Comment Comment by euio757 > I went through the whole work permit to PR to citizenship pipeline without ever having to leave the country.You're comparing apples to oranges.People going from non-immigrant visa (H1B, F1 etc.) to Green card via i485 "adjustment of status" do not need to leave the country either.Only consular processing (ds 260) are in scope of this pausehttps://www.ellis.com/resources/immigrant-visa-pause-2026Has more details than the paywalled article parent euio757 2 months ago
You're comparing apples to oranges.
People going from non-immigrant visa (H1B, F1 etc.) to Green card via i485 "adjustment of status" do not need to leave the country either.
Only consular processing (ds 260) are in scope of this pause
https://www.ellis.com/resources/immigrant-visa-pause-2026
Has more details than the paywalled article