U S To Issue Two Year Employment Authorizations

Weds. June 18, 2008: Caribbean and other immigrants in the process of adjusting to legal residency status, will soon be able to benefit from a two-year work authorization permit.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services this week announced that beginning on June 30, 2008 it will issue Employment Authorization Documents that will be valid for two years, instead of the current one-year term.

The new two-year EAD is only available to individuals who have filed to become a lawful permanent resident using a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and filed for employment authorization but are unable to become an LPR because an immigrant visa number is not currently available.

U.S. immigration officials say they will decide whether to renew an EAD for either a one or two year validity period based on the most recent Department of State Visa Bulletin. For applicants who have an available immigrant visa number and who are filing for employment authorization, the USCIS will continue to grant EADs that are valid for one-year.

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