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 permanent residency from outside the United States. The policy announcement made last week raised fears across the technology industry and among H-1B visa holders that high-skilled workers could face long delays or disruptions in their immigration process.

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

United States immigration rules have changed. Foreign nationals wanting green cards must now apply from their home countries. This new policy from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…

New guidance for green card hopefuls in the United States mandates they must return to their home country before seeking permanent lawful status.

New policy requires immigrants who are in the US temporarily to apply for permanent status ‘outside of the country’

In a typical year, 1 million people apply for green cards and half of those apply from within the U.S. to change their status while they are living here, a former USCIS official…

USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler said the policy restores the original intent of the law

USCIS anunció nuevas restricciones que obligarían a inmigrantes en EE.UU. a solicitar la Green Card desde sus países de origen.

Authorities say Green Cards from inside US are discretionary, not automatic rights.

The Trump administration is announcing a new policy that requires foreigners in the U.S. to leave and apply for a green card from their home country.

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 change could affect hundreds of thousands of people a year and potentially reduce legal immigration further.

The Trump administration is announcing a new policy that requires foreigners in the U.S. to leave and apply for a green card from their home country

Change criticized by advocates marks the latest significant move by the Trump administration on immigration policy

Applicants already in the US on temporary visas — including students, tourists and temporary workers — will generally be expected to pursue green cards through consular processing…

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a…

The Trump administration now requires many green card applicants to leave the U.S. and apply from their home countries.

The new policy ‘allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivising loopholes’, stated the US immigration services.

Migrants to the US seeking permanent residency or a green card will have to return to their home country to file their applications, as per a new USCIS policy note on Friday

Under the new rule, green cards will be issued in applicants' home countries, though it remains unclear who all will be affected.

Applying for a green card can take months or longer, meaning people could be forced to leave their families or jobs whilst the process is ongoing.