The Trump administration has announced new rules that require most green card applicants to apply for US permanent residency overseas in an immigration clampdown that could have sweeping effects on American businesses.
Those who are in the US temporarily and are seeking the residency status will be required to return to their home country and apply at an American consulate, “except in extraordinary circumstances”, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Friday. Currently, many green card applicants file from within the US.
The move, which could have particularly adverse consequences for students, tech workers and the spouses of American citizens, marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to restrict immigration.
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