{"id":1279185,"date":"2024-02-20T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1279185"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:17:24","slug":"us-govt-will-reject-97-green-card-applications-3-5-crore-backlogs-need-urgent-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/us-govt-will-reject-97-green-card-applications-3-5-crore-backlogs-need-urgent-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"US Govt Will Reject 97% Green Card Applications; 3.5 Crore Backlogs Need Urgent Attention!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Cato Institute report highlights that only 3% of the nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtvprofit.com\/world\/us-green-card-approval-sink-to-all-time-low-of-3-in-2024\">35 million green card applicants<\/a> in the US are expected to gain permanent residency status in the current 2023-24 financial year &#8211; an all-time low. It notes that available visas under caps far exceed approved ones, with backlogs swelling from 10 million in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-31.jpg\" alt=\"US Govt Will Reject 97% Green Card Applications; 3.5 Crore Backlogs Need Urgent Attention!\" class=\"wp-image-1279196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-31.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-31-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-31-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Green Card Approval Rates Hit Rock Bottom at 3%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research from think tank Cato Institute suggests that the approval rate for coveted green cards granting US permanent residency status is set to plunge to just 3% of total applicants in the ongoing 2023-24 financial year. This reflects swelling backlogs and negligible visa usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 34.7 million hopeful candidates are pending currently, versus legally available visas under caps exceeding 1.1 million annually. But only an estimated 3% clear the process as yearly visa quotas remain underutilized, creating an unfavorable ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backlogs Up More Than 3 Times Since 1990s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Underscoring the severity of the situation, the Cato analysis highlights that while green card backlogs stood at nearly 10 million back in 1996, the number has now spiraled over three-fold to 34.7 applicants chasing about 1 million available visas yearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the US currently approving only a fraction of yearly legally permitted green cards, analysts say the country seems to be moving towards a more restrictive immigration regime compared to the open borders policy in place till the early 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As current trends indicate, backlogs look unlikely to ease in the future amid surging application volumes. Thus, securing the American dream remains an uphill battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cato Institute report highlights that only 3% of the nearly 35 million green card applicants in the US are expected to gain permanent residency status in the current 2023-24 financial year &#8211; an all-time low. It notes that available visas under caps far exceed approved ones, with backlogs swelling from 10 million in 1996. 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