Trump administration says visa holders seeking green cards must apply in home countries, in major change
The Trump administration has announced a significant change to the green card application process, requiring non-immigrant visa holders to return to their home countries to apply. This policy aims to reduce illegal residency in the U.S. and streamline processing at consular offices abroad. Critics argue that this move is exclusionary and will have detrimental effects on families seeking to reunite in the U.S.
- ▪Non-immigrant visa holders must return to their home countries to apply for green cards, according to the Trump administration.
- ▪This change is intended to reduce the number of individuals who remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency.
- ▪Critics, including former USCIS officials, argue that this policy is exclusionary and harmful to families.
18 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 24 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 9 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ What smart people are saying about the new green card crackdown — Business Insider
- ▪ US says people seeking green cards must leave the country to apply — Euronews
- ▪ US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply — Hacker News (Newest)
- ▪ New rule requires most green-card applicants to apply from outside U.S. — Hacker News: Front Page
- ▪ U.S. Green Card seekers must now apply from home countries — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Trump to make foreign nationals leave U.S. to apply for green cards — Japan Times
- ▪ Trump administration to make foreigners leave US to apply for green cards — Financial Times — Home
- ▪ US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Trump to force foreigners seeking US green cards to go home first — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Trump administration to require most green card applicants to leave U.S. first — CBS News — Politics
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ImmigrationNon-immigrant visa holders must return to home countries to apply for green cards, Trump administration saysIn a typical year, 1 million people apply for green cards and half of those apply from within the U.S. to change their status while they are living here, a former USCIS official said. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00The change in the green card application process is the latest move by the Trump administration to target legal immigration.Keith Bedford / Reuters fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 22, 2026, 1:28 PM EDTBy Daniella Silva and Julia AinsleyThe Trump administration said Friday that people with temporary visas seeking to adjust their immigration status to obtain green cards must return to their home countries to “do so through consular…
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