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Green Card Backlog Decreased by 4% in February


The immigrant visa backlog was at 326,415 cases last month

Mar 25, 2024


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The Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) saw a decrease in the immigrant visa (IV) backlog, from 338,256 in January to 326,415 in February— a 4% decrease.

The number of green card applicants whose cases were documentarily complete and ready to be scheduled for an interview increased, from 380,407 in January to 374,532 (a 2% decrease). A case that is considered “documentarily complete” is a case in which all the required forms and documents have been submitted and accepted by the NVC, and therefore the case is ready for interview scheduling.

The number of people scheduled for green card interviews also saw an increase — 48,117 in February compared to 42,151 interviews in January.


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