Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card

Re:Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card by falsestprophet on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @11:31PM (#10749549)

For context, India requires 12 years of lawful residence before naturalization.

Is it an injustice that I have to wait so long to be a citizen of India?

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Re:Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card by rtpg on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @11:38PM (#10749574)

There's a difference between citizenship and permanent residency.

Becoming a permanent resident is mainly about not having to worry about immigration status anymore, but doesn't necessarily give you the same civil rights (namely with voting or running for office).

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Re:Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card by falsestprophet on Thursday December 17, 2015 @12:56AM (#10749850)

As far as I can tell permanent residency in India is only available to persons of Indian origin or former citizens of India.

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