US to reject incomplete visa, green card applications under new rules

US tightens immigration rules, allows USCIS to deny incomplete visa and green card applications. (Representative image - AP photo)The United States has tightened its immigration benefit processing rules, allowing immigration officers to reject incomplete or insufficiently documented applications for visas, green cards, citizenship and other immigration benefits without first asking applicants to submit additional evidence. The change, which took effect immediately, could affect thousands of Indian applicants seeking to study, work or settle in the US.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that applicants must establish their eligibility for an immigration benefit at the time of filing. Under the revised guidance, if an application does not include all required initia