USCIS Tightens Green Card Path for 2 Nonimmigrant Groups
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 4
USCIS Tightens Green Card Path for 2 Nonimmigrant Groups
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 4
Summary
A new USCIS policy memorandum could make it much harder for nonimmigrant visitors and parolees to obtain green cards without first leaving the United States.
USCIS says the stricter standard is meant to cut the risk that applicants whose cases are denied remain in the country unlawfully.
The change targets adjustment-of-status cases for people admitted temporarily or paroled in, narrowing a route that had allowed some to seek permanent residency from inside the U.S.
The memo signals a broader shift toward tighter screening and fewer in-country pathways to legal permanent residence for temporary entrants.