USCIS and DHS have also confirmed that inflation-based fee adjustments will take effect January 1, 2026, increasing costs for several asylum, parole, and TPS-related filings, work authorization ...

The Trump administration has tightened immigration policy by reducing the length of Employment Authorization Documents for refugees, asylum seekers, and those awaiting adjustment of status to a ...

USCIS cut the validity of Employment Authorization Documents from five years to eighteen months to allow more frequent background checks and tighten security. The change affects refugees, people ...

We are updating guidance in the Policy Manual to increase the maximum validity period to 5 years for initial and renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain noncitizens who are ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration recently announced new restrictions for immigrants, reducing the work authorization periods from five years to 18 months, the latest crackdown on legal ...

The maximum validity period for both initial and renewal of EADs, otherwise known as work permits, has been reduced.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain categories of aliens.

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This change will also result in an increase in the overall number of EAD renewal applications filed with USCIS, which is likely to increase EAD processing times.

The Trump administration has significantly reduced the validity of work permits for immigrants, including those awaiting green cards, from five years ...