JD Supra

Form I-9 Alert – USCIS Designates I-94s with New Admission Codes For E and L Spouses as List C Documents… What?

After the United States (U.S.) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recognized that E and L nonimmigrant spouses are entitled to work in the U.S. “incident to status” on November 12, 2021, a ...
JD Supra

Employment Authorization for L-2, H-4, and E Visa Spouses – Frequently Asked Questions in light of New USCIS Policy

Please see the below guidance on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (“USCIS”) recent settlement and policy changes regarding work authorization for L-2, H-4, and E visa spouses. The changes ...
Homeland Security Today

USCIS Updates Guidance on Employment Authorization for E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the documentation that certain E and L nonimmigrant spouses may use as evidence of employment ...
Forbes

Getting A U.S. EAD Needs To Be Simplified Using I-94 Records

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about investor immigration and international law issues. This article is more than 2 years old. Department of Homeland ...
The National Law Review

Class Action Settlement Leads USCIS To Expand Employment Authorization For Spouses Of Certain Immigrant Workers

On Nov. 10, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) settled a class-action lawsuit it was facing filed by eligible H-4, E, and L-2 dependent spouses challenging how the USCIS ...
Law

Litigation Provides Limited Relief to Dependent Spouses Seeking Work Permits

After years of outreach to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a major settlement (Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, Nov. 10, 2021) has forced the agency to update its policy to provide ...