THE BIG NEWS - USCIS allows certain
H4 dependent spouses to seek Employment authorization after May 25, 2015
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) has today announced that effective May 26, 2015, they will
allow certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants to obtain EAD –
Employment authorization.
Eligible H-4
dependent spouses will be those, whose spouses are H-1B nonimmigrants and
are the principal beneficiaries of an approved Form I-140,
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
; or have been granted H-1B status under sections 106(a) and (b) of the
American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000. The Act
permits H-1B nonimmigrants seeking lawful permanent residence to work and
remain in the United States beyond the six-year limit on their H-1B status.
Eligible H-4 dependent spouses must file Form I-765,
Application for Employment Authorization,
with supporting evidence and the required $380 fee in order to obtain
employment authorization and receive a Form I-766, Employment Authorization
Document (EAD).
USCIS will begin accepting applications on
May 26, 2015. Once USCIS approves the Form I-765 and the H-4 dependent spouse
receives an EAD, he or she may begin working in the United States.
USCIS reminds those potentially
eligible that this rule is not considered effective until May 26, 2015.
Individuals should not submit an application to USCIS before the effective
date.
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