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EB-3 is a visa preference category for United States employment-based permanent residency.It is intended for "skilled workers", "professionals", and "other workers". [1] ...
EB3 for India-born applicants has moved forward 25 months, the most of any category, thus impacting a huge number of workers with jobs requiring bachelor's degrees. For individuals starting the employment-based green card process now, country of chargeability and job requirements are paramount in determining how long the overall process will ...
What if my green card and extension notice are expired? These days, USCIS says the waiting period to process a green card renewal application is taking between 13 and 17 months – longer than the ...
PERM was intended to reduce Permanent Labor Certification times to under 60 days. However, PERM may be creating as many backlogs as it is intended to solve. Because of congressionally mandated annual quotas, there may not be enough visas available to grant green cards to everyone who is approved by PERM, which may have played a role in the ...
A limited number of green cards are available annually, set by Congress and separated into categories depending on the closeness of the family relationship or the skills needed in a job.
A new Cato Institute report reveals that just 3 percent of those who have applied for green cards will get permanent status in the U.S. in FY 2024.
USCIS processes Form I-140 on a first-come, first-served basis, so at any given time, the date received for the forms that have just finished processing provides a good estimate of processing time. USCIS breaks down Form I-140 into eight categories and reports processing times separately for each: [13] Extraordinary Ability (EB-1)
Green-card holders may petition for permanent residency for their spouse and children. [58] U.S. green-card holders have experienced separation from their families, sometimes for years. A mechanism to unite families of green-card holders was created by the LIFE Act by the introduction of a "V visa", signed into law by President Clinton. The law ...