The Trump administration’s latest move to recast adjustment of status as an ‘extraordinary discretionary benefit’ and push green card applicants towards consular processing abroad is expected to trigger immediate litigation, according to immigration attorneys. In fact, the policy could also disrupt the H-1B-to-green card pathway via adjustment of status, relied upon by lakhs of Indians.

Officers are directed to consider relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether an alien warrants this extraordinary relief. | World News

The new Green Card rule that applicants can't wait for their Green Card in the US and should go back to their country of origin has sent shockwaves, as 1.2 million legal…

The consequence falls hardest on Indian applicants in the EB-2, EB-3 backlog categories, who routinely wait 10 to 15 years for a visa number to become available

The Trump administration’s latest immigration policy of recasting ‘adjustment of status’ as an ‘extraordinary’ discretionary benefit and pushing many green card applicants toward…

New United States immigration rules will create more procedural hurdles for Indian professionals and students seeking permanent residency. Those already in the US may need to…

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The Trump administration’s latest move to recast adjustment of status as an ‘extraordinary discretionary benefit’ and push green card applicants towards consular processing abroad…

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a clarification on the Trump administration’s new Green Card policy that could require many applicants to apply for…

Hundreds of thousands of families and individuals in the US, particularly those from India and the Philippines, could be affected.

United States · Immigration Key Facts —The memo: USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 on May 21 calling adjustment of status a discretionary, ext

Green card hopefuls in the US have been handed over a fresh challenge by the Donald Trump administration: most immigrants seeking green cards have to leave the United States and…