adjustment of status

On May 28, 2025, a federal District Court ordered the Department of Homeland Security to lift the pause it had put in place in February 2025 that suspended the processing of applications filed by humanitarian parolees. This means that USCIS must resume processing applications from parolees for work permits, TPS, asylum, green cards, and other immigration benefits. Although the District Court's ruling is good news for Ukrainian parolees seeking more stable immigration statuses and employment authorization, it remains to be seen whether pending applications will begin to be approved for large numbers of parolees and, if so, how quickly decisions will be issued. Parolees who filed applications in the past 5-10 months may continue to see long wait times due to major application backlogs and uncertainty about the administration's directives with regard to humanitarian parole. Read more

Adjustment of Status is the process by which a noncitizen who is already in the United States can apply for Lawful Permanent Resident status (a Green Card) without having to leave the country. However, strict legal requirements limit the eligibility for this process for humanitarian parolees and other categories of applicants. Read more

The Ukrainian Adjustment Act was introduced on June 7, 2023 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently, it is awaiting further movement from the House Committee on the Judiciary. Read more