Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards
USCIS says the change will free agency resources and could force thousands of applicants to seek permanent residency through consular processing abroad.
- On Friday, the Trump administration announced new guidance requiring noncitizens on temporary visas to return home to apply for green cards, except in "extraordinary circumstances," citing restoration of the immigration system's original intent.
- A Department of Homeland Security memo dated Thursday emphasized that Congress expects temporary residents to depart once their admission purpose is complete, highlighting USCIS officers' "discretionary" powers to weigh all factors when deciding green card applications.
- USCIS Spokesman Zach Kahler said the change frees resources for processing cases involving victims of violent crime, though World Relief called the policy "cruel" and "anti-family," warning it will force apart families.
- While restricting pathways, the administration simultaneously promotes its "gold card" program, which grants employment-based green cards for a $1 million gift, even as applicants face wait times exceeding three years.
- David J. Bier of the Cato Institute warned the change is intended to cost people their jobs and families, noting that federal law bars those without status for over a year from re-entering for 10 years.
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Foreigners in U.S. must apply for green cards abroad, new Trump administration rule says
The announcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is the latest step by the Trump administration making legal immigration more difficult for foreigners already in the U.S. and for those hoping to come here.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri = The Donald Trump administration is changing regulations so that applicants for U.S. permanent residency must apply from their home country.
Non-immigrant visa holders must return to their home countries to apply for green cards, USCIS says
A new rule from the Trump administration announced Friday would require most green card applicants to apply from outside the country, a change in longstanding practice.
Foreigners wishing to regularize their immigration status in the United States in order to obtain a residence card will have to do so from outside the country through the State Department, the Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) reported on Friday. USCIS announced the measure in a memorandum ordering officials to take into account relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether an extraordinary exemption…
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