The Aporia · New rule for H-1B again? Visa extensions will be treated as fresh cases; asylum seekers and H-4 visa holders will also be affected

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a new rule eliminating a 540-day automatic extension period for work authorization renewals, affecting not only H-1B visa holders but also asylum seekers and spouses of H-1B workers on H-4 visas. This change removes the grace period designed to protect immigrant workers from job loss due to processing delays at USCIS. The rule will take effect on October 14 after a 30-day public comment period, potentially leading to increased scrutiny and more denials for visa extensions. As of June 30, over 432,000 work permit renewal applications were pending with the agency.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new rule affecting H-1B visa holders and their spouses on H-4 visas, as well as asylum seekers in the US. Previously, these individuals were eligible for an automatic 540-day extension while awaiting work authorization renewals; however, this grace period is now being eliminated under the new rule. The change aims to allow more frequent vetting of applicants and is set to take effect after it's published in the Federal Register on October 14, with a 30-day public comment period following. As of June 30, over 91,000 work permit renewal applications had been pending for more than a year and a half at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), highlighting potential delays that could affect those impacted by the rule change.

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Again a new rule dropped from the Department of Homeland Security that will concern H-1B visa holders. asserted

that → drop → holders

It will impact anyone with a work authorization in the US as the DHS issued a rule eliminating a grace period for immigrants whose work authorization expires while renewal applications are still pending. asserted

applications → impact → immigrants

The measure released Tuesday makes permanent an interim final rule DHS issued last year doing away with a 540-day automatic extension period adopted under the Biden administration. asserted

DHS → release → administration

The agency said the change, which affects asylum seekers as well as spouses of H-1B specialty occupation workers, would allow for more frequent vetting of applicants, Bloomberg reported. asserted

Bloomberg → say → applicants

The extension window was designed to ensure immigrant workers aren’t pushed out of jobs because of processing delays at US Citizenship and Immigration Services. asserted

workers → design → Services

The final rule will take effect after it’s published in the Federal Register on October 14 with a 30-day public comment period. asserted

it → take → period

As of June 30, more than 432,000 work permit renewal applications were pending at USCIS for six months, including more than 91,000 for more than a year and a half. asserted

applications → pende → year

Foreign workers aren’t eligible to re-up the documents until 180 days before their expiration date, the Bloomberg report said. asserted

report → re → date

A group of H-4 visa holders sued DHS in January, arguing the policy change violated the Administrative Procedure Act. asserted

change → sue → Act

A California judge last month enjoined the interim final rule for those plaintiffs, finding it didn’t follow procedural requirements or acknowledge the reliance interests of plaintiffs, the report added. asserted

report → enjoin → plaintiffs

Extensions of work authorizations of H-1Bs and H-4s now do not attract the same scrutiny as these people have already been working and if they are applying for an extension with the same employers and the same job, the USCIS does not treat it as a fresh case but now it will. asserted

it → attract → case

This means there will be more denials, more documentation, more RFEs. asserted

This → mean → ?

USCIS could reexamine whether the employee qualifies for the position and whether the job meets H-1B requirements. uncertain

job → reexamine → requirements

Employers and employees may face additional requests for evidence and documentation. uncertain

Employers → face → evidence

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