The Trump administration announced last Friday that US visa holders who want a green card must first return to their home countries and apply from there, “except in extraordinary circumstances.” On it...
Trump Admin: Green Card Applicants Must Leave US
New policy requires green card applicants to apply from abroad, reversing longstanding practice.
Under a proposed policy – a departure from longtime practice that would cause significant disruption – green card applicants would no longer be able to apply for legal status from inside the US.
A new memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would require green card applicants to apply for permanent residency abroad—but the law it cites may say the opposite.