The Jumpstart Our Legal Immigration System Act (Jumpstart), introduced by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calf.) in the House of Representatives, if passed, could revolutionize the green card process. The legislation would recapture thousands of unused family- and employment-based visas and allow beneficiaries to expedite their processes by paying additional fees.
The Jumpstart Act would help to eliminate green card backlogs that have built up for years and were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are over one million people waiting in the employment-based green card backlog (with an additional four million in the family-based categories). Pursuant to the Jumpstart Act, approximately 157,000 visas that were not used from 1992 though 2021 would be rolled over and put to use. The bill also would allow 40,000 individuals who “won” the diversity lottery from 2017 through 2021, but did not receive visas due to delays or restrictions on entry to the United States, to reapply.
For individuals, including many employment-sponsored green card applicants who are waiting to apply for adjustment of status, new fees would allow them to move their processes forward. The fees are as follows:
Individuals with approved immigrant visa petitions, who are waiting for their priority dates to become current, would be allowed to apply for adjustment of status by paying supplemental fees:
$3,000 for employment-based first, second, and third preference petitions
$15,000 for employment-based fifth...
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