The USCIS's new memo encourages immigrants to apply for a green card from outside the U.S. – even if they're already here.

Immigration law experts say the policy change is unclear on who would be required to actually leave the United States.

Significant Changes to Green Card Application Process The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has ...

Immigration attorney Yossel Balisok says new USCIS guidance could make green card approvals harder to secure and raises new ...

Some USCIS officers have begun asking green-card applicants why they chose Adjustment of Status (AOS) rather than consular ...

A dramatic policy change to the green card application process last Friday will now force applicants to return to their home ...

The memo says applicants may only remain in the U.S. to complete the green card process under "extraordinary circumstances." ...

A new federal memo could force hundreds of thousands of visa holders to leave the U.S.—and wait abroad—to apply for permanent ...

The federal government is tightening the reins on how immigrants secure permanent residency from within the country. In a newly released policy memorandum, U.

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizen & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memo disrupting the state of Adjustment of Status (AOS) processing ...

The new USCIS policy PM-602-0199 pushing green card processing overseas could postpone U.S. tax residency, worldwide taxation ...

The policy could be “devastating” for tens of thousands of people in Philadelphia who have applied for a green card via the adjustment of status process.