Want Green Card? US says leave country first, re-enter with immigrant visa

Key points

• In a move likely to hit thousands of Indians waiting for US permanent residency, the Trump administration on Friday announced that migrants seeking Green Cards will have to leave America and apply from their home countries instead of staying in the US during the process.
• Under new guidance issued by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), migrants seeking adjustment of status for a Green Card will now generally have to apply from their home countries instead of remaining inside the US during the process.
• Read Full Story A Green Card is an official identification card that gives foreign nationals permanent residency rights in the US.
• A Green Card holder can live anywhere in the US, work for most employers, study in the US, travel in and out of the country (subject to rules) and eventually apply for US citizenship if eligible.
• “From now on, an alien who is in the...