Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards

Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards(thehill.com)

10 points by KnuthIsGod 1 hour ago | 2 comments

sleepyguy 1 hour ago |

So if someone is here in the US on an H1B and they want to become a permanent Resident/ Green Card holder, they will have to go back to their country of origin to apply? Otherwise they just stay on their H1B VISA and work.

Is that right?

jleyank 1 hour ago | |

Aren’t h1b’s time limited? 1-2 renewals?

sleepyguy 1 hour ago |

So if someone is here in the US on an H1B and they want to become a permanent Resident/ Green Card holder, they will have to go back to their country of origin to apply? Otherwise they just stay on their H1B VISA and work.

Is that right?

jleyank 1 hour ago | |

Aren’t h1b’s time limited? 1-2 renewals?