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Around 357,720 Indians<\/strong> have not been able to finish their applications for an employment-based green card <\/strong>however they have been processed, because of the green card backlog <\/strong>currently, information released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS<\/strong>) showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is almost eight times <\/strong>higher than China, which ranks second with 46,926<\/strong> such candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These are the principal candidates who have an approved I-140<\/strong> and are waiting to either file their I-485 application<\/strong> or who might have filed using the filing chart, yet their priority dates are not currently under the final action chart,” said Nandini Nair, partner at Greenspoon Marder, a law office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the I-140, or initial petition <\/strong>for residency, is approved, the candidates can file for an adjustment of status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There is a substantial backlog for Indian nationals <\/strong>as they are the highest percentage of candidates for the employment-based green card,” Nair said. “The line is so astronomically huge, that without Congressional <\/strong>intervention to fix the work employment-based green card system<\/strong>, a critical part of these candidates may not receive their green cards in their lifetime.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.5 Lakhs of Indians Stuck in Green Card Backlog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organizations often sponsor permanent residency<\/strong> for employees to hold on to high-skilled labor. In recent years, American technology organizations including Facebook, Google, Amazon<\/strong>, and Cognizant have arisen as some of the top sponsors of green cards for their employees, as indicated by USCIS data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, slow processing coupled with high demand<\/strong> has resulted in an increased backlog for Indian candidates. Every year, the United States issues 140,000 green cards<\/strong>, subject to a 7% <\/strong>per-country limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Constant and unreasonable delays have become an integral part <\/strong>of the USCIS and other immigration processes<\/strong>\u2026,” said Rajiv S Khanna, managing lawyer at Immigration.com. “While we can understand some delays that have been built into the process by rule. For example, country-based immigration, processing delays<\/strong> of a year or more in benefits. That should require only minutes to adjudicate are uncivilized.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizations and pro-immigration<\/strong> lawmakers have been calling for immigration reform<\/strong>. Because it would help the US retain high-skilled talent and aid the local economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[US to waive in-person interviews for H-1B, other visas through 2022 to reduce wait times<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

However, most attempts at bringing about regulatory change have not made it through the US Congress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While Congress is completely aware of the issues, little has been done to correct the situation. For a country that claims <\/strong>to be a country of immigrants<\/strong>. The disregard for its own needs served by immigration is emblematic of our systemic dysfunction,” said Khanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, the Build Back Better Bill has proposed substantial immigration change<\/strong>. It has been passed by the US House of Representatives yet should be cleared by the Senate <\/strong>before it can become law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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