How At Risk Is Your Immigration Status? Take the 2026 Green Card Policy Quiz

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The quiz takes approximately 3-5 minutes to complete. It consists of 12 carefully designed questions. Answer honestly with your gut reaction for the most accurate result.

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Question 1

What type of visa are you currently in the US on?

Accepted Answer

I'm a spouse or child of a US citizen (K-1, CR-1, or entered as immediate relative), F-1 (student) or OPT/STEM OPT, H-1B (specialty occupation worker), B-1/B-2 (tourist/visitor), or my visa is expired

Question 2

Your employer's immigration attorney calls you with news about the new USCIS memo. What is your current green card situation?

Accepted Answer

I haven't started the green card process at all — I'm still deciding, I have a pending I-485 that was filed before May 22, 2026, My green card was already approved — I'm a permanent resident, My employer started the green card process but we haven't filed I-485 yet

Question 3

How long have you been in the United States continuously on your current visa status?

Accepted Answer

Less than 1 year, 5 to 15 years — I've built my entire career and life here, 15+ years, including long periods waiting in the employment-based priority date backlog, 1 to 5 years

Question 4

You need to travel internationally. What happens to your ability to re-enter the US if you leave right now?

Accepted Answer

I have valid H-1B status and a current visa stamp — I can re-enter on my work visa, I've overstayed my authorized period of admission at some point in my history, I have Advance Parole from a pending I-485 — I'm not sure if it still protects me, My visa stamp is expired but my status is valid — I'd need to get a new visa stamp abroad before returning

Question 5

What country were you born in? (This affects priority date backlogs and consular processing timelines.)

Accepted Answer

A country without major visa backlogs — I'd likely get a consular interview within 12–18 months, India or China — I'm in an employment-based backlog and could wait 10–20+ more years, Mexico or the Philippines — I'm in a family-based backlog and consular wait times exceed several years, I'm a US citizen by birth — I'm not personally affected but I have a foreign-born spouse dealing with this

Question 6

Your supervisor pulls you aside and asks if the new green card rule affects your work authorization. You honestly think to yourself:

Accepted Answer

I'm safe — my H-1B or L-1 status is valid for at least 2 more years and my employer will keep renewing it, I'm already on an EAD (Employment Authorization Document) tied to my pending I-485, My OPT or STEM OPT expires in under 12 months and I was counting on AOS to bridge the gap, My employment authorization doesn't depend on a pending green card — I'm in a stable nonimmigrant status

Question 7

A friend who is also an H-1B holder tells you they're going to "just leave and do consular processing — it'll be fine." What is your honest reaction?

Accepted Answer

That might actually work for them — they don't have any past violations and their home country consulate processes quickly, It could go either way — consular processing takes 12–24 months and a lot could change politically, I'm worried for them — I know their priority date isn't current, so they could be stuck abroad indefinitely, That sounds terrifying — if they leave and trigger a multi-year bar, there's no coming back easily

Question 8

Have you ever had any of the following immigration complications?

Accepted Answer

None — my record is completely clean: no overstays, no unauthorized work, no misrepresentation, I worked without authorization for a period, or worked for an employer other than my H-1B sponsor, A minor issue that was technically resolved — but I'm not 100% sure it won't be used against me under the new discretionary standard, I was out of status briefly between employers or between visa changes, but my attorney said it was fine

Question 9

Your company's legal team is reviewing what the new USCIS memo means for employees. What does your employer's response look like?

Accepted Answer

My employer is supportive but confused — they've never dealt with something like this before, They're fully backing me — immigration counsel is on retainer and the company will file lawsuits if needed, I'm already talking to my own personal immigration attorney about my options, My employer is a small startup or I'm self-employed/on a National Interest Waiver — I'm navigating this mostly alone

Question 10

The USCIS memo includes a vague "extraordinary circumstances" exception. How likely are you to qualify?

Accepted Answer

Possibly — I have long US ties (15+ years), a US citizen child, and could make a strong humanitarian case, I have no idea what would qualify and my attorney says the standard is undefined, Very likely — I have serious medical treatment in the US, am a crime victim or VAWA petitioner, or have a US citizen child who would face extreme hardship, Unlikely — I'm a standard employment-based case with no obvious humanitarian hook

Question 11

How close is your priority date to being current for an employment-based green card?

Accepted Answer

My priority date will likely be current within the next 1–2 years, I don't know what a priority date is — I haven't gotten that far in the process yet, My priority date is current or I'm family-based as an immediate relative of a US citizen, I'm EB-2 or EB-3 from India or China — I am realistically decades away from a current priority date

Question 12

If you were forced to leave the US for consular processing tomorrow, what happens to your immediate life?

Accepted Answer

My US citizen spouse and children are here — leaving would mean family separation that could last years, I have humanitarian protections or other legal grounds that would prevent forced departure, It would be disruptive but manageable — I could work remotely from my home country and my family could stay or come with me, I own a business, have a mortgage, and have deep financial roots — leaving would be financially catastrophic

How At Risk Is Your Immigration Status? Take the 2026 Green Card Policy Quiz

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