USCIS increases work permits up to two years for immigrants waiting for a green card

Those seeking an employment authorization and waiting for a green card will be able to enjoy an extension and the government decongest the number of cases that have more than doubled during the last four years

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This Thursday immigrants seeking an adjustment in their legal permanent resident status received good news as your work permits (EAD) will now last two years .

The Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks to speed up due processes since over the last four years the cases have more than doubled of the time that immigrants seeking a green card must wait to receive program benefits.

The USCIS also noted that it “seeks to reduce the burden for both the agency and the public.” The federal agency has said that . from 12 months.

The USCIS change will benefit two groups of immigrants:

To the foreign workers who already have a job request and a visa available.

And to the Immediate Relatives of Lawful Permanent Residents and U.S. Citizens .

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To process the EAD you need to apply Form I – and 6 months. Through a statement the federal agency explained that who seek adjustment of status under the INA may request an unrestricted employment authorization and the benefit is granted “at the discretion” of the immigration authorities.

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