope Joe Biden Administration Would Remove Country Cap on Green Card

News 18  

Distressed that professionals from India on H-1B visas have to wait for decades to get their Green Card, Indian-origin lawmakers have expressed hope that a Biden administration would come to their rescue by removing the country cap on the legal permanent residency. Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B …

Setback for Indians? Trump to Sharply Limit H-1B Visas Amid Job Losses Caused by Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Setback for Indians? Trump to Sharply Limit H-1B Visas Amid Job Losses Caused by Covid-19

News 18  

The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to sharply limit visas issued to skilled workers from overseas, a move officials said was a priority amid job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor officials said new rules on who can obtain the visas and how much they should be paid would be released soon …

'Green Card Waiting List for Indians Would Take 200 Years': US Lawmaker on Immigration Cap
4 years, 4 months ago

'Green Card Waiting List for Indians Would Take 200 Years': US Lawmaker on Immigration Cap

News 18  

A top American Senator has sought increase in the per annum cap on issuing of Green Cards or permanent legal residency to employment based immigrants, as several lawmakers had an intense debate on Senate floor about what is more important for the US: maintaining diversity or attracting best talent. Participating in a debate on the Senate floor, Democratic Senator Dick …

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