Page 5 - Green Card

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

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

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

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