At a Crossroad: Consular Options to Immigrate as USCIS Adjustment Backlogs Increase

In order to uphold the “integrity of our nation’s immigration system,” on October 1, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began to phase-in a mandate of in person adjustment of status (I-485) interviews for employment based cases at USCIS field offices nationwide.   Previously, USCIS field offices would rarely interview an employment based adjustment applicant. …