USCIS Starts Accepting EAD Applications for Certain H-4s
Effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. DHS amended the regulations to allow these H-4 dependent spouses to accept employment in the United States. USCIS Director Rodríguez commented that this new regulation “helps U.S. businesses keep their highly skilled workers by increasi
