Overview
- The proposal would update a 1929 registration provision to let long-term undocumented immigrants apply for permanent residency, but it has not advanced into law.
- USCIS emphasizes that existing routes to a Green Card remain family sponsorship, employment-based categories, and refugee or asylee status.
- Family sponsorship requires filing Form I-130 and a financial affidavit via Form I-864, with siblings classified under the F4 preference and fees listed at $675 by mail or $625 online for I-130 and $1,440 for I-485.
- USCIS guidance says to renew a Green Card with Form I-90 when expired or within six months of expiry, paying $465 by paper or $415 online, while two-year conditional residents must file I-751 or I-829 instead.
- Naturalization typically requires five years of continuous residence and at least 30 months of physical presence, and travelers may need a reentry permit via Form I-131 or TPS travel documents I-512T or I-512L, with CBP assessing reentry on return including for Texas departures.