n May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a temporary final rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for expiring employment authorization documents (EAD) for renewal applicants in certain categories for up to 540 days. The TFR took immediate effect on May 4, 2022.
The TFR specifically applies to those EAD categories currently eligible for automatic 180-day extensions of work authorization on the basis of timely filed renewals. Those categories include the following:
Refugees admitted to the United States fleeing persecution—Form I-765 category code (a)(3)
Asylees granted asylum from persecution—(a)(5)
Parents or the dependent children of people who received permanent residency as special immigrants under section 101(a)(27)(I) – (a)(7)
Citizens of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, or Palau—(a)(8)
Applicants granted withholding of deportation or removal—(a)(10)
Beneficiaries of temporary protected status (TPS), as nationals of countries to which they cannot safely return—(a)(12) and (c)(19)
Spouses of principal E nonimmigrants with unexpired I-94s showing E nonimmigrant status—(a)(17)
Spouses of principal L-1 nonimmigrants with unexpired I-94s showing L-2 nonimmigrant status—(a)(18)
Applicants for asylum or withholding of deportation or removal—(c)(8)
Applicants for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residency (“green card” applicants)—(c)(9)
Applicants for suspension of deportation and...
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