UPDATE: This announcement is an update to our original story
from Nov. 10, 2021 below.
On Jan. 31, 2022, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
implemented new E and L Class of Admission (COA) codes. Spouses of
E and L holders will now have the new codes applied to their CBP
I-94 documents These new codes on an I-94 document will serve as
evidence of U.S. work authorization and legal status. We are
awaiting USCIS to release guidance to allow employers to update the
I-9 using these new codes. Once released, an individual can obtain
and present an I-94 document evidencing their valid status with the
new code to an employer to evidence work authorization. An
Employment Authorization Document (EAD) will no longer be required
by the Department of Homeland Security for eligible nonimmigrants
under this practice.
