Longer than that.
For example, Indians applying under EB-2 have a 150 year waiting list until they can get their actual green card. https://www.cato.org/blog/150-year-wait-indian-immigrants-ad...
I'd like to think that most of those 10 million pending applicants are either 1. already in the US or 2. no longer in the US/have never been there, so it's questionable whether they would actually make the move.
Longer than that.
For example, Indians applying under EB-2 have a 150 year waiting list until they can get their actual green card. https://www.cato.org/blog/150-year-wait-indian-immigrants-ad...
I'd like to think that most of those 10 million pending applicants are either 1. already in the US or 2. no longer in the US/have never been there, so it's questionable whether they would actually make the move.