A group of US lawmakers has urged the Joe Biden and his administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from India to reduce the long wait period and backlog which has left them in a constant state of limbo.

Biden urged to make priority dates current for Indian Green Card applicants

The White House on Thursday urged US Congress to pass a law that seeks to eliminate the per-country quota on Green Cards, or permanent residency, to allow US-based employers to focus on hiring people based on merit and not birthplace.

Merit over birthplace: US Congress to debate removing per-country cap on Green Cards

A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently in the US.

100,000 green cards at risk of going to waste this year; resentment among Indian professionals

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that immigrants allowed to stay in the United States temporarily for humanitarian reasons may not apply for green cards if they had entered the country unlawfully.

Supreme Court rules against immigrants seeking green cards

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a proclamation issued by Donald Trump that blocked several green card holders from entering the United States. Biden's predecessor Trump imposed the ban last year in a bid to protect the jobs of Americans amid high unemployment due to the pandemic.

Joe Biden revokes Trump-era ban on green card applicants

The report said as of November 2017, around 112,000 people were on waitlists for all employment-based green cards combined

Indians on 10-year waitlist for employment-based green cards in US: Report

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