India Per-Country Limit Reached in the EB-2 Category

India has reached its per-country limit for EB-2 (employment-based second preference) green cards, meaning Indian nationals in this category will face significant delays in obtaining their green cards. This occurs because a large backlog of Indian applicants has exhausted the annual allocation available under per-country limit rules. Indian EB-2 applicants should expect their priority dates to retrogress or remain current-but-unavailable for visa processing. This is a recurring issue affecting the employment-based green card pipeline for India.