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February 2009: Process all name checks pending more than 180 days. June 2009: Process 98% of all name checks within 30 days and process the remaining two percent within 90 days. Immigration advocacy groups welcomed this effort but expressed skepticism that the timetable for backlog reduction set by USCIS and FBI is realistic. [30]
Employers have sponsored less than half the number of employees in 2008 and 2009 than in 2007 and earlier. High unemployment and Green card applications down nearly 80 percent
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 ...
A backlog in cases of abused or abandoned young immigrants seeking green cards has more than doubled in the last two years, according to a new analysis of federal data by advocacy groups that was ...
As of September 2012, the Department of State determined that the FY-2012 numerical limit for the worldwide employment-based preference must be 144,951, and the per-country limit must be 7% of the worldwide cap, regardless of the population of the country (this explains the enormous backlog for India and China).
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USCIS's official website was redesigned in 2009 and unveiled on September 22, 2009. [8] The last major redesign before 2009 was in October 2006. The website now includes a virtual assistant, Emma, who answers questions in English and Spanish. [9]
prolonged backlog in processing green cards is threatening to dethrone the US standing atop the global competition for tech talent, according to one Google Executive. The processing delays stem in ...