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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Who has to leave US for Green Card and who doesn't: New USCIS rule, clarification explained

A week after the USCIS announced that immigrants will have to leave the US and wait in their home countries for the Green Card, the administration has changed its stance as industries pressed the panic button. Now the administration said it was not a big policy change and not all immigrants seeking Green Cards will be required to return to their home country and, in fact, a majority of them won't. This clarification came from the Department of Homeland Security and is being seen as a partial walk-back on the announcement. But experts are not sure whether the memo and its clarification change anything, as the clarification is also very confusing.

Green Card rule: What we know so far

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