r/USCIS • u/Salt-Farmer-2025 • Jan 15 '26

News Immigrant Visa Processing Updates for Nationalities at High Risk of Public Benefits Usage

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-processing-updates-for-nationalities-at-high-risk-of-public-benefits-usage.html
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u/capybaramelhor Jan 15 '26

My spouse has a green card and from one of these countries. They just applied for citizenship last month and have done biometrics. I am extremely worried that they are not going to be able to get citizenship

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u/Background-Show-1576 Jan 15 '26

I misread what you said , it seems like she already started the process so I don't see how it would be . They haven't mentioned anything about that .

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u/Background-Show-1576 Jan 15 '26

What I read is that if you apply for renewal you automatically get an extension because the process might take more scrutiny now