Some 540,000 family-based and around 170,000 employment-based green card applications are currently pending with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), show data from the agency. A May 22 memo announcing the policy did not specify whether it would apply only to new applications or also have retrospective effect.

New applicants for a US Green Card or permanent resident status may now be required to return to the Philippines, according to a new memorandum issued by US Citizenship and…

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

Trump administration mandates Green Card applicants to apply from home countries, aiming to reduce illegal residency in the U.S.

Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country via the State Department, the U.S.…

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.

New rules force most applicants to leave the US to process renewal applications

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.

Students, workers and some family applicants could be forced abroad

A new policy by the Trump administration mandates green card applicants to apply from their home countries. This move faces strong criticism from lawmakers and immigration…

Nueva política de USCIS en EE.UU. genera dudas sobre la Green Card y preocupa a inmigrantes con procesos migratorios abiertos.

The Trump administration announced that most foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in the US would now have to apply from their home countries. | India News

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

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…

The Trump administration has mandated that green card applicants must leave the U.S

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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.

Some 540,000 family-based and around 170,000 employment-based green card applications are currently pending with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), show data…