Google is reportedly leading a huge effort by US tech giants to back a program that gives the spouses of H1B visa holders authorization to work in the US. The multinational tech company is joined by 30 other firms in support of the H4 EAD (Employment Authorization Document) program.
H4 visas are issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the immediate family members (spouses and children under the age of 21) of H1B visa holders. Tech companies rely on the H1B visa program to recruit tens of thousands of people every year from countries such as China and India.
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In January 2021, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new I-9 guidance regarding the completion of Form I-9 for certain employees working pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The new guidance specifically addresses the situation where an employee presents an unexpired Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with category code of C33 that was issued on or after July 28, 2020, along with an I-797 Extension Notice issued by USCIS that shows a one-year extension of their deferred action and work authorization under the DACA program.
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
On Monday, May 10, 2021, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas withdrew from the Federal Register, the rule proposed by the Trump Administration in May 2018, seeking to rescind the International Entrepreneur Parole (IEP) program and its corresponding regulations.
President Obama had introduced the IEP program in January 2017, shortly before he left office. The program provides qualifying foreign entrepreneurs (who have secured funding for their U.S. start-ups, and who can prove that it is in the public interest of the U.S. for them to work and grow their start-up companies in the U.S.), with the option of applying for “parole” status.
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In December 2020, we reported on the pandemic’s adverse effects on United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and how the nearly four-month office closure of Application Support Centers (ASCs) and Field Offices caused a significant delay in Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing across the United States. Since then, processing times continue to remain lengthy for both family-based and employment-based EAD applications, with wait times ranging anywhere from five to twelve months. Undoubtedly, this delay in processing has interrupted the lives of thousands of individuals eager to work and companies eager to hire or retain foreign employees. During financially uncertain times, many question whether the U.S. will recover from the devastating economic effects of the pandemic. The inability to seek employment or the loss of employment because of USCIS’ delay in processing EADs are particularly bur
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