Backlog to the Future: Lingering Questions about the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Wait Times Under H.R. 1044/S. 386
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/20
Nearly one million lawfully present foreign workers are currently waiting to receive lawful permanent residence status (green card). This backlog is primarily caused by statutorily imposed numerical limits that cap the number of immigrant visas that can be issued per year along with a per-country ceiling that only allows 7% of the visas to be allocated to individuals born in any one country. The backlogs primarily affect those born in China and India. Such backlogged foreign nationals experience...
By: Nilan Johnson Lewis PA