The United States says the number of Indians applying for green cards through the EB-5 program is increasing.
Indian-origin tech entrepreneur Vijay Thirumalai has quelled social media hatred against Indians, who have found a new excuse through the EB-5 green card program after the State Department issued a May 2026 visa announcement. The department stated green card EB-5 investors from India may experience a sudden backlog due to the huge demand for this green card. “Adequate demand in India and increased volume use in the EB-5 unreserved visa category may make it unnecessary to postpone the final action date or prevent the class from retaining volume use at the maximum allowed under the fiscal year 2026 annual limit. We will continue to monitor the situation and make any necessary adjustments accordingly,” the visa announcement said. With EB-5, people must create jobs in the United States in order to receive a green card. US immigration authorities have warned that India is using this route more than before, leading to outbursts from US CEOs. “This country is already dominated by the H-1B and OPT backlog. The entire employment-based green card system is collapsing under the weight of one country’s needs. It’s time to reform the cap and put Americans first,” wrote Hany Girgis, founder of American Education Technology. Thirumali protested the attacks on Indian investors and reminded Girgis that these Indians were paying taxes and investing $800,000 in the United States to obtain green cards. “Indians are helping by investing in EB5, not the other way around. Instead of spewing racist rubbish and venom + 7% national cap on Indian investors, speeding up the EB5 queue for Indians will be a huge boon to the U.S. economy so that U.S. companies can save billions of dollars in capital costs every year,” Thirumalai wrote. Thirumalai added: “Without Indian demand, 95% of EB5 projects would not be fully subscribed, and lenders and valuable assets such as senior housing, data centers, and industrial warehousing that contribute to the U.S. economy would not be built.”
