…H-4 spouses (i.e., spouses of H-1B workers) to apply for work authorization. Although Save Jobs was unsuccessful in stopping the rule before USCIS began accepting applications this past May, the…
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…The Years-Long Battle Over Work Permits for Certain Spouses of H-1B Workers The litigation over H-4 employment authorization has a long history. Save Jobs USA—an organization of IT workers who…
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…President Obama’s immigration executive actions and DHS’ regular issuance of work permits. The numbers unsurprisingly show that several hundred thousand DREAMers signed up for work authorization under the Deferred Action…
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…their Application for Employment Authorization. With record-low unemployment rates across the country and employers struggling to find workers in key industries, the benefits of work authorization go far beyond the…
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…federal government to speed up work authorizations for the nearly 60,000 migrants currently in his city’s shelters. Local officials in other cities have also called for federal assistance. The Biden…
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…U.S. since they wouldn’t be permitted to work during the long wait for permanent resident status. Work authorization for H-4 spouses likewise incentivizes high-skilled workers to stay in the United…
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…work. But many noncitizens living lawfully in the United States must apply for a work permit to legally work. USCIS issues time-limited work permits. For example, asylum applicants generally receive…
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…benefits) or work without authorization in order to survive. But under a separate set of rules proposed by the Trump administration just two weeks earlier, any asylum seeker who work…
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…would suffer as well. If finalized, the regulation would make several changes to work authorization, which would apply to both new work permit applications and those applying for a renewal…
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…work authorization. As long as the primary worker maintains their immigration status, the H-4 dependent can work for any employer. The vast majority of these H-4 spouses are female and…
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