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ARTICLE · 05 MAY 2022

USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period Of Certain EADs

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that beginning May 4, 2022, it is temporarily amending existing DHS regulations regarding renewals of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain eligible applicants.

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that beginning May 4, 2022, it is temporarily amending existing DHS regulations regarding renewals of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain eligible applicants. The temporary final rule expands upon a previously enacted regulation aimed at alleviating hardships to workers and employers due to growing processing times for EAD renewals.

The new rule temporarily increases the amount of time allowed for an automatic extension of employment authorization from 180 days up to 540 days from the listed EAD expiration date while the timely filed EAD extension application is pending. For EAD renewal applicants with an application pending on May 4, 2022 (the temporary rule's effective date), USCIS will provide up to 360 days (for a total of up to 540 days) of additional automatic extension time to eligible applicants.

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