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I think you are missing the point that it's only a pain point for countries with a backlog, not ones without a backlog. 3-4 years in the grand scheme of things
by sjs7007 6y ago
I think you are missing the point that it's only a pain point for countries with a backlog, not ones without a backlog. 3-4 years in the grand scheme of things is not all that long for gaining PR of a different country.
- arcticbull 6y agoIndeed this assumes your priority date is current, which it is for all EB2 excluding India and China, and many EB3s. [1] [1] https://www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo https://www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo
- novok 6y agoOn top of that, the pain is extra bad for people from India, where the queue wait is effectively infinite. While for Chinese people it's a relatively tractable 5 years last time I checked.
- maxerickson 6y agoWhy should it take more than a couple of days?
- huy-nguyen 6y agoThe longest part of the process is the labor market test to ensure there are no willing, able and qualified American workers. This includes advertising the position in a number of different locations and channels for a set number of days and interviewing any American workers that apply.
- maxerickson 6y agoRight, what purpose does that serve? Economies are demand driven. Participation is good. Banning foreign workers to protect a subset of American workers is bad.