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Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization Documents

On May 4, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective immediately, it would increase the automatic extension period for employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain EAD renewal...more

Baker Donelson

USCIS Announces Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for Certain Renewal Applicants

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Effective May 4, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to a maximum of 540 days for...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

USCIS Announces Policy Changes for H-4, L-2, and E-1/E-2/E-3 Dependent EAD Workers

Since the publication of our November 12, 2021 alert, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance following the November 10, 2021 settlement agreement and updated the I-9 Handbook providing for...more

Snell & Wilmer

Work Authorization Update—Relaxed Rules For E, L, and H Spouses

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Effective November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) extended employment authorization for certain E, H, and L dependent spouses. Specifically, USCIS now recognizes that L and E dependent spouses...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Update: E-2 Spouses are Now Also Deemed Employment Authorized Incident to Status

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On November 10, 2021, the parties in Shergill, et al v Mayorkas reached an important settlement that now affords an automatic extension of employment authorization for up to 180 days in narrowly defined circumstances for H-4...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

DHS Settlement Will Benefit L-2 and H-4 EAD Workers

In a consequential policy reversal, the Department of Homeland Security entered into a settlement agreement following a lawsuit regarding validity of L-2 and H-4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards. U.S. Citizenship...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS to Adopt New Policies for H-4 and L-2 Work Authorization

Pursuant to a lawsuit brought by the American Immigration Lawyer Association and its litigation partners, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement new policies to improve issuance of work authorization...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Sued Over H-4 and L-2 EAD Policies

The American Immigration Lawyers Association and a litigation partner have brought a class action lawsuit on behalf of H-4 and L-2 spouses who have applied for work authorization as the dependents of H-1B and L-1 principal...more

Dickinson Wright

New USCIS Regulations To Retain High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers

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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published new regulations effective January 17, 2017 which modernize and improve aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. The...more

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