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 will keep families together while helping American companies retain top talent. I urge my colleagues and the President to take the final steps necessary to make these reforms a reality,” said Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Indian American lawmaker who co- The US grants some 1 million Green Cards a year. Immigration Voice, which advocates end to country caps, said the bill would clear the Green Card backlog a lot sooner.

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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. …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

White House panel announces new Green Card application process; Indians set to benefit
1 year, 1 month ago

White House panel announces new Green Card application process; Indians set to benefit

Hindustan Times  

In a big breather for foreign professionals, especially Indians in United States awaiting their green card, a White House Commission has recommended issuing an employment authorisation card and other necessary travel documents at the preliminary stage of the application processing system. New recommendation on green card application process to benefit over 8 million applicants The new announcement, if implemented, will …

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 …

Green card backlog is hurting US innovation
1 year, 3 months ago

Green card backlog is hurting US innovation

Hindustan Times  

In mid-July, the Canadian government introduced a new initiative that provides work permits to foreign workers living in the United States on valid H-1B visas. Anecdotal evidence suggested the vast majority of individuals who applied for the Canadian work permit were Indian tech professionals currently entangled in the prolonged green card waiting process. In a global economic landscape characterised by …

'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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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