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US to provide employment authorisation cards for five years
This is expected to benefit the vast Indian population in the country as a recent study revealed nearly one million Indians are in the queue for an employment-based Green Card
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The United States has announced that it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories for five years. This move could benefit thousands of Indians living in the country including those waiting for green cards.
To address the ongoing backlog in processing Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced an extension of the maximum validity length for some EAD categories to five years.
According to the USCIS, they include requests for asylum or a withholding of removal, INA 245 status adjustments, and requests for deportation, suspension or cancellation.
The agency said that by extending the maximum EAD validity period to five years, it will receive significantly fewer new Forms I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, for renewal EADs over the coming years, aiding in its efforts to cut down on processing times and backlogs.
The underlying status, circumstances, and EAD filing type will still determine whether the noncitizen maintains employment authorization, it added.
For instance, if a person receives an EAD under this category based on a pending adjustment of status application that has a maximum validity period of five years and that application is later denied, their ancillary employment authorization may be terminated before the expiration date indicated on their EAD, the document stated.
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