Rajiv's Comments in MSN - Green card? H-1Bs must prove worthy of ‘status adjustment’

Published by: MSN - May 25, 2026
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/green-card-h-1bs-must-prove-worthy-of-status-adjustment/ar-AA23ZQUP?gemSnapshotKey=GMB7F4ABDA-snapshot-1&uxmode=ruby&apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

Rajiv S Khanna, managing attorney at Immigration.com, said officers need to see affirmative records for why an applicant deserves to adjust status while in the US. “My immediate advice to Indian nationals with pending I-485 cases: do not withdraw. Build an affirmative record now of your taxes, your contributions, your family ties, your professional standing and other evidence of roots in the US.

The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Patel v. Garland stripped federal courts of jurisdiction to review most factual findings in adjustment cases. Whatever record you build at the USCIS level is effectively the only record that will ever matter. Prepare it carefully.”