05/22/2026
Just in from USCIS folks. People who want to adjust status while in the United States must now return to their home country and obtain their green cards there. You read that right - even people who entered the United States legally (as temporary workers, tourists, students, etc) and later on either get married to a U.S. Citizen or are petitioned by a U.S. employer must now return to their home country and obtain their green cards there. According to USCIS, adjustments of status while in the United States will be granted only in "extraordinary circumstances". Stay tuned folks as I am sure this new USCIS rule will be challenged in the courts.