Good news for those seeking a green card in the United States.  Two days after taking office, the new administration on January 22, 2025 announced it was cancelling the Biden-era requirement that all beneficiaries adjusting status show proof of receipt of COVID-19 vaccination.  The announcement appears on the USCIS website at:

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-waives-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-for-adjustment-of-status-applicants#:~:text=Effective%20Jan.,received%20the%20COVID%2D19%20vaccination

The announcements states that:

“Effective Jan. 22, 2025, USCIS is waiving any and all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident present documentation on their Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that they received the COVID-19 vaccination. USCIS will not issue any Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny related to proving a COVID-19 vaccination. USCIS will not deny any adjustment of status application based on the applicant’s failure to present documentation that they received the COVID-19 vaccination.”

In 2021 the Biden administration introduced this requirement that persisted until 2025.  The only way to seek a potential exemption from this requirement was to prevail on a waiver request based on a religious objection.  These were difficult to sustain.