A Report by the Washington DC-based Cato Institute said that about 11 million Indians are most affected by the green card backlog। According to the report, the employment-based green card backlog reached a record 1.8 million cases this year.
A report by the Washington DC-based Cato Institute said that about 11 million Indians are most affected by the green card backlog. The report’s new applicants from India will have to wait for a lifetime. It states that 4.24 lakh applicants can die waiting for a green card, of which 90 per cent are Indians. According to the report, the employment-based green card backlog reached a record 1.8 million cases this year.
What happens Green card
For information, the Green Card is basically a permanent resident card, and it allows you to live and work permanently in the United States. According to the report, the employment-based green card backlog reached a record 1.8 million cases this year. This backlog includes immigrants who are waiting to get a green card, the reason being the lower limit of green cards for employer-sponsored immigrants and investors.
‘More than 7 percent green card to any country…’
The report states that no country can receive more than 7 percent of green cards ( country limits ) unless they are otherwise unused. When an employer petitions for a green card for the employee, the petition is placed on the waiting list if no green card is available under the country border. A person can petition to adjust the status to permanent residence when a green card spot is available.
Countrywise Backlog
The backlog is so that 4.24 lakh applicants can die waiting for their green card, 90 per cent of which will be Indians. On the other hand, Chinese applicants have to wait 17 years. The waiting period is long for applicants from Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
This employment-based green card application backlog comes on top of an 83 million case backlog for family-sponsored systems. The report states that this means that legal immigration is almost impossible in the US. Even entering the backlog is considered a privilege, And those who get into that phase face the possibility of not getting a green card for decades or even a lifetime.
