Trump Administration to Make Green Card Applicants File Overseas

Howard Lutnick reveals how many people have qualified for Trump's Gold Card visa

USCIS announced the move in a policy memo, which directed officers to consider relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether extraordinary relief is warranted.

Green card petitioners will then be required to wait for their application to be processed outside the country through consular processing via the U.S. Department of State.

Foreign students, temporary workers and some other immigrants looking to become green-card holders now face having to return to their home country to get their U.S. residency, following a memo released by the Trump administration on Friday.