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Update – USCIS Policy Memo Regarding Adjustment of Status Adjudications https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/viarami-news-update-8499266-1.jpg 0 0 Veronica Jeffers Veronica Jeffers https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cc319233acdc667b405a0c4d888e8fd27cb66a141115ea7536db60ef4b9700f0?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 25, 2026 June 25, 2026

Veronica Jeffers
June 25, 2026

Update – USCIS Policy Memo Regarding Adjustment of Status Adjudications

As we indicated in an earlier news alert, on May 22, 2026, USCIS released a Policy Memorandum (PM) reminding its officers that adjustment of status (AOS) is a matter of discretion and an “extraordinary act” of “administrative grace” that should not be used to allow foreign nationals to avoid the “prescribed, ordinary consular visa process”…

USCIS To Grant “Adjustment Of Status” To Lawful Permanent Resident Status Only In “Extraordinary Circumstances” https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/stairs-building.jpg 1280 853 Elsie Hui Arias Elsie Hui Arias https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ec7ccb2fcbe3d6b076576abb9e830b6e693abd48baf31e78530dad8809c0764?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 22, 2026 May 22, 2026

Elsie Hui Arias
May 22, 2026

USCIS To Grant “Adjustment Of Status” To Lawful Permanent Resident Status Only In “Extraordinary Circumstances”

According to a Policy Memorandum (PM) released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) earlier today, adjustment of status (AOS) applications are adjudicated in an exercise of discretion and may only be approved in “extraordinary circumstances.” In enacting this new policy, USCIS is limiting the availability of foreign nationals to obtain lawful permanent resident…

New U.S. State Department Directive Updates Requirements for Nonimmigrant Visa Processing at U.S. Embassy/Consulate https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/overcome-visa-denial.jpg 849 565 Elsie Hui Arias Elsie Hui Arias https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ec7ccb2fcbe3d6b076576abb9e830b6e693abd48baf31e78530dad8809c0764?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 10, 2025 February 4, 2026

Elsie Hui Arias
September 10, 2025

New U.S. State Department Directive Updates Requirements for Nonimmigrant Visa Processing at U.S. Embassy/Consulate

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has updated its instructions for all foreign nationals scheduling appointments for nonimmigrant visas (e.g. F-1, H-1B, L-1, E-2, etc.) at a U.S. embassy or consulate. The following policies are effective as of September 6, 2025: Applicants for U.S. nonimmigrant visas (NIV) should schedule their visa interview appointments at the U.S.…

New USCIS Policy Places Heavier Scrutiny On “Good Moral Character” Requirement For Naturalization https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/passport-315266_1280.jpg 1269 1280 Elsie Hui Arias Elsie Hui Arias https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ec7ccb2fcbe3d6b076576abb9e830b6e693abd48baf31e78530dad8809c0764?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 20, 2025 August 20, 2025

Elsie Hui Arias
August 20, 2025

New USCIS Policy Places Heavier Scrutiny On “Good Moral Character” Requirement For Naturalization

Reflecting a trend under the new administration to narrow eligibility for certain U.S. immigration benefits, USCIS issued a new policy memorandum on August 15, 2025 which directs its officers to place a heavier burden on applicants for naturalization to establish that they satisfy the good moral character requirement for U.S. citizenship. As background, lawful permanent…

USCIS Narrows Eligibility for Children Under Child Status Protection Act https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/family-travel.jpg 1280 854 Candice Garrett Candice Garrett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e8a46cebfa8b3edcb43f8a25ffed9eb7656d3715b1e8b0bc6a209c9f6ece3c37?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 14, 2025 February 4, 2026

Candice Garrett
August 14, 2025

USCIS Narrows Eligibility for Children Under Child Status Protection Act

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced an update to its Policy Manual regarding the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), which reverts back to its pre-February 14, 2023 policy. As background, for immigration purposes, a “child” is an unmarried individual who is under 21 years old. A person who is older than 21 years is ineligible…

Understanding visas and immigration pathways for investors and entrepreneurs https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/skyscraper-ge4b287d3a_1920.jpg 1920 1093 Lincoln Stone Lincoln Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1802a154abc7bf9e9f91b220501208a6fac960ada1fd9cb2968c0176fe1a0bad?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 4, 2022 November 4, 2022

Lincoln Stone
November 4, 2022

Understanding visas and immigration pathways for investors and entrepreneurs

Immigration Pathways to the United States for Investors and Entrepreneurs Investment and doing business in the United States continues to be attractive. Foreign direct investment in the United States increased by 10% in 2021 as compared to 2020.[1] Immigrants in particular play a substantial role in new business formation, and immigrants or their children have…

Advocating Removal of Conditions for Good Faith Investors https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/statue-of-liberty-gfdb16f444_1280-e1637169863100.jpg 600 337 Lincoln Stone Lincoln Stone https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1802a154abc7bf9e9f91b220501208a6fac960ada1fd9cb2968c0176fe1a0bad?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 17, 2021 November 22, 2021

Lincoln Stone
November 17, 2021

Advocating Removal of Conditions for Good Faith Investors

New capital investment by immigrant investors interested in the EB-5 visa regional center (“RC”) program may be on pause while Congress puzzles out a legislative solution from historic negotiations on trillion-dollar public investments in infrastructure and social programs. Nevertheless, the petition process carries on for existing investors of private capital to remove the conditions on…