DHS Starts Permanent Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents for Foreign National Workers

Effective Jan. 13, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule aiming to solidify current policy to automatically extend employment authorization documents (EAD) for certain eligible foreign national workers has begun to be implemented. This final rule, announced on Dec. 10, 2024, applies to eligible applicants with timely filed EAD renewal applications pending or filed on or after May 4, 2022.