Employment-based (EB) immigration visa quotas are distributed by countries regardless of the size of each country. As a result, EB2/EB3 Chinese and Indian petitioners are woefully backlogged.
They spend their best years using their experience & skills to help U.S. companies become more competitive globally. Without them, many jobs plus related jobs could have been permanently outsourced overseas.
With I-140 approved, had they been born in another country, they'd receive the greencard in a few months.
Even a visa is not immediately available, they should still be eligible to apply for EAD & Advance Parole (AP), and to file I-485.No law prohibits USCIS from accepting I-485 petition by a beneficiary with I-140 approved, though the petition will be pending until a visa number is available
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