Waiting time for US Green Card to shorten for Indian H-1B visa holders: 10 points

NEW DELHI: For thousands of Indian techies working in the US with an H-1B visa, getting a Green Card for permanent residency status could soon be easier as the US House of Representatives has passed by a bill to remove a 7% country-cap on applicants. Many of the 300,000 Indian H1-B temporary work visa holders in the US are in various stages of the Green Card process.

10 things to know about the new US Green Card rules:

1) Currently, there is a 7% cap on the maximum number of people that can be granted Green Card during a year. Annually, 26,000 Green Cards are issued by the US government.