US Extends Employment Document Renewals to 540 Days

Highlights: US announced to extend the EAD Renewals to 540 days

• DHS announced a final rule to increase extension date of employment authorization document renewal (EAD).
• The employment document authorization date is extended from 180 days to 540 days.
• The final rule will be effective January 13, 2025.
• This rule will be for eligible candidates who filed renewal applications on or after May 4, 2022.

 

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DHS Announces Permanent Increase of the Automatic Extension Period for Specific Employment Permits Document Renewal

The US government announced the permanent increase of the extension period for certain employment permit documentation renewal from 180 days to 540 days for eligible foreign nationals who had filed the request for their work permit renewal in a timely manner. This rule was introduced to respond to feedback from the business community and create more certainty for employers. Increasing the automatic extension period for specific employment authorization documents will help reduce the red tape burdening employers. It will ensure that hundreds of thousands of eligible foreign nationals for employment can continue to contribute to the US economy.

 

The Final rule of the extension period will be effective from January 13, 2025, for eligible applicants who had timely filed renewal EAD applications that are either pending or filed on or after May 4, 2022.

 

USCIS introduced additional efforts to reduce EAD processing time

The final rule is also related to the USCIS's continuous efforts to support eligible foreign nationals who can work and be a part of the U.S. economy. Additionally to the final rule, USCIS decided to introduce several measures to reduce EAD processing times overall and ease the processing by:

 

• Adjusting the EAD processing times for foreign nationals to address the pending applications from fiscal year 2021 till date
• To educate work-eligible applicants and to give intake support to applicants
• EAD application processing times reduction for asylum applicants and certain parolees to from less than or equal to a 30-day median
• Increasing the EAD validity for specific applicants from 2 years to 5 years
• Ease the procedure of EAD application processing for refugee applicants
• Online filing of EAD applications expansion for parolees and asylum applicants

 

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