Over 4 Lakh Indians Will Die Waiting For US Green Card, Says Study
NDTV
Long green card wait time has become a slow-brewing crisis in the US which has now left Indian applicants in a constant state of limbo despite efforts by the current Biden administration.
Over 4 lakh Indians will die before they receive a green card to the United States, a new report has said, adding that over 11 lakh applications from Indians are pending in US's employment-based green card backlog.
A green card or a Permanent Resident Card is a document issued to US immigrants granting them permanent residence in the country.
Indian makes up 63% of the total 18 lakh employment-based green-card applications now pending in the country, US-based think tank Cato Institute said in its report. This backlog adds to the 83 lakh pending applications from the family-sponsored system.
