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USCIS Increases Employment Authorization Document Validity Period for Certain Categories

We are updating guidance in the Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to 5 years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain noncitizens who are ...
JD Supra

Critical Policy Change Alert: DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an interim final rule, effective October 30, 2025, ending the agency's longstanding practice of automatically extending the validity of ...
JD Supra

DHS Publishes Interim Final Rule to Eliminate Auto-Extensions for Certain Timely Filed Extensions of Employment Authorization Documents

On October 30, 2025, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) eliminating auto-extension for a number of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD). Because ...
Medicine Buffalo

J-2 Employment Authorization

J-2 dependents can work in the U.S. as long as you meet certain conditions first. You must apply for and receive an Employment Authorization Document (EAD card) from the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration ...