United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
Director León Rodríguez announced today that, effective May 26, 2015 the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin allowing certain H-4 dependent
spouses to apply for employment authorization.
The regulation change requires that the H-1B principle spouses 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, after application
to and approval from USCIS.
The two conditions under which an H-4 derivative spouse will
be eligible to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) are when
the principle H-1B Are the principal beneficiaries of an approved Form I-140,
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; or the principle has been granted H-1B
extended status beyond the six-year limit due to a timely filed PERM or I-140
Petition.
If you believe you are eligible for this type of employment
authorization, or have any questions on this new development, please call
Joseph Law Firm.
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