Here’s Why
- Political support
- Green card?
- Visa type
- Requires employer sponsor
- Wait Time to Receive Green Card
- Quota wait times for Indians
- Approval rate3
H-1B Visa
- Political supportWeak. Trump Admin has already started to cut back with “Buy American, Hire American” executive order. Congress has long criticized fraud and abuse in program.
- Green card?No
- Visa typeTemporary
- Requires employer sponsorYes
- Wait Time to Receive Green CardN/A
- Quota wait times for IndiansN/A
- Approval rate325% (after lottery)
EB-2 / EB-3 Visas
- Political supportWeak. Trump Admin proposes to eliminate EB-2 / EB-3 as part of RAISE Act points system.
- Green card?Yes
- Visa typePermanent
- Requires employer sponsorYes
- Wait Time to Receive Green CardMinimum 9 years
- Quota wait times for IndiansEB-2: Currently processing cases filed in July 2008.1Priority date is advancing very slowly.2
EB-3: Currently processing cases filed in July 2006.
- Approval rate394%
EB-5 Visa
- Political supportStrong. Though EB-5 has a few critics, there is broad bipartisan support because program brings jobs and money to virtually every Congressional district in the country.
- Green card?Yes
- Visa typePermanent
- Requires employer sponsorNo
- Wait Time to Receive Green CardTwo years
- Quota wait times for IndiansN/A
- Approval rate393%
The EB-5 visa is a highly reliable visa if done right.
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1. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-august-2017.html
2. http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/immigrant-visa-processing-changes-eb2-3-47237/
3. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY17Q2_Final.pdf