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green card applicants
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thehindubusinessline.compolitics1 hr ago
Trump Administration Considers $100,000 Bond Option for Some Green Card Applicants
The Trump administration is evaluating a six-figure bond requirement for some green card applicants to demonstrate financial self-sufficiency. State Department officials are coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security on the measure.
politics44 days ago
USCIS Memo Reaffirms Traditional Consular Processing for Most Green Card Applicants, Exempting Those Showing Economic Benefit
A USCIS memo released the Friday before Memorial Day states that adjustment of status inside the United States was never meant to replace consular processing abroad. Military families and other groups now face new uncertainty over whether they can remain in the country while thei…
Newsweekworld46 days ago
USCIS to Require Final Action Dates Chart for Employment-Based Green Card Applications Starting June 2026
USCIS will require employment-based green card applicants to use the stricter Final Action Dates chart starting in June. A May 22 memo also directs officers to treat adjustment of status as an extraordinary form of relief.
South China Morning Postpolitics46 days ago
DHS to Require Most Green Card Applicants to Return Home, With Case-by-Case Exceptions
The Trump administration clarified that a May 22 policy requiring most temporary visa holders to leave the country before applying for permanent residency will not apply uniformly. Officials said decisions will be made individually.
jurist.orgpolitics51 days ago
USCIS Memo Directs Most Green Card Applicants to Apply Abroad
A new USCIS policy memo requires applicants for adjustment of status to apply for permanent residency outside the United States unless they qualify for extraordinary circumstances. The guidance took effect immediately and affects millions of pending cases.
Semaforpolitics54 days ago
Trump Administration Directs Most Green Card Applicants to Apply Abroad
The Trump administration on Friday ordered most temporary visa holders and humanitarian parolees already in the United States to leave the country and complete their green card applications in their home countries. The directive from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services trea…
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thehindu.compolitics54 days ago
Trump Administration Restores Rule Requiring Most Green Card Applicants to Leave U.S.
The Trump administration announced Friday that most foreign nationals seeking green cards must return to their home countries to complete the process. The change ends a policy that allowed many applicants already in the U.S. to finish the process domestically.