USCIS will implement inflation-based fee increases for certain immigration benefits starting January 1, 2026. These adjustments, mandated b...

Many of the thousands of spouses of H-1B visa holders might not be able to work after the expiry of their existing H4 Employment Authorisat...

The Department of Homeland Security will end automatic Employment Authorization Document extensions for certain renewals starting October 3...

The Department of Homeland Security is extending the automatic work permit renewal period for H-1B and L-1 visa holders' spouses from 180 t...

According to the USCIS, while processing times have reduced significantly over the past year, if the 540-day automatic extension rule was n...

Under the new measure, certain EAD categories, including those for foreign nationals with pending green card applications, will have a maxi...

EADs are provided to certain nonimmigrants who are the beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions and their qualif...

From premium processing to visa extensions for international students, these are the five new changes announced by the United States Citize...

The extension period of up to 180 days will automatically be extended to up to 540 days from the expiration date stated on the current Empl...

The automatic extension has been increased to 540 days, or 18 months, and will be effective immediately, the US Citizenship and Immigration...

For our NRI readers, we have started an immigration helpdesk. Write to us at nri.economictimes@gmail.com and our team of experts will addre...

This is expected to help speed up processing times for visa extensions and employment authorisation for spouses of H-1B and L1 visa holders...

To mitigate the difficulties arising owing decades-long green-card backlog for those immigrants from certain countries, such as India, the ...

However, inordinate printing delays in issue of EAD cards and settlement of a class action lawsuit initiated by an Indian citizen, has led ...

The delay has strained the finances of the applicants and their families, and adversely impacted their employers.

The Obama administration had in May 2015, introduced a rule known as H-4 EAD that enabled spouses to work while the principal H-1B visa hol...

It is estimated that more than a lakh employment authorisations have been given to eligible spouses since the program was introduced in May...