VOIWORLD
The U.S. has announced that certain non-immigrant categories, including those awaiting green cards, will receive employment authorization cards for a five-year period. The move announced by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would benefit thousands of Indians living in the country. It will also reduce the backlog in processing Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was increasing the maximum validity period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) to five years for initial and renewal EADs for certain non-citizens who must apply for employment authorization.
According to the federal agency, they include requests for asylum or the deferral of removal, status adjustments under INA 245, and requests for the suspension or cancellation of deportation. It also stated that by extending the maximum EAD validity period to five years, it will receive significantly fewer new Forms I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, for renewal EADs over the coming years. This will aid in the agency’s efforts to cut down on processing times and backlogs.
However, the underlying status, circumstances, and EAD filing type will still determine whether the noncitizen maintains employment authorization, it added. For instance, if a person received an EAD under this category based on a pending adjustment of status application for a maximum validity period of five years and the adjustment application was subsequently denied, their ancillary employment authorization could be terminated prior to the expiration date specified on their EAD.
This development holds significance for the Indian people in the US. According to a new survey, over 1.05 million Indians are waiting in line for a Green Card based on employment, and a sobering 400,000 of them may not see the much-awaited document of permanent residency in the US. A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently.
According to a study by David J. Bier of the Cato Institute, an American libertarian think tank, the employment-based Green Card backlog reached a new record of 1.8 million cases this year. About 1.1 million of the 1.8 million cases in the backlog are from India (63%). Another nearly 250,000 are from China (14%), according to the study. The numerical limitations on giving green cards to people from particular countries are determined by per-country constraints.
https://www.voiworld.com/vivek-ramaswamys-astonishing-100000-offer-for-a-nanny/
