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Re:Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card by pkaye on Thursday December 17, 2015 @02:58AM (#10750184)
It is not clear what is causing more than 18 years delay for this person... I have an relative who came from India on a H1B visa 15 years ago and he brought his family, got a green card through work and after 5 years they all got a US citizenship a long time ago.
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Re:Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card by bonobo3000 on Thursday December 17, 2015 @10:15PM (#10756382)
Yeah, 15 years ago it was easy to get a green card. The situation is nothing like that today. India & China have it especially bad because of a lot of applicants and hence long, long waitlists.
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Re:Waiting for an Employment-Based Green Card by user_001 on Thursday December 17, 2015 @02:42PM (#10753913)
Depends on lots of factors, maybe 15 years ago the green card backlog wasn't high or the category under which he would have applied - if EB-1, it is quick as in 6 months, EB-2 - 7 - 8 years (India) etc.
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