Trump administration tightens green card rules

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Trump administration tightens green card rules

A US work permit will become more difficult to obtain in the future. Trump swears in his supporter Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman. All developments in the news blog.

According to the US government’s wishes, applications for permanent residence status in the USA should in future be submitted primarily from abroad. Anyone who would like to apply for a so-called green card and thus permanent residence status should generally use the consular procedure in their home country, according to an instruction from the responsible immigration authority. The US government is effectively setting higher hurdles for obtaining a green card.

Previously, vacationers, students or other visitors with limited residence rights were able to apply for a green card in the USA under certain conditions. According to the Washington Post, more than half of the green cards issued each year are based on this process. The prerequisite for this is, among other things, that the intention to stay for a longer period did not exist from the start.

“This is going to affect thousands and thousands of people,” Elizabeth Goss, an immigrant rights advocate, told The Washington Post. Goss portrayed the step as an unfounded tightening that was not caused by a safety problem. He meets people who have already been examined by the authorities. “This affects doctors, professors, researchers and managers.”

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The new chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, has officially taken office. The 56-year-old took the oath of office on Friday in the presence of US President Donald Trump. Trump made it clear that he expected the change of course announced by Warsh to lower key interest rates. Numerous politicians and business representatives took part in the ceremony in the White House, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Warsh was Trump’s preferred candidate for the head of the Federal Reserve (Fed) and was confirmed for the office by a majority of the US Senate last week. He succeeds Jerome Powell, who led the central bank for eight years. The actually independent Fed is facing unprecedented pressure under Trump to lower the key interest rate and thus make loans cheaper. The opposition Democrats therefore accuse the new Fed board of being Trump’s “puppet”.