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DHS Announces Permanent Rule for 540-Day Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Renewals

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The 540-day automatic extensions of expiring employment authorization documents (EADs) will be permanent policy, according to a DHS final rule scheduled to be published on Dec. 13, 2024. The new rule will become effective on...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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

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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

Cozen O'Connor

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

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

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

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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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