H-1B visa to green card pathway slows as USCIS backlog grows
Immigrant workers in the US are facing a nearly three-and-a-half-year wait to obtain a green card, a legal document that allows foreigners to live, stay and work in the US as a lawful permanent resident.
According to a report by The Cato Institute, 2025 Regular Processing Time at the end of Q2 was 1,256 days or 41.3 months or 3.44 years.
