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Indian Diaspora In US Seeks Relaxation In Issuance Of Employment Authorisation Card
Around 1.1 million Indian-origin non-immigrant visa holders are waiting for their priority date to become current to apply for an I-485 for a green card.
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US Move To Benefit Tens Of Thousands Of Indians Waiting For Green Cards
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 tens of thousands of Indians living in the country.
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Over 4 Lakh Indians Will Die Waiting For US Green Card, Says Study
Over 4 lakh Indians will die before they receive a green card to the United States, a new report has said, adding that over 11 lakh applications from Indians are pending in US's employment-based green card backlog.
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Joe Biden Urged To Resolve 195-Year US Green Card Backlog For Indians
A group of US lawmakers has urged the Joe Biden and his administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from India to reduce the 195-year-long wait period and backlog.
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Move In US To Recapture Unused Green Cards, Could Benefit Indian-Americans
In a move that could benefit thousands of Indian-Americans waiting for their green cards, a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders has recommended that all unused green cards for family
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Days Before PM Modi's Visit, US Eases Green Card Eligibility Norms
The Biden administration has eased norms by releasing policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for those waiting for green cards to work and stay in America, days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US.
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US Panel Discusses Issuing Work Permits To Those Waiting For Green Cards
A presidential advisory commission has discussed the possibility of issuing employment authorisation cards in early stages of green card application, a move if approved by the Biden administration would end the agonising wait for a green card.
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Layoffs Hurt Indians Most Amid 195-Year Wait For Green Card
Mass tech layoffs have left hundreds of workers living in the US on temporary visas with little time to find another job, or they'll have to leave the country.
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100,000 Green Cards At Risk Of Going Waste, Big Worry For Indians In US
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.
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US Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Per-Country Cap For Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that eliminates the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrant visas and raises it for family-based visas, a legislation that will hugely benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals in America who have been waiting for years to get their green cards.
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Hope Joe Biden Will Remove Cap On Green Card: Indian-Origin US Lawmakers
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.
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Green Card Wait List For An Indian More Than 195 Years, Says US Senator
The backlog for an Indian national to get permanent residency or Green Card is more than 195 years, a top Republican senator has said, urging his Senate colleagues to come out with a legislative resolution to address this problem.
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Indians Will Have To Wait Decades For Green Card Amid Backlog: Report
Employment-based backlog for legal permanent US residency is expected to double by 2030 and Indians will have to wait for decades for the coveted Green Card, according to a latest Congressional report.
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Employment Green Card Backlog Tops 8 Lakh. Most Of Them Are Indians
An estimated 800,000 immigrants who are working legally in the United States are waiting for a green card, an unprecedented backlog in employment-based immigration that has fueled a bitter policy debate but has been largely overshadowed by President Donald Trump's border wall and the administration's focus on migrant crossings from Mexico.
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More Than 2,27,000 Indians Waiting For Family-Sponsored US Green Cards: Report
More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest official data.
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Indian Diaspora In US Seeks Relaxation In Issuance Of Employment Authorisation Card
Around 1.1 million Indian-origin non-immigrant visa holders are waiting for their priority date to become current to apply for an I-485 for a green card.
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US Move To Benefit Tens Of Thousands Of Indians Waiting For Green Cards
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 tens of thousands of Indians living in the country.
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Over 4 Lakh Indians Will Die Waiting For US Green Card, Says Study
Over 4 lakh Indians will die before they receive a green card to the United States, a new report has said, adding that over 11 lakh applications from Indians are pending in US's employment-based green card backlog.
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Joe Biden Urged To Resolve 195-Year US Green Card Backlog For Indians
A group of US lawmakers has urged the Joe Biden and his administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from India to reduce the 195-year-long wait period and backlog.
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Move In US To Recapture Unused Green Cards, Could Benefit Indian-Americans
In a move that could benefit thousands of Indian-Americans waiting for their green cards, a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders has recommended that all unused green cards for family
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Days Before PM Modi's Visit, US Eases Green Card Eligibility Norms
The Biden administration has eased norms by releasing policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for those waiting for green cards to work and stay in America, days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US.
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US Panel Discusses Issuing Work Permits To Those Waiting For Green Cards
A presidential advisory commission has discussed the possibility of issuing employment authorisation cards in early stages of green card application, a move if approved by the Biden administration would end the agonising wait for a green card.
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Layoffs Hurt Indians Most Amid 195-Year Wait For Green Card
Mass tech layoffs have left hundreds of workers living in the US on temporary visas with little time to find another job, or they'll have to leave the country.
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100,000 Green Cards At Risk Of Going Waste, Big Worry For Indians In US
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.
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US Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Per-Country Cap For Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that eliminates the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrant visas and raises it for family-based visas, a legislation that will hugely benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals in America who have been waiting for years to get their green cards.
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Hope Joe Biden Will Remove Cap On Green Card: Indian-Origin US Lawmakers
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.
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Green Card Wait List For An Indian More Than 195 Years, Says US Senator
The backlog for an Indian national to get permanent residency or Green Card is more than 195 years, a top Republican senator has said, urging his Senate colleagues to come out with a legislative resolution to address this problem.
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Indians Will Have To Wait Decades For Green Card Amid Backlog: Report
Employment-based backlog for legal permanent US residency is expected to double by 2030 and Indians will have to wait for decades for the coveted Green Card, according to a latest Congressional report.
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Employment Green Card Backlog Tops 8 Lakh. Most Of Them Are Indians
An estimated 800,000 immigrants who are working legally in the United States are waiting for a green card, an unprecedented backlog in employment-based immigration that has fueled a bitter policy debate but has been largely overshadowed by President Donald Trump's border wall and the administration's focus on migrant crossings from Mexico.
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More Than 2,27,000 Indians Waiting For Family-Sponsored US Green Cards: Report
More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest official data.
