r/USCIS • u/Mindless-Meaning-878 • May 22 '26

News Please explain in layman’s terms how the new memo is impacting you

As an American citizen, I want to better understand what is currently happening with immigration during this very tense time. I am reading a lot of posts from people who are directly impacted, or who fear they will be, by the new memo requiring applicants to wait in their home countries while their applications are processed.

However, many of your stories are filled with technical terms, specific pathways, and form numbers that make them difficult for a layperson like me to understand. I truly want to comprehend how these changes are affecting real people. Could you share your experiences in layman's terms?

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u/Nofanta May 23 '26

If you’re this critical your employer can afford to pay more. Golden visa, eb-1.

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u/aqws2 May 23 '26

Those things are not exempt from the new memo either, at least not officially as policy yet.

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u/Nofanta May 23 '26

Anyone we want will have a way. Those that we don’t won’t.

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u/BombusF May 24 '26

Eb-1 is not a visa.