Green Card Application

I was born in India, which means that by default I have a long wait to get to be a US Permanent Resident. This is because only 7% of Green Cards in each Employment-Based category can go to people of each birth nation. This is, in theory, so that a diversity of nations are represented in US immigration. Since there are lots of Indians and Chinese coming in through the EB category, we both have waits.

I married Julie in Aug 2023, which allowed me to apply for residence in the US as the spouse of an American. This is the timeline and the process for what we did.

Most of the paperwork is quite straightforward but it is typically annoying to do and there's a lot of work. In this sort of situation, I prefer to have a lawyer. Emily Wages came well recommended to me, so I went with her.