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Immigration Procedures Time Extensions Employment Authorization Documents (EAD)

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

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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

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Update: USCIS Expands Eligibility for 540-Day EAD Extension

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After reaching out to both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) for clarification, USCIS has issued a significant and unexpected update...more

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Countdown to Chaos? The 540-Day EAD Extension in Legislative Crosshairs

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If you have been following immigration news and are wondering how changes in Washington might affect your workforce, you are not alone. Senate Joint Resolution 8 (S.J. Res. 8) in the 119th Congress aims to undo a USCIS...more

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DHS: Automatic Extension of Work Authorization for Certain Renewal Applicants

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Good news for those applying for or with pending Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals. DHS is temporarily reinstituting its 540-day automatic extension of work authorization for eligible individuals....more

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Immigration Alert: TPS Beneficiaries Re-Registration Period Extended

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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

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USCIS Increases EAD Validity Period to Five Years for Certain Categories

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

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USCIS Extends Validity Periods on Employment Authorization Cards

On May 4, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a temporary final rule increasing the automatic extension period of employment authorization cards (EAD or I-765) from 180 days to 540 days. The rule takes...more

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

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

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USCIS Increases 180-day EAD Automatic Extension to 540 Days for Certain Applicants

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a Temporary Final Rule that will increase the 180-day automatic extension period for some Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) to 540 days beyond the EAD’s...more

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

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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

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USCIS extends automatic extension period for EAD renewal applications, hopes to cut processing time in 2023

On Wednesday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a Temporary Final Rule to address the long delays in the approval of Employment Authorization Document renewal applications. Hundreds of thousands of foreign...more

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DHS Has Temporarily Increased Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization and/or Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)

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Normally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations provide for an automatic extension period of up to 180 days from the expiration date stated on the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for applicants...more

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USCIS Temporarily Increases Automatic Extension Period for Certain EAD Applicants

On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for expiring employment authorization documents (EAD) for renewal...more

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USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Documents

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On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for up to...more

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L-2 EAD Renewals: Clarity For L-2 EADs After USCIS Settlement Agreement

On November 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reached a settlement in the class action Shergill v. Mayorkas. As part of the settlement, USCIS agreed to update its policy relating to H-4 and L-2...more

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

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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

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

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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

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USCIS Revises Policy Regarding Employment Authorization for H-4, L-2, and E Dependent Spouses

On November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance addressing the automatic extension of employment authorization for H-4, L-2, and E dependent spouses in response to a class action...more

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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, and L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses

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On November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued policy guidance to automatically extend employment authorization (“EAD”) for H-4, E, and L nonimmigrant dependent spouses under certain...more

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

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

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Employment Authorization Policy for Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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DHS Settlement Expands Employment Authorization Benefits for L-2 and H-4 Spouses

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has agreed to a settlement in the case of Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, resulting in important policy changes immediately affecting L-2 and H-4 visa holders’ work authorization...more

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