Similarly, legal dreamers (children of H-1B holders who have reached or will be of age, and who have turned 21) will also have the opportunity to obtain permanent residency and citizenship, as will the The conciliation is issued in accordance with the part of the bill. US House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over immigration.
However, the bill does not seek to eliminate country limits for green cards or increase the annual quota for H-1B visas.
Cyrus D MehtaThe founder of a New York-based immigration law firm told TOI, “It’s a brilliant bill. While it doesn’t have everything, it allows Indians to enter the employment green card backlog at the time of filing the final adjustment of status applications and getting a green card.” Will allow to obtain a waiver of numerical limits by paying a super fee of $5000.
Annually, the US only 1.40 . keeps it apart million green card for employment-based applicants and there is a 7% cap per country. Given the huge influx of Indians into the US – most of them holding H-1B visas – this restrictive policy poses challenges.
according to a study by David J Beers, immigration policy analyst Kato Institute, a Washington-headquartered think-tank, the employment-based green card backlog for the people of India (EB2 and EB3 skilled category) had reached 7.41 lakh in April 2020 and had an expected wait time of 84 years.
In reference to the bill, Beers tweeted, “Employment-based applicants can adjust if they have waited two years from their priority date … This is almost like eliminating the employment-based cap for adjustment applicants who have Might pay $5000. Awesome!”
“Many Indians facing backlogs may also qualify under the essential worker provision,” says Mehta, which is more lenient because employers have to pay a super fee of $5,000 for them to sponsor them or for them. Is not needed.” However, it appears that a fee of $1500 will be payable. Essential workers qualify on the basis of “consistent” income in an essential job between January 31, 2020 and August 24, 2021. The list of essential workers is quite extensive and includes people from the IT, healthcare, food and agriculture and transport industries. Some.
“The caveat is that the bill we are looking at now is not final, and will be subject to mark-ups on Monday. House Judiciary Committee, and would need to be included in managing committee bill. Ultimately, lawmakers will determine whether the immigration provisions are revenue-generating as they will be part of a budget reconciliation bill that does not require a filibuster proof majority in the Senate,” Mehta said.
The Indian diaspora, however, is hopeful of a favorable outcome.
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