The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reported a significant backlog in the India EB-3 visa category, with 73% of applicants holding priority dates from 2014. This backlog is largely attributed to a surge in applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily from individuals who downgraded from EB-2 to EB-3.
Key Details:
- 73% of the India EB-3 queue is at priority date 2014.
- The original cohort of applicants is only half of what was anticipated.
- Most applications in the backlog are due to EB-2 downgrades during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Source: GreenCardClock