The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ended the automatic extension of Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs) for immigrants who file renewal applications, effective for submissions made on or after October 30, 2025.

The change, issued as an interim final rule through the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), marks a shift from the earlier policy that automatically granted 180-day extensions while renewal requests were pending.

The new rule will impact non-citizens whose EADs are based on categories such as asylum status, adjustment of status, or dependents of H-1B (H-4) or L-1 (L-2) visa holders — provided those categories were previously eligible for automatic extensions. This could particularly affect Indian dependents of H-1B or L-1 visa holders, m

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