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Not directly racist, but there's a huge difference in effective waiting times for employment based green cards by country, mainly due to the per-country cap. R
by anxrn 5y ago
Not directly racist, but there's a huge difference in effective waiting times for employment based green cards by country, mainly due to the per-country cap.
Roughly speaking, for similarly qualified folks applying in the EB2 category in 2021, Indian immigrants (worst case), approval can take 15+ years, while immigrants from Sweden will take 2-3 years at most (was less than a year pre-COVID).
- foldr 5y agoThat's true. However, even getting to the point where you can apply for a green card is not a straightforward process. And if you are on an H1B it is still the case that your spouse cannot work in the US until you are (at least) in the process of getting your green card. So I would say that few people in Sweden would have a "fairly easy" time of immigrating to the US (though it is certainly possible).