JD Supra

USCIS Updates Guidance on Employment Authorization for Certain E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses

On March 18, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would update the USCIS Policy Manual to address acceptable evidence of work authorization for E and L ...
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 ...
JD Supra

USCIS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization: What Employers Need to Know

Effective October 30, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), through an interim final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security, ended the practice of automatically ...
Brandeis University

International Students and Scholars Office

J-2 dependent family members may apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for permission to accept employment on the Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; a job ...
India West

Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders Claim Inordinate Delays in Processing H-4 Work Authorization Permits

File photo of a Department of Homeland Security building and US Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Tukwila, Washington, on March 3, 2020. SaveH4EAD last weekend organized a protest ...