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The Edakunni v. Mayorkas settlement, in which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agreed to simultaneous adjudications of “bundled” H-4 and L-2 applications for dependent status and employment authorization, is set to expire on Jan. 18.
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Additional Information: During the first Trump administration, USCIS had started to “unbundle” adjudications of concurrently filed I-539 and I-765 applications for L-2 and H-4 dependents due to a biometrics requirement. The delays associated with these applications resulted in dependents not having a valid status document for several weeks or sometimes months as well as extended gaps in work authorization.
The 2023 Edakunni v. Mayorkas settlement was a form of relief for L-2 and H-4 dependents, specifically as it relates to these spouses maintaining their U.S. work authorization, ability to timely renew their driver’s licenses and other nonimmigration benefits that may require them to have a valid I-94 or employment authorization document.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.
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