Tag: Validity
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USCIS Reduces Work Permit Validity to 18 Months, Increasing Concerns for Green Card Applicants and Employers
The Trump administration has moved to sharply curtail the validity of work permits issued to refugees, asylees and several categories of immigrants—including those awaiting green cards—marking another major tightening of the country’s immigration system.The new policy, announced recently by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), reduces Employment Authorization Document (EAD) validity from the current…
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Impact of US Work Permit Validity Changes on Indian H-1B Visa Holders
The Donald Trump administration has announced a massive validity cut for Employment Authorization Documents, commonly known as work permits, starting from December 5. Instead of five years, from now on, the maximum validity of work permits will be 18 months. This applies to both new and renewal of EADs filed on or after December 5.…
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Impact of Reduced Employment Authorization Document Validity on Green Card and H-1B Workers
Story in Brief USCIS has reduced the maximum validity period of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) from 5 years back to 18 months for several categories, effective for applications filed on or after December 5, 2025. The change follows the earlier decision to end automatic EAD extensions, meaning foreign workers must renew early within 180 days…