Indians To Wait Longer For USA Green Card

In a significant development, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made a crucial decision impacting highly skilled Indian professionals aspiring for Green Cards.

Recent reports indicate that the USCIS is retrogressing the final action date by a decade for Indian applicants under the EB-1 visa category.

The move is attributed to the oversubscription of the EB-1 visa quota for India, coupled with the increased demand from other nations.

This alteration is expected to result in delays in visa issuance, causing uncertainty among the skilled Indian community in the US.

Previously, Indian applicants were eligible to receive unused visas from other countries. However, the surge in demand from various nations has prompted the USCIS to revise its approach, leading to a disappointing outcome for Indian applicants.

As a consequence of these changes, the final action date for EB-1 applicants from India has regrettably shifted back by ten years, now set at January 2012.

Nevertheless, there is a glimmer of hope for advancement in the final action date, contingent on the visa availability for FY-2024 and the demand from other countries.

The impact of this decision underscores the significance of Green Cards for immigrants, offering permanent residency and work opportunities in the US.