About 100k green cards are at risk of going to waste this year; resentment among Indian professionals
The Hindu
‘This year’s quota for employment-based immigrants is 261,500, far higher than the usual 140,000’
About one lakh employment-based green cards are at the risk of being wasted in less than two months, causing resentment among Indian IT professionals whose wait for legal permanent residency now runs into decades. A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently in the U.S. This year’s quota for employment-based immigrants is 261,500, far higher than the usual 140,000, Indian professional Sandeep Pawar told PTI.
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