Visa Backlogs To Be Reduced in 2022, But Won’t Disappear | US Immigration Visa, Green Card Updates
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The USCIS backlog exploded in the past two years, reaching more than 8 million pending cases at the end of Fiscal Year 2021. President Joe Biden entered office last year with big expectations, as well as serious problems to tackle. The White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released several new policies to alleviate burdens and bottlenecks in the immigration system during 2021, and rescinded some of the more egregious and restrictive immigration policies put in place under the previous administration. Heading into 2022 we hope to see further improvements, but also expect there to be some difficulties as well.
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USCIS AND DOS BACKLOGS SHOULD SLOW, BUT WON’T DISAPPEAR.
The closure of U.S. embassies and consulates around the world due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 has also led to a staggering green card backlog at the U.S. Department of State: at the end of FY2021 there were more than 9 million green card applicants stuck in the backlog. It is estimated there are about 7.5 million people waiting in the family-based green card backlog, and 1.6 million on the employment-based side.
Some experts consider the backlogs, particularly at USCIS, to be a “resource issue” that may require Congress to provide additional financial support, because USCIS is funded almost entirely by fees it receives from applicants.
The administration has taken some steps to reduce the bottlenecks and delays, like reusing biometrics for some applicants beginning in March 2020, restoring a policy ended by the Trump administration that allows USCIS to defer to its own, earlier decisions on renewal and status extension requests, and expanding staffing and overtime at its Lockbox facilities. The State Department also launched a hiring surge during summer 2021. Increased staffing and training should allow these and other improvements that reduce processing times and increase flexibility to continue.
However, 8 million pending cases at USCIS and 9 million at DOS will take a lot of resources to clear, even with increased staffing. And given yearly increases in the number of applications received by the agencies, it seems reasonable to expect that trend to continue into 2022. Thus, though it is possible that USCIS and DOS will make a dent in the millions of pending applications, these backlogs will not be eliminated in 2022.
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