A new USCIS Policy Memorandum signals a major shift in adjustment of status policy, potentially redirecting applicants toward consular processing abroad. GT immigration lawyers break down the implications and offer practical guidance.
Recent Trends in N-400 Applications for U.S. Citizenship: Increased Scrutiny, Longer Adjudications
Recent adjudication trends in N-400 Applications for Naturalization indicate U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is applying increased scrutiny to applications involving extended travel abroad, tax compliance issues, and criminal history concerns.
Immigration Insights Episode 10 | EB-5 and the Trump Gold Card: Insights on Investment Immigration Reform
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, Greenberg Traurig attorneys Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky examine President Donald Trump’s recent announcement about introducing a Trump Gold Card, a new $5 million investment-based green card, and its implications for the existing EB-5 visa program in the United States.
Kate and Jen provide insights into the
USCIS Memo Pauses TPS, Asylum, EAD, Other Applications from Parolees
As confirmed by several news outlets and the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association, acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Andrew Davidson issued an internal memorandum Feb. 14, 2025, ordering an agency-wide “administrative pause” on all “pending benefit requests” filed by applicants paroled through a parole program, including those seeking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants
Biden Administration Changes Green Card Process for Mixed-Status Families
In a move aimed at improving immigration processes and providing additional support to immigrants, the Biden administration has announced several policy changes.
Starting August 19, unauthorized spouses and children of U.S. citizens who have been in the United States for at least 10 years will be able to apply for parole in place. This provision
USCIS Policy Manual Updates Make It Easier to Identify Adjustment of Status Applicants Subject to the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
On July 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to make it easier for green card applicants to identify who may be considered inadmissible to the United States on the grounds that they are likely to become a public charge.
The new guidance is designed to enable applicants to respond
Schedule A I-140: Fast-Track Green Card for Nurses and Physical Therapists
Most employment-based permanent residency applications require the applicant to go through the PERM labor certification process where the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) certifies that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, available, and qualified to fill a position. However, DOL recognizes nurses and physical therapists as shortage occupations or “Schedule A” occupations
USCIS Removes Form I-693 Signature Requirement, Simplifying the Green Card Application Process
On March 31, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) permanently removed the requirement that U.S. civil surgeons sign Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before submission of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. USCIS first waived this requirement on a temporary
PERM Recruitment Advertisements under ‘Pay Transparency’ Laws
Summary
State and local pay transparency laws require employers to disclose pay ranges to applicants in their job advertisements and may require steps beyond the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations when sponsoring foreign national workers for permanent resident (green card) status. Employers filing Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) applications should prepare for changes in the PERM
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals
Effective Sept. 26, 2022, USCIS is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) from 12 months to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.
USCIS has updated the language on Form I-90 receipt notices to extend the validity of a