sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos) (05/30/85)
>> I have just gone through the procedure to get my "Green Card" (which >> happens to be blue), and apart from a two month delay when the INS >> lost my file, it all went very smoothly. From arrival in the US >> with a temporary work permit to my getting permanent residence, >> the elapsed time was slightly over a year. >> >> Michael Bruck > >You are one of those rare and fortunate persons, Mr. Michael Bruck, >for having such a smooth sailing with INS. >Most immigrants, especially those that the Canadians refer to >as "visible and identifiable" ones, go through most gruelling, >traumatic and insulting experiences in their process of becoming >permanent residents in US. And it takes much longer than a year. > >cmk@ulysses.UUCP (Chandra Kintala) > I guess it has to do with the number of people applying to get the "Green Card" as well with the process that you get through.Also, the location where you apply for the Green Card makes the difference. I would imagine places like CA, TX, or NY would be quite tough to get quickly since there are quotas and large demand. Also, I am not sure but the INS has some quota from each country, so countries with lots of prospective Green Carders (for example, Indians or Taiwanese) would have lots of queue time, while Lichnesteinians (sp?) or other similar <ethnics> would not wait much. But I may be wrong. And the type of temporary work permit also matters much! Spiros @ USL