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Medical exams for green cards no longer need to conducted within a 60 day time frame of submitting your I-485 application. However, there is still a 2-year validity period associated with all immigrant medical exams.

Green card processing times vary from 12-20 months or even longer. 

Green card recapture has been implemented before in the early 2000s. By freeing up more immigrant visas and reducing backlogs, this procedure also allows some non-citizens to file for an adjustment of status more swiftly.

The short answer is no. Almost all green card applicants will not be able to make it through the medical exam process, an eligibility requirement, unless they are vaccinated.

Section 8 on the I-485 application presents many broad, and sometimes confusing questions. Below are some insights for some questions that can easily trip up applicants as they near the completion of this USCIS form.

There is still no concrete path to permanent residency for TPS holders because of the admissibility criteria for I-485 applicants. However, leaving the U.S. and returning lawfully could create some viable options.

The 60 day rule for medical exams has been waived in order to create more efficiencies in processing green card applications.

If you are planning an international trip as a U.S. visa holder, you might be wondering if you need to apply for advanced parole. See below for the rules and instructions for who needs this type of document.

The possibility of two I-485 application questions possibly being scrapped shows how the Biden Administration is looking to rebuild the legal immigration process.

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