Trump admin: Interview required for EB green card# EB23 - 劳工卡
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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/25/trump-administration-green-card-hurdle-242050
Immigration authorities will require an in-person interview for certain
applicants for green cards, a change likely to slow the process of obtaining
one.
The new requirement, which was confirmed Friday by a spokesman for the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, will apply to anyone moving from an
employment-based visa to lawful permanent residency. Visa holders who are
family members of refugees or people who receive asylum will also be
required to undergo an in-person interview when they apply for provisional
status, a stage that precedes receiving a green card, according to USCIS.
The added interview workload will almost certainly lengthen wait times from
green card applications. As of June 30, the office was processing
applications received more than six months earlier, according to a tracking
tool on the agency’s website.
Stephen Legomsky, USCIS chief counsel from 2011 to 2013, said it’s
difficult to say whether the interviews will be worth the effort.
“It probably does add some marginal value,” he said, “but whether that
value is enough to offset that additional work is hard to say.”
Langston said the agency plans to take measures to speed up the interview
process, including increased training and streamlining operations.
The agency did not provide details about where the interviews would take
place.
Immigration authorities will require an in-person interview for certain
applicants for green cards, a change likely to slow the process of obtaining
one.
The new requirement, which was confirmed Friday by a spokesman for the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, will apply to anyone moving from an
employment-based visa to lawful permanent residency. Visa holders who are
family members of refugees or people who receive asylum will also be
required to undergo an in-person interview when they apply for provisional
status, a stage that precedes receiving a green card, according to USCIS.
The added interview workload will almost certainly lengthen wait times from
green card applications. As of June 30, the office was processing
applications received more than six months earlier, according to a tracking
tool on the agency’s website.
Stephen Legomsky, USCIS chief counsel from 2011 to 2013, said it’s
difficult to say whether the interviews will be worth the effort.
“It probably does add some marginal value,” he said, “but whether that
value is enough to offset that additional work is hard to say.”
Langston said the agency plans to take measures to speed up the interview
process, including increased training and streamlining operations.
The agency did not provide details about where the interviews would take
place.
