Biden officials have announced that certain categories of immigrants, including those looking for green cards and married couples with H-1B visas, will be allowed to use their expired work permits for another 18 months, providing freedom to thousands of Indians working in the country. the country also prevented further disruption for US employers.The Green Card, officially known as the Permanent Residence Card, is a document issued to immigrants as proof that a manager has been granted permanent residency in the US.
The move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday will take effect from 4 May 2022. The extended period of up to 180 days will automatically be extended to 540 days from the expiry date stated on the Current Employment Authorization Card (EADs), the Department of Homeland Security said.”As USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) works to address pending EAD issues, the agency has determined that the current automatic extension of 180 days of employment approval is not enough,” said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou .
“This provisional law will give non-citizens, in addition to those eligible for automatic extensions, the opportunity to maintain employment and provide vital support to their families, while avoiding further disruption to U.S. employers,” he said.According to USCIS, non-citizens with a pending EAD renewal application that expires their default extension of 180 days and their expired EAD will be given additional time for the accreditation and validity of EAD from May 4, 2022, and lasting 540 days. from the expiration date of their EAD.
They may resume employment if they are within the 540-day automatic extension period and are eligible in some way. Non-residents with a pending renewal request covered under the default 180-day extension will be provided with an additional 360 extension days, an amount that can be up to 540 days ago the expiration of the current EAD.Non-citizens who have a pending renewal application and a valid EAD dated May 4, 2022, or who file an EAD renewal application before 27 October 2023, will be given a default extension of up to 540 days if their EAD expires before renewal. the request is being processed.
“This change will immediately benefit the approximately 87,000 immigrants who have been discharged from work or have been scheduled to do so in the next 30 days. policy period, ”Indian-American community leader Ajay Jain Bhutoria told.The policy aims to address the unprecedented backlog of 1.5 million work permit applications at the country’s official immigration center, leaving tens of thousands of people unable to work legally and exacerbating staff shortages. Welcoming the policy change, Bhutoria said this is good news for employers as many companies are facing staffing problems and will now be able to keep their employees fit.
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“This policy change allows employers to continue with their employees and qualified immigrants to work on expired documents for 540 days, rather than 180. That means that even tens of thousands of people who have gone through their 180-day window are equal to another year. Wednesday, ”hesaid.”This is a good step to reduce the backlog of visa processing,” he said. The H-1B visa is a non-foreign visa that allows US companies to hire foreign workers for special jobs that require theoretical or technical knowledge. Technology companies rely on it to employ tens of thousands of workers each year in countries such as India and China.The H-1B visa program is a much-needed work visa among forreign professionals, including Indians.
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