Bi-Partisan Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Introduced in the Senate

[mastmastana]

Hi All,

Just read about this new Bill introduced in senate....will that impact EB3 retrogession ?

Link : http://www.immigration-law.com/
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Family Unity and Backlog Reduction
• Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens are not counted against the 480,000 annual cap on family-sponsored green cards, thereby providing additional visas to the family preference categories
• The current per-country limit on green cards is raised slightly to clear up backlogs
• Income requirements for sponsoring a family member for a green card are changed from 125% of the federal poverty guidelines to 100%, and other obstacles are removed to ensure fairness
• The employment-based categories are revised to provide additional visas for employers who need to hire permanent workers, and the annual cap is raised from 140,000 to 290,000
Immigrant visas lost due to processing delays are recaptured for future allotments
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[armie]

More people elegible for new immigration benefits = longer waiting periods for pending applicants (even more if you filed at NSC)

 

[mastmastana]

Increase in the number of employment-based categories visa....

How about the increase in the number employment-based categories visa to 290k .. I thought it is the Greenn Card yearly quota .. any comments ...

The employment-based categories are revised to provide additional visas for employers who need to hire permanent workers, and the annual cap is raised from 140,000 to 290,000

 

[go2roomshare]

I guess this is only for EB applications, not for family

 

[avi101]

when is this bill expected to be tabled in the house and senate?