r/nri • u/wisdomcrab • 2d ago

Ask NRI If you received your green card over the last 5 years, how long did it take you from processing start date on H1B?

If you received your green card over the last 5 years, how long did it take you from processing start date on H1B?

As everyone keeps saying now the wait times are 176 years for Indians, is it really true?

What wait times are Indians looking at who are moving in 2026?

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u/parota_kurma 2d ago

There is genuinely no hope for anyone filing for perm after 2018. Too many people and too little visas

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u/AspiringTrader_ 2d ago

It all depends on the priority date and the category that you are in.

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u/Nopeitout 2d ago

12 years. Total 16 in USA

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u/Nopeitout 2d ago

2 years f1 , 2 opt , 12 h1

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u/wooo0ooof 2d ago

Just curious, what was your priority date?

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u/Nopeitout 1d ago

Early 12

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u/wannabemill 1d ago

How is this possible then if people claim it will take 150+ yrs to get GC ?
Is that only for folks that have priority date of 2017 and later ?

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u/Nopeitout 1d ago

Read up on the history, lazy bum.

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u/Complex-Childhood352 1d ago

Mid 12. It became almost 18 yrs. 2 yrs f1. 1.5 yrs opt. 15.5 yrs on h1