USCIS ADVISES L-2 SPOUSES TO WAIT FOR EAD CARD BEFORE STARTING WORK

January 6th, 2015
Posted By
Laura Edgerton
In a recent Q & A session, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) clarified that it will continue to follow a policy requiring L-2 spouses to apply and receive an employment authorization document (EAD) before starting work. US… Read More
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Categories: Immigration Blog
Tags: EAD, employment authorization document, L-2 spouses, l2 spouses

18 Month TPS Extension for Honduras and Nicaragua Announced

October 22nd, 2014
Posted By
Laura Edgerton
On October 16, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an 18 month extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for eligible Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals from January 6, 2015 through July 5, 2016. Current TPS h… Read More
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Categories: Immigration Blog
Tags: DHS TPS extension, EAD, EAD extension, employment authorization document, Honduran EAD, Honduran nationals, List A documents, Nicaraguan EAD, Nicaraguan nationals, temporary protected status, TPS

BIA Holds that E-2 Spouse Who Worked without an EAD is Still Eligible to Adjust Status

January 7th, 2014
Posted By
Laura Edgerton
According to a recent unpublished decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations did not bar an E-2 dependent spouse who worked without first applying for and obtaining an employment authorizatio… Read More
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Categories: Immigration Blog
Tags: adjustment of status, E-2 dependent, E-2 spouse, EAD, employment authorization document, spouse work authorization, unauthorized employment