{"id":22496,"date":"2026-06-28T19:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T19:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/fourteen-year-wait-immigration-lawyer-reveals-the-calculation-pushing-indian-h-1b-green-card-holders-toward-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T19:15:20","slug":"fourteen-year-wait-immigration-lawyer-reveals-the-calculation-pushing-indian-h-1b-green-card-holders-toward-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/fourteen-year-wait-immigration-lawyer-reveals-the-calculation-pushing-indian-h-1b-green-card-holders-toward-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Fourteen-year wait’: Immigration lawyer reveals the calculation pushing Indian H-1B green card holders toward the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As questions continue around the future of the H-1B visa programme in the United States, many highly skilled professionals are quietly exploring another option. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Immigration lawyer spots growing UK shift among Indian H-1B green card holders (via Unsplash)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

According to Indian-origin immigration lawyer Yash Dubal, a growing number of Indian engineers and researchers living in the US are looking at the United Kingdom’s Global Talent Visa while still keeping their long-term American plans alive. The main reason is simple: years-long green card backlogs and continued uncertainty around the US immigration system.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yash Dubal on rising UK interest<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking to The <\/span>American Bazaar<\/span>, Yash Dubal, CEO and director of London-based A Y & J Solicitors, said his firm has seen more enquiries from Indian professionals working in the US on H-1B visas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dubal said many of these applicants are engineers and researchers in their thirties. Most have spouses on H-4 visas and children born in the United States. While they have built their lives in America, many have spent years waiting for permanent residency.<\/span><\/p>\n

He explained that the UK’s Global Talent <\/span>Visa<\/span> has become attractive because it offers a much faster path to settlement. Unlike the Skilled Worker visa, it is tied to the individual and not an employer. Applicants do not need a job offer, employer sponsorship, or a minimum salary. They can change jobs, work independently, provide consultancy services, or start a business.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dubal told the publication, “The April 2026 Visa Bulletin set the EB-2 India date at July 2014, which means a fourteen-year wait for a green card. The UK Global Talent Visa gets you to settlement in three.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why are H-1B holders exploring the UK?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Global Talent Visa was introduced in 2020 as part of Britain’s post-Brexit <\/span>immigration<\/span> system. It is available to professionals in fields such as digital technology, engineering, research, academia, science, humanities and the arts. Applicants must first receive an endorsement from an approved UK body before applying.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to Dubal, many professionals underestimate their chances of qualifying. He said Indian engineers who approach his firm are often closer to meeting the requirements than they realise.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also stressed that most people are not walking away from their US plans. Instead, families are creating a second pathway in case immigration uncertainty continues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Indian H-1B holders are not abandoning the US plan. They are putting a UK plan alongside it, as a hedge,” Dubal told The American Bazaar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dubal added that <\/span>political<\/span> debates around the H-1B programme have encouraged more people to consider alternatives. In his view, many professionals no longer see immigration uncertainty in the US as a short-term issue and are making plans accordingly while continuing to pursue their American goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Fourteen-year wait’: Immigration lawyer reveals the calculation pushing Indian H-1B green card holders toward the UK<\/div>\n

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As questions continue around the future of the H-1B visa programme in the United States, many highly skilled professionals are quietly exploring another option. Immigration lawyer spots growing UK shift among Indian H-1B green card holders (via Unsplash) According to Indian-origin immigration lawyer Yash Dubal, a growing number of Indian engineers and researchers living in…<\/p>\n

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