Visa numbers allocated for employment based green cards for INDIA and CHINA are just NOT SUFFICIENT to gratify the increasing demand from these countries. There is currently a HUGE Supply and Demand imbalance, which is creating impractical situations for applicants and their families to work, stay and to maintain employment status during these LONG, never ending wait-times.
Summary from the recent U.S. DOS Employment preference cut-off dates demand data report:
1. INDIA EB2 (advanced degree or exceptional ability) total visa numbers available per year: 2, 803. Cumulative cases pending: 41, 700. Estimated wait time for an individual to receive green card: 14 yrs.
2. INDIA EB3 (visa for professional workers) total visa numbers available: 2, 803. Pending: 45,100. Wait time: 15 yrs. Source