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Indians may have to wait decades as US green card backlog to double by 2030
A Green Card allows a non-US citizen to live and work permanently in America
 "Indians may have to wait decades as US green card backlog to double by 2030")
Immigrant body urges Trump to address long sufferings of H-1B visa holders
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise
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Retail tycoon Yusuff Ali becomes first Indian to receive Saudi Green Card
Yusuff Ali, 64, is the chairman of the LuLu Group, who was ranked the richest expat in the UAE by the Forbes magazine last year
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US may soon start denying Green Cards to immigrants seeking public benefits
The move might affect a number of Indians who are on H-1B visas and are in long ques to get permanent legal residency
More than 227,000 Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card: Report
Majority of those in the family-sponsored Green Card waiting list are siblings of US citizens
No relief for aged-out kids in US: F-1 visa, deportation their only option
In US, once the children of H-1B work visa holders turn 21, they can no longer continue with their H-4 visas, which are typically meant for dependents
 "No relief for aged-out kids in US: F-1 visa, deportation their only option")
US raises threshold investment level for EB5 visa from $1 to $1.8 million
Under the new rules, individuals need to invest $900,000 in a Targeted Employment Area, as against $500,000 earlier
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No country caps on Green Cards: US House passes bill; India to benefit
Indian IT professionals are worst sufferers of current immigration system which imposes a 7% per country quota on allotment of Green Card
 "No country caps on Green Cards: US House passes bill; India to benefit")
Only 10% of 600k Indian applicants received green cards in 2017: DHS
In 2015, as many as 64,116 Indians were issued legal permanent residency, and the next year in 2016, the figure was 64,687
 "Only 10% of 600k Indian applicants received green cards in 2017: DHS")
