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Employer Alert! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announces Permanent 540-Day Automatic Extension Period of Employment...

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In a significant update for employers and human resource teams, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made the 540-day auto-extension period for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals a permanent benefit. In...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

USCIS extends automatic extension period for EAD renewals

Long processing times for renewal Employment Authorization Documents has resulted in the loss of work authorization for many individuals because their EAD cards expired before new cards could be issued. Individuals who filed...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

USCIS April 2024 Updates

We would like to share the following recent U.S. immigration-related updates announced by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in April 2024. Automatic Extension of EAD Cards From 180 Days to 540 Days ...more

Fisher Phillips

Automatic 540-Day Extension of Certain EAD Renewals Will Expire for Foreign National Workers in October: What Should Employers Do...

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By the end of October, a temporary rule that has been allowing certain foreign nationals to receive an increased period of automatically extended authorization to work in the United States for the past year will expire – and...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Continues to Expand Premium Processing Service Offerings

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) further expanded  premium processing for Form I-140, Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers, marking the final phase of implementing premium processing for employment-based...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Offers Premium Processing for More Permanent Resident Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has further expanded premium processing eligibility to include more Form I-140, Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications, consistent...more

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USCIS Temporarily Extends Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization to Up to 540 Days

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On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule that temporarily increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

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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Updates on U.S. Policies Impacting Foreign Nationals and Employers

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The Biden administration has recently made some important immigration policy changes which will impact both foreign national employees and their employers. Public Input Sought for Form I-9 Audits - Established as...more

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USCIS Settlement Agreement Will Expand Work Eligibility Authorization for L-2 and H-4 Visa Holders

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Following months of crisis-level processing times for Form I-765 Applications for Employment Authorization on behalf of dependent spouses in L-21 and H-42 nonimmigrant visa status, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Use of Form I-765 Approval Notices for I-9 Verification Due to COVID-19

Employers who accept certain Form I-765 Approval Notices specifically approved during the pandemic for I-9 documentation purposes must reverify the employees presenting such documents no later than December 1, 2020. Delays in...more

Baker Donelson

More Premium Processing is Congress' Solution to USCIS Financial Woes

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A stopgap funding bill to avoid a U.S. federal government shutdown temporarily extends otherwise expiring immigration categories, but also includes an interesting permanent provision to solve the ongoing financial problems of...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

ICYMI: Changes to Immigration-Related Fees, Forms, and Premium Processing

Effective October 2, 2020 employers and immigrant workers can expect changes when filing employment-based petitions with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Employers will see higher government filing fees,...more

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USCIS Fees Set to Change on October 2, 2020

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On August 3, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule that makes sweeping changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule. It also removes certain fee exceptions,...more

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Changes to USCIS Fee Schedule and Forms

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On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a Final Rule that alters the USCIS filing Fee Schedule. On average, the filing fees were increased overall by approximately 20%....more

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COVID-19 Provides Employers with Continued I-9 Flexibility

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COVID-19 has caused unprecedented delays in the production of certain employment authorization documents. Both the DHS and ICE have continued with their department's flexibility relative to I-9 documentation and completion......more

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USCIS Announces Temporary Relief For EAD Applicants

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In the first bit of relief for individuals waiting for their I-765, Applications for Employment Authorization to be adjudicated and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to be issued, USCIS announced that it will start...more

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USCIS Announces a Valentine’s Day Credit Card Payment Option

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On February 14, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will accept credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover) payments for forty-one fee based forms. Notably, the I-129...more

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What’s New in Immigration Law?

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USCIS Permits Certain EAD Applicants to apply for a Social Security Number on Form I-765 - Based on a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security...more

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