The maximum validity period for both initial and renewal of EADs, otherwise known as work permits, has been reduced.

The new rule, effective December 5, 2025, means more frequent renewals, longer backlogs, and a higher risk that applicants ...

USCIS cut the validity of Employment Authorization Documents from five years to eighteen months to allow more frequent ...

The new policy follows the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members by an Afghan national granted asylum earlier ...

On December 4, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is shortening the maximum durations of most employment ...

The Trump administration has implemented a significant change to the rules allowing authorized immigrants to work within the United States. The change will impact hundreds of thousands of asylum ...

USCIS is reducing the validity period for employment authorization documents for immigrants to every 18 months instead of ...