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.

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.…

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…

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…

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…

A new USCIS policy, PM-602-0199, issued May 22, 2026, mandates stricter discretionary review for Green Card applications filed within the US. Immigration lawyers advise against…

A new USCIS policy memo is causing confusion for immigrants seeking green cards in the US. Immigration officers will now apply closer discretionary review for Adjustment of Status…

A memo suggests prohibiting immigrants from applying for green cards while in the US. Instead, they would have to return to their home country to do it.

Under a policy memorandum issued last week Trump administration said it would reserve green card approvals for “extraordinary circumstances.”