Green Card is the commonly used term for US employer-sponsored permanent residency for employees to hold on to high-skilled labour.
According to data released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS), about 360,000 applicants from India have not been able to complete their applications for an employment-based green card though they have been processed, because of the mounting backlog.
China ranks second with 46,926 such applicants.
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In recent years, American technology companies have been the top sponsors of permanent residency for employees to acquire and retain high-skilled workforce.
Rising demand coupled with slow processing have resulted in higher backlog for Indian applicants. United States issues 140,000 green cards each year, subject to a 7% per country limit.
