U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated policy guidance to change the maximum validity period that may be granted for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued to certain applicants as well as to provide general guidance on adjudicating Forms I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.
Starting today, USCIS will generally grant new and renewed EADs that are valid for two years to applicants in the following categories:
• Admitted as a refugee (a)(3)
• Granted asylum (a)(5)
• Granted withholding of deportation or removal (a)(10) and
• VAWA self-petitioner (c)(31).
If you have any questions about how the immigration and nationality laws in the United States may impact you or your family or if you want to access additional information about US or Canadian immigration and nationality laws, please feel free to get in touch with the immigration and nationality lawyers at NPZ Law Group. You can send us an e-mail at [email protected], or you can call us at 201-670-0006 extension 104. In addition, we invite you to find more information on our website at http://www.visaserve.com