I know there are many threads on this but wanted to initiate a fresh one. Do you think GC issue will sort out for Indians on EB2? Any chance we may have GC in the next 5 years with priority date 2015 or later? Really, what screwed up so much. It frustrates me that I have to think about options outside US (because of my birth place) even though I absolutely love it here. P.S lets keep the discussion around how things may or may not change for EB-2s and not how to use EB-1 or EB-5. P.S-I: not a forum to lecture on how we should go back and build India etc etc. China developed for very different reasons than people not immigrating. In fact China has a lot deeper history with immigrating Chinese.
The problem is too many applicants from India. Something like 10x the number from any other country and way more than India's share of world population. This is made even worse by the country cap which tops out at just over 7 percent even though India's share of world population is over 17 percent (but sends way more visa applications than 17 percent anyway). The Indian system is geared to help people move to the US. From highschool many Indians have this as their plan. There are a few good technical schools in India, but many more that are essentially designed to give you a CS masters you can use to tick a box on a USCIS application form. Then there are the big Indian consulting firms that have entire divisions of lawyers studying the US immigration law and flooding the system with zillions of applications. Even if the country cap was lifted and ALL the available greencard visas were given only to Indians the waiting time would still be decades because so many Indians apply every year. The problem here I think is actually in India. The country needs to find ways to employ its own people instead of intentionally producing more tech people than can get jobs in their own country. It's set up to export its talent and that can't be good for India and it's certainly not good for the US to have its immigration system overwhelmed with people all from a single country. There's really no change to the US law that can fix this problem. India needs to fix this and start sending a normal number of applicants.
If the problem is consulting firms, that should be addressed (ie restrictions on third-party placement, which already exist for L-1 visas). Management by backlog is shitty for everyone. Even the Jordan Commission recommended against management by backlog. It is not true that the waiting time would still be decades if the country caps were lifted. USCIS released the numbers recently, due to a FOIA request. See it for yourself.
It's not only the consulting companies, but the culture and educational system that is geared towards emigrating to the US. TZhe consulting companies are a symptom. You can do the math yourself on how many eb2 visas are issued every year versus the number of applicants from India. Without the country cap it's still decades, unless you also lift the overall cap on all applications.
Yeah. Rep Kevin Yoder’s HR392 (and its Senate companion, Sen Lee’s S281) would be helpful. Notice how the Republicans, which the media says is anti-immigrant, are vocal in their support for improvements to the legal employment-based immigration system.
Go fix the abuse your countrymen do on L1A fraud and h1 fraud. Then there will be movement in green card queue else nada.
Simple fix is to give green card only to those who qualify for it by thoroughly vetting applicant and only those who get the i140 approved. Those who don’t get i140 should not be given a GC.
Even in current process, gc is only given to people with approved I140. If uscis can separate talent from fake consultancies, there won't be this much queue. But it's so tough to vet applicants as there is no easy way to find which consultancies are scrap and which are legit
It’s the government’s job to only give i140 to those who qualify. But once they approve it they should give GC to that applicant. I thought folks are not getting i140 approved from India. Are they getting i140 and still not given GC?
Unless congress can reach a deal on Daca and border security, no legal immigration bill will move forward. There are 2 bills (hr 392 n s281) which addresses gc issue but are not prioritized due to Daca
Yeah, the Democrats will block legal immigration fixes without an illegal immigration fix. But with H-4 EAD going away, they can be shamed into doing it.
Either produce evidence that Democrats are "blocking" bills like HR 392, or stop making this false claim.
My 2 Cents.. Not Gonna happen.. Bring Plan B or accept the limbo situation for the rest of your life. As someone said, if any changes comes with respect to immigration, it will be bad news for immigrants.. legal or illegal
I disagree. If US implements merit point system like Canada, legit candidates will be benefit even if it means tougher legal immigration laws. Right now the system is scrap and anyone (people with fake bachelor's degree) can enter US under student visa
But I think it's a long shot of anything happening this year. After last week failure, there won't be another bill until after November elections
@luy987 - Have you done any immigration advocacy? If you did, you'd have the answers to all your questions. Highly recommended checking out - http://telegram.immigrationvoice.org/ BTW with a priority date of 2015, you are looking at a wait time of 151 years for your green card. Another reason to become a part of IV and do your own advocacy.
Hi blok - Sorry but find it hard to trust these advocacy groups. I worry about their partnerships with Indian IT companies who have all the money and resources. There is a clear conflict of interest when it comes to what the Indian legal immigrants want on this topic vis a vis what the Indian IT Consultancies would support.
I think you are mistaking IV for groups like SIIA, IT Serve and RHC immigration solutions. IV is constantly warning folks not to get aligned with these lawyer and IT groups and is the polar opposite of the groups you just described. Just joing their Telegram group and follow along the conversation. You will be better off for it.
There are tons of consultancies who apply H1B and greencard with fake resume for candidates. These consultancies and people need to be purged from the system. In fact, government should not even allow such consultancies to exist. Only legitimate, large corporations should be eligible for H1B and greencards.
The 7% per country limit was established to protect local labor market from influx of people from southern Europe a century ago if I recall correctly. Chinise immigration was not welcome most of the time. So the question is: does US want millions of Indian immigrants? I personally would vote for skilled Indians rather than unskilled children carrying border crossers, but I am not a Congress or President to decide.
In case you have not been watching the news, things are only getting worse for all immigrants into the US. You should consider your options. I’m waiting g for green card and the 18 months it takes for me is such a restriction on my life that I can only imagine how bad it is for Indians and Chinese.