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USCIS Tightens Signature Rules for Immigration Filings: What Employers, Applicants Should Know

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an interim final rule that changes how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) handles immigration applications...

Immigration Adjustment of Status Applications Are a Matter of Discretion, USCIS Reaffirms

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum (PM-602-0199) reaffirming that Adjustment of Status (AOS) under Section 245 of the...

Andrew Vanjani Named USCIS Chief Information Officer

Andrew Vanjani has assumed the role of chief information officer at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Vanjani announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, outl...

USCIS New Signature Rules  – Caribbean And Other Immigrants Could Lose Everything In Filing Fees

Recent Trends in N-400 Applications for U.S. Citizenship- Increased Scrutiny, Longer Adjudications

DOS and USCIS Expand Immigration Screening Across Visas and Benefits

The Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced expansions to screening and vetting across consular visa processing and USCIS imm...

DHS Proposes to Amend Asylum Work-Permit Rules to Reduce Fraud and Abuse

CIS has submitted a comment on the DHS proposal to change its regulations governing work permits for aliens who have pending applications for asylum. Current law allows applicants...

New USCIS Policy on Adjustment of Status Applications

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, significantly shifting how the agency evaluates adjustment of status applic...

USCIS Issues Policy Memo Impacting Green Card Processing, Practices, and Procedures

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizen & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memo disrupting the state of Adjustment of Status (AOS) processing for millions of current and futu...

Is Adjustment of Status Still a Viable Green Card Path? (US)

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum that materially reshapes the agency’s approach to adjustment of status (AOS), the proc...

NewsFlash! USCIS Reinforces that Adjustment of Status is Discretionary – Not a Right

On May 21, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, reminding its officers and the public that adjustment of status (AOS) u...

USCIS Policy Update: Increased Discretion in Adjustment of Status Adjudications

A new policy memorandum from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may bring more scrutiny to adjustment of status (AOS) decisions. Our Immigration Team examines the im...

How USCIS Memo Introduces New Uncertainties for Employers and Individuals in Immigration Application Process

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum last week emphasizing that adjustment of status (AOS) is not simply a procedural pathway to permane...

When USCIS Won’t Act: Your Legal Options for a Stalled Naturalization Application

Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years of work and patience. So when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives your Form N-400 and then goes silent, the frustrati...

New USCIS Signature Rule

DHS issued an interim final rule (effective 10.Jul.2026) allowing USCIS to deny immigration benefit requests found to have invalid signatures after acceptance. If denied, filing fe...

USCIS Reframes Adjustment of Status as 'Extraordinary' Relief: What U.S. Employers and Foreign National Employees Need t...

Highlights The memo characterizes Adjustment of Status as discretionary, not routine. Satisfying every statutory eligibility requirement does not entitle an applicant to approv...

USCIS recently issued guidance emphasizing that AOS is discretionary and for extraordinary circumstances and that indivi...

Answer It remains unclear how the USCIS will apply this guidance and whether it could affect adjustment of status (AOS) applications that are already pending. However, based on rep...

Changes to USCIS Adjustment of Status Policy Announced – What Comes Next?

Friday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a policy revision disfavoring obtaining permanent residency through "adjustment of status" within the U.S. a...

US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply

WASHINGTON — Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country via the State Department,...

Where Americans are finding the documents needed to prove Canadian citizenship by descent

This spring, thousands of Americans are requesting copies of official documents from vital statistics offices and archives to prove their eligibility for Canadian citizenship by de...

Archives overwhelmed after Canada opens up citizenship to millions of Americans

Archives across Canada are reporting a dramatic surge in requests, after a change in legislation granted citizenship to any American who can trace their lineage back to a Canadian...

New USCIS Policy Memorandum Addresses Adjustment of Status Adjudications

On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, outlining a change to the adjustment of status (AOS) process under Form I-485. The Policy Memorandum (PM) states that a...

Shifting the Balance: How Discretion Now Plays a Greater Role in Adjustment of Visa Status

On May 21, 2026, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new Policy Memorandum – PM-602-0199 (“Memo”) regarding adjustment of status (AOS) determina...

'You are not going to get a Green Card if...': USCIS director warns about opening older cases to send people back