EB1A Approval Shock

Meet the Hosts

US Green Card Basics

Approval Rates Slide

Why Indians Hit Hard

Backlog and Anxiety

 Alternatives Abroad

What Happens Next

Key Takeaways

Wrap and Credits

For Indian professionals chasing a US green card, even the fast lane is getting harder. Approval rates for EB-1A — the category reserved for people with extraordinary ability — have fallen sharply, from 49% to 35% in a year. That compounds an already punishing green-card backlog for Indians on H-1B visas, many of whom face waits stretching decades. So what is driving the tougher scrutiny? Can legal challenges change the trajectory? And are Canada, the UK or the investment-linked EB-5 route credible alternatives? On The Morning Brief Swathi Moorthy joins Anirban Chowdhury to unpack America’s tightening immigration maze.

<p>For Indian professionals chasing a US green card, even the fast lane is getting harder. Approval rates for EB-1A &mdash; the category reserved for people with extraordinary ability &mdash; have fallen sharply, from 49% to 35% in a year. That compounds an already punishing green-card backlog for Indians on H-1B visas, many of whom face waits stretching decades. So what is driving the tougher scrutiny? Can legal challenges change the trajectory? And are Canada, the UK or the investment-linked EB-5 route credible alternatives? On The Morning Brief Swathi Moorthy joins Anirban Chowdhury to unpack America&rsquo;s tightening immigration maze.</p>

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