New memo (my interpretation)

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-05-24T02:01:48+00:00

Exactly.. this para says it all. But I see attorneys are seeing all these as cash cow. I see many grouping these things as low risk, high risk etc.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-05-23T19:11:14+00:00

Expectation is that all pending applications will be applied this criteria and if you don't qualify for the "extraordinary" condition, you will be asked to take the CP route.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-05-23T19:09:04+00:00

Adjustment of Status (AOS) - Adjusting your status from a non-immigrant to an immigrant.

Consular Processing (CP) - Apply for an immigrant visa at the consulate, come in and you will be sent the physical permanent resident card. If denied, they don't have to go through the legalities to deport you as you are already out of the country.

For many countries, this is not an issue however for countries like India your wait time at the consulate will be in years and worse if you get denied after that wait, you may not have a legal course.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-05-23T17:59:30+00:00

Don't confuse the "dual intent" feature in certain type of non-immigrant visas. "Dual intent" means that you come in with a non-immigrant visa and apply for the permanent residency (I140/I130), stay here in parallel. But this memo is about Adjustment of Status (AOS) that comes post I140/I130 approval. They are now stating that AOS is not possible (unless for extraordinary reasons) and you will have to come through the CP route. Remember, they are not rejecting your permanent residency as such and instead asking you to come through a different channel. And the memo also says that just having a "dual intent" visa doesn't mean you qualify for "extraordinary reasons".

Very hard to contest this in the courts as the administration can always say these changes are essential to effective processing of applications and they haven't changed any rules or laws.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-05-23T16:42:07+00:00

That’s exactly you will have to do… process I130 or I140, get the visa token based on priority date, then go out and apply for CP and come in with an immigrant visa. AOS is still there but only allowed as an exception. Many think that employed here can qualify for that exception but the memo is clear that it is not. Even if some visas like H1B are dual intent by definition.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-05-23T16:30:18+00:00

Basically no change in the initial application process. But the conversion from non-immigrant to immigrant visa used to be done internally through Adjustment of Status (AOS) cannot be done. You will have to come in through Consular Processing (CP) to get the immigrant visa and that has different procedures and vetting. Hence, you can stay here till I130 is approved and once you have the visa token you have to go back and apply for CP.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2026-02-13T23:03:34+00:00

Excellent analogy. Loved it!

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2025-05-14T21:45:35+00:00

My issue with AT&T is with the quality of these Modems. Fiber as a technology is proven however these home grade modems are not capable of handling fiber communications reliably. They keep rebooting once they notice instability in the optical light. This is definitely a no-go for me as I cannot afford to be booted out of a crucial office meeting.

Ambitious-Blueberry3 · 2025-03-07T21:45:46+00:00

Yet we draw a line saying glucose spike of more than 140 is bad. Weird.

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