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It is not clear what is causing more than 18 years delay for this person... I have an relative who came from India on a H1B visa 15 years ago and he brought his family, got a green card through work and after 5 years they all got a US citizenship a long time ago.

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Yeah, 15 years ago it was easy to get a green card. The situation is nothing like that today. India & China have it especially bad because of a lot of applicants and hence long, long waitlists.

Depends on lots of factors, maybe 15 years ago the green card backlog wasn't high or the category under which he would have applied - if EB-1, it is quick as in 6 months, EB-2 - 7 - 8 years (India) etc.

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