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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had my green card processed under Biden. Took twice as long and had to fight for every step.

Also under Biden: the shafting of World Bank/IMF/UN retirees and their families in favor of visa applicants born in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. [/quote]

What?[/quote]

There is a special visa category for the retirees of international organizations who have a) been here for 15+ years, b) are retiring, and c) have spent 3.5 years of the last 7 inside the U.S.   Because visas in this category are typically immediately available, retirees used to be able to file for green cards and remain in the U.S. while the case was processing.   A typical retiree is a family man/woman with children either in school or college.   This benefit was an integral part of the benefit package.

Last year the Dept of State has added applicants born in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to this category, instantly increasing the pool of applicants and therefore making visas "not immediately available".  Now retirees have to depart the U.S. after filing for a green card, and the wait time is estimated at 4.5 years, which makes it impossible to meet requirement c) above.  In effect, this benefit to a highly productive group of people who have lived in the US for decades was scrapped. This is especially painful for school and college age children whose education plans are derailed and families uprooted.  Gee thanks DOS. [/quote]

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