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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Were these people ever eligible for citizenship? Just curious because I am an immigrant myself and did as soon as I could. This is a long time not to apply if able to. You can never trust the system, and this is proof of it.[/quote]

They are applying for green cards, not citizenship.  Employees of these organisations are not permitted to apply before retirement. However, their children can apply once they meet criteria.  Applied for my son in 2020, massive delays due to covid and then, due to changes last year, told it would now take more than 14 years (during which time he will become ineligible). There are only 9,500 green cards each year for this category and more than 140,000 applicants waiting. Sad for my son who arrived as a 2 year old and is now 17. This is his home and he is culturally American. After university, he will have to start a new life overseas on his own. Same for my daughter.

I don’t blame Biden. Honestly, this issue is not a vote winner for any politician so they don’t care.  There are far bigger problems related to immigration.  I do feel a lot of sympathy for those families originally from places like Venezuela or Zimbabwe who might not have a whole lot of options once they retire. [/quote]

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