Tino

Not seen this posted elsewhere but this is huge given the current processing times for EADs:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/87578216.cms

newacct

A decision is not out yet.

GeneralPowerpoint

It's official now.

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/...rt-b-chapter-2

Worth pointing out that the implementation of this isn't immediate as CBP still need to amend the I-94s of L2 spouses before it can be used to prove employment authorization.

The auto-extension of expired L2 EADs is immediate however.

newacct

And here is the policy alert.

I think the fact that L2 spouses are considered authorized to work (for the purposes of whether someone worked illegally for deportation and AOS purposes) is immediate. It's the ability to use L2 I-94s for I-9 purposes that will need to wait until new I-94s.

GeneralPowerpoint

Yeh that makes sense.

My wife's EAD expired in October and thankfully the 180 day auto-extension will allow her to return to work.

Unfortunately this settlement doesn't solve the looming bigger problem which is what to do when her I-94 expires in Feb and her I-539 to extend her L-2 is still pending. As I understand at that point she will once again lose employment authorization on account of being out-of-status.

scrubbedexpat099

Wonder why they did not do the same for K1

years ago you could get an EAD stamp on your passport

Rete

Yes, when I started back in 1997 with our K-1, at the POE the passport was stamped with language that authorization to work for 90 days which is the length of validity of the K-1 Visa.

I can see that something similar will be done for the L-2 visaholders