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The Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is a form issued by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services to verify the identity and employment eligibility of workers within the United States. U.S. Employers must require all employees, both citizens and non-citizens, to complete an I-9 and present supporting documentation, such as a passport or green card. less -

TPS Haiti Work Authorization Extended to February 2026, Employers need to Make I-9 Updates.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/23/2025

In a significant development for employers and Haitian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance to reflect a court-ordered automatic...more

Immigration Alert: TPS Beneficiaries Re-Registration Period Extended

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 12/15/2023

On September 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was extending the re-registration period for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of El Salvador, Haiti,...more

USCIS Increases EAD Validity Period to Five Years for Certain Categories

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/5/2023

On September 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update to the USCIS Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to five years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization...more

USCIS extends immigration related due dates and temporary flexibility for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for the...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/27/2023

On January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, now through March 23, 2023. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally...more

USCIS Temporarily Increases Automatic Extension Period for Work Authorization - From 180 Days to Up to 540 Days

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/20/2022

On May 4, 2022 a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increased the automatic extension period for certain categories of work...more

Non-Immigrant Employees with Expiring Employment Authorization Documents Get a Lifeline from DHS

Benesch on 5/9/2022

The Department of Homeland Security announced that, effective May 4, 2022, the government was temporarily extending the automatic extension period for certain I-765 Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). Currently,...more

USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Work Permits for Certain Applicants

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 5/5/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) available to certain EAD renewal applicants....more

Employers Breathe Sigh of Relief as Immigration Officials Extend Employment Authorization for Many Workers

Fisher Phillips on 5/5/2022

Thanks to a new rule published yesterday, a broad group of nonimmigrant workers waiting for their employment authorization cards will have their temporary work authorizations extended for 540 days from their expiration date –...more

Completing Form I-9 for EAD Automatic Extensions for Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses

Cozen O'Connor on 11/23/2021

On November 12, 2021, USCIS issued a new policy that automatically extends employment authorization for dependent spouses in L-2 and E-1/E-2/E-3 status. The new policy also automatically extended employment authorization for...more

Relaxing of Employment Authorization Extension Policies for E, H-4, and L Visa Dependent Spouses

Perkins Coie on 11/19/2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached a settlement agreement on November 10, 2021, to allow automatic extensions of employment authorization for certain H-4 and L dependent spouses. Additionally, on November...more

USCIS Issues Policy Alert Regarding Work Authorization for E, L-2, and H-4 Spouses

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 11/17/2021

In our Nov. 11 client alert, we described the dramatic and beneficial changes to the employment authorization rules affecting dependent spouses of certain nonimmigrant visa holders. On Nov. 12, U.S. Citizenship and...more

Employment Authorization Policy for Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses

Cozen O'Connor on 11/17/2021

Employment Authorization Policy for Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses On November 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached a settlement in a landmark case, which provided structural changes for...more

USCIS Quickly Implements New Employment Authorization Policy for H-4, L and E Spouses

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 11/15/2021

On November 12, 2021, USCIS updated its Policy Manual to permit H-4, E and L nonimmigrant dependent spouses to receive automatic extension of employment authorization in certain circumstances. Earlier in the week, USCIS...more

H-4 & L-2 Nonimmigrant Visa Holders: Federal Settlement Impacts Employment Authorizations

Morgan Lewis on 11/15/2021

A settlement has been reached in Shergill v. Mayorkas, a federal lawsuit seeking to compel US Citizenship and Immigration Services to follow its regulations by automatically granting work permit extensions to L-2 and H-4...more

A Ray of Hope for L-2 and H-4 Spouses: Settlement Will Lead to Automatic Extensions and Employment Authorization Incident to...

Williams Mullen on 11/12/2021

Because of persistent delays by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the processing of applications for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), a group of aggrieved noncitizen plaintiffs filed a class...more

USCIS Settlement Agreement Provides Some Relief to H-4 and L-2 Spouse EAD Renewal Applications

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2021

On November 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) settled the class action lawsuit Shergill v. Mayorkas. The settlement agreement will update USCIS policy related to certain H-4 and L-2 spousal...more

COVID-19 and the Form I-9: Preparing for the End of Remote Document Verification

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/7/2021

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized U.S. employers with employees who are taking physical proximity precautions to remotely inspect identity and work authorization...more

Flexibility On I-9 Verification Process Is Extended As COVID-19 Continues

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/25/2020

In March, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allowed more flexibility for employers seeking to verify documentation for I-9 forms. The DHS has now extended that flexibility for...more

Termination of TPS Halted for Honduras and Nepal

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/22/2019

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to stay the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for Honduras and Nepal pending the outcome of Ramos v. Nielsen. In addition to the stay, DHS has also agreed to...more

Mind the Gap: Automatic Work Authorization Extensions Help Foreign National Employees Stay Productive Following EAD Expiration

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/30/2017

In the last months of President Barack Obama’s administration many regulatory changes were made that were meant to improve the functioning of the business immigration system, including changes to the process for Employment...more

Two New TPS Extensions Announced - Time to Update Form I-9s for Registered Employees

Polsinelli on 3/4/2015

Employers are reminded to "auto extend" the work authorization of eligible nationals by recording the necessary information on their Form I-9s. In the coming weeks, employment authorization documents (EAD)s for a number of...more

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