The United States has tightened its immigration benefit processing rules, allowing immigration officers to reject incomplete or insufficiently documented applications for visas, green cards, citizenship and other immigration benefits without first asking applicants to submit additional evidence. The change, which took effect immediately, could affect thousands of Indian applicants seeking to study, work or settle in the US.

USCIS officers now have discretion to deny incomplete immigration applications. Applicants must provide all required documents to establish eligibility at filing. This new…

The United States has tightened its immigration benefit processing rules, allowing immigration officers to reject incomplete or insufficiently documented applications for visas,…