The legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman John Curtis. A bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to eliminate the per country cap on employment-based Green Card, a move which is likely to benefit Indian IT professionals languishing over decades of waiting for the Permanent Resident Card.
The legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman John Curtis.
The Equal Access to green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, 2021 needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to the White House for the President to sign it into a law.
The legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman John Curtis and it is likely to benefit Indian IT professionals anguishing over decades of Green Card wait. The Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, 2021 needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to the White House for the president to sign it into a law.
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AthleticsThis category, dubbed “Einstein Visa” by the media, came into focus during the Trump presidency when Melania was alleged to have obtained this visa undeservedly. The Washington Post headlined and noted:
“Questions linger about how Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, scored ‘the Einstein visa’
[her] credentials included runway shows in Europe, a Camel cigarette billboard ad in Times Square and in her biggest job at the time a spot in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, which featured her on the beach in a string bikini, hugging a six-foot inflatable whale.”
Melania’s credentials aside, if you qualify, you could be placed in the fastest green card category in the USA; much faster than even the investment-based green cards that require almost $1 Million or more. Further, this category does not require a job or a job offer in the USA. You need to prove only that you will continue to work in the area of your expertise; a burden that can usual
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The protesters said that the fairness bill removes country caps and allots green cards as a first come first serve basis. It passed in the House of Representatives by 365 votes in 2019 and its Senate equivalent S386 passed the Senate in 2020. Now the bill is back to the House as a modified version. They urged Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to bring it to vote as a bipartisan solution to end the suffering of skilled professionals.
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Urging American lawmakers to pass a legislation that ends the archaic per country quota for legal permanent residency in the US, a group of frontline Indian-American healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog, held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Capitol.
Synopsis According to the April 2020 data published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the green card backlog for employment-based immigrants in fiscal year 2020 surpassed 1.2 million applicants the highest number ever. While more employment-based green card numbers did become available in fiscal year 2021, they are just not enough to meaningfully reduce the green card wait times.
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The past President of West India Council – The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Chothani is a founding member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)’s Bangkok District Chapter (BDC). She currently serves on AILA’S DOS Liaison Committee and continues to be an active member of the BDC and AILA’s South Florida Chapters. She is a founding member and past Chair of the AILA Global Migration Section.