Burr Forman

JANUARY 4, 2022

Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing times have been severely delayed in recent years, rendering certain dependent nonimmigrants temporarily ineligible to work and causing gaps in some U.S. USICS also announced E-2 and L-2 dependent spouses will not be required to file for an EAD to demonstrate work authorization in the future.

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Burr Forman

JUNE 8, 2021

Under the prior rule, an NIE was available to foreign nationals seeking to come to the United States on nonimmigrant visas or the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (“ESTA”) if they provided vital support for critical infrastructure.

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Burr Forman

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

” DACA provides protection from removal as well as work authorization for certain individuals who came to the United States as children, have no lawful immigration status, have not been convicted of a felony or other significant crimes, and are either in school or have graduated from high school or obtained a GED certificate.

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Burr Forman

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The Court also noted the President exceeded his Constitutional authority by limiting the entry of foreign nationals based on a purely domestic consideration—the foreign national’s effect on unemployment. The order is likely to be appealed, which may affect how long the injunction remains in place.

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Burr Forman

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

H-4 EAD is Here to Stay: Despite being in a constant state of flux over the last several years, the H-4 Employment Authorization rule finally appears safe. In 2015, the Obama Administration implemented a new rule permitting certain H-4 spouses to receive an Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”).

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Burr Forman

APRIL 28, 2021

Foreign national college students seeking to gain practical experience in their field of study have the opportunity to apply for twelve months of work authorization in the form of OPT at each academic level they complete. Spousal EAD. Marriage to an individual in certain visa categories renders them eligible for an EAD.

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Burr Forman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This type of waiver is not a blanket waiver, and neither the Physician nor CDC are authorized to grant this waiver. If an applicant objects to the COVID-19 vaccine based on religious or moral grounds, they must submit a waiver request to USCIS who will approve or deny the waiver.

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