The Trump administration is training US consular officers to assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on public benefits. The exercise has disrupted interviews worldwide and could bring greater financial scrutiny for family- and employment-based green card applicants, although no new income threshold has been announced.

The Trump administration has paused or rescheduled immigrant visa interviews worldwide for training on identifying applicants who may become dependent on US public benefits. The…

The US is training consular officers to more closely assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on government benefits. The “public charge” training has led…