On October 30, 2025, the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued an Interim Final Rule ending the practice of automatically extending Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD card”).

Is your work authorization tied to your spouse who is in the U.S. on an H-1B visa? You could consider planning your renewal early this year. During the long waiting period for renewing a work permit, ...

This LawFlash discusses recent developments in US immigration, including the end of auto-extension of employment authorization documents, clarification of the applicability of H-1B proclamation, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. A new immigration rule ending the automatic extension of ...

The United States has ended the automatic extension of work permits for certain migrant categories, introducing a rule that will tighten vetting and screening before employment authorisations are ...

Green card applicants across the US are bracing for major disruption after immigration authorities slashed the validity of work permits, forcing thousands of migrants to renew documents far more ...

'My life is undetermined': Triad paramedic awaits employment authorization to remain in US ...