Nearly one million Indians stuck in US green card backlog; EB-2 wait could stretch to 179 years

Nearly one million Indians are now caught in the US employment-based green-card backlog, accounting for about 79 percent of all people waiting in the country’s first three employment-based immigration categories, according to a new analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a public policy research organisation.Many Indian professionals working in the US on H-1B visas pursue permanent residence through the employment-based EB-2 or EB-3 categories. EB-2 covers professionals with advanced degrees, as well as individuals with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business. A bachelor's degree followed by five years of progressive experience in the specialty can also qualify as the equivalent of an advanced degree.