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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has increased the maximum validity period for certain Employment Authorization Documents to five years.
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Additional Information: The Biden administration announced this change as part of a package of immigration changes last week. USCIS updated guidance in its Policy Manual and provided additional details this week. The updated guidance also provides information on the categories of noncitizens who are automatically authorized to work (employment authorized incident to status or circumstance) and clarifies that certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees are employment authorized incident to parole.
BAL Analysis: The change is a welcome development that means some foreign nationals will not have to renew EADs as often. USCIS also said the change would “significantly reduce” the number of employment authorization applications it receives and contribute to the agency’s efforts to “reduce associated processing times and backlogs.”
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group.
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