Green Card Delay: EB-1 Date Current, Visa Unavailable

An Indian applicant under the EB-1 category has raised concerns about delays in his green card process. His priority date of August 9, 2022, has been current for the last three Visa Bulletins. However, his online status still shows “Case Remains Pending.”

The status message states that the application is on hold because an immigrant visa number is not immediately available. It adds that processing will resume once a visa number is allocated. This has left the applicant confused and anxious.

Since the final action date has been current for three months, many expect the green card to be approved if the case is otherwise complete. The delay appears unusual. The applicant claims that others with later priority dates have already received approvals.

Immigration experts note that USCIS status updates do not always reflect real time processing stages. Cases may be paused internally for visa number allocation or pending background checks. Such pauses are not always visible to applicants.

Demand for employment based green cards remains high, especially among Indian applicants. Even when a category becomes current in the Visa Bulletin, approvals may not follow strict priority date order. Distribution of visa numbers can vary each month.

For this applicant, the uncertainty is frustrating. Watching later priority dates move ahead adds to the anxiety. The broader backlog for Indian green card applicants continues to create unpredictable timelines.