Only 10.06% of the closely 6,00,000 Indians waiting for Green Card obtained it in year 2017.
According to a recent released data by the United States Department of Homeland Security, only 10.06% of the closely 6,00,000 Indians waiting for Green Card received it in year 2017.
Indian got third position among the nations that received the greatest number of Green Cards, after China and Cuba.
The most sought Green Card permits the holders to live and work permanently in the United States.
There are an estimated 13.2 million green card holders of whom 8.9 million are qualified for citizenship of the United States. Approximately 65,000 of them serve in the United States armed forces.
Green Card holders are statutorily entitled to United States citizenship after showing by a preponderance of the evidence that they, inter alia, have continuously resided in the United States for at least five years and are persons of good moral character.
