Breather for those waiting for Greencard
US to provide employment authorisation cards for 5 yrs
Record Backlog
♦ Green Card backlog reached new record of 1.8 mn cases this year
♦ About 1.1 mn of 1.8 mn cases in the backlog are from India (63%)
♦ Another 250,000 are from China (14%)
Washington: The US has announced it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories, including those waiting for green cards, for five years, a move that would benefit thousands of Indians living in the country. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it was increasing the maximum validity period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) to five years for initial and renewal EADs for certain non-citizens who must apply for employment authorisation.
These include applicants for asylum or withholding of removal, adjustment of status under INA 245, and suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal, the federal agency said. Increasing the maximum EAD validity period to five years is intended to significantly reduce the number of new Forms I-765.
