GREEN CARD

The US has announced it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories, including those waiting for green cards, for five years. This move will benefit tens of thousands of Indians living in the US. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said they increased the maximum validity period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) to 5 years, and renewal EADs for certain non-citizens, who should apply… read-more

Here's why green card approval is long-term wait for nationals of different countries. The long and agonizing wait for Green Cards for people from India, China, Mexico and the Philippines is mainly due to the country-based quota system in its allocation which can be changed only by the US Congress, a senior official has said. Furthermore, the Senior Advisor to the same said, the annual limit also plays a major role.