Biden Administration Action: Modified

Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants

In order to ameliorate the impact of backlogs at USCIS, this temporary final rule extends for 540 days the validity of certain employment authorization documents (EADs) for those who have applied for renewal.

Biden Administration Action: Modified

Extension of Permanent Resident Card for Naturalization Applicants

The Biden Administration attempts to ameliorate the impact of the backlogs caused by this policy by amending the USCIS Policy Manual to enable a Form N-400 receipt notice to provide an automatic 24-month extension of a permanent residence card and serve as valid, unexpired evidence of permanent resident status, when presented with the expired card.

Biden Administration Action: Modified

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity for Conditional Permanent Residents

To further ameliorate this backlog, USCIS is extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) to 48 months beyond the card’s expiration date when a card holder files either a Form I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence) or Form I-829 (Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status).

Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced

USCIS Redesigns Green Card and Employment Authorization Document

On January 30, 2023, USCIS announced new designs to improve the security of Permanent Resident Cards and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). USCIS will begin issuing the redesigned cards on Jan. 30, 2023. Previously issued cards remain valid until their expiration date.

The new designs imply that USCIS has entered an agreement with a new contractor to print Green Cards and EADs, resolving the restriction initially indicated by the agency as limiting printing capacity.

Biden Administration Action: Modified

Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation

This Biden Administration action continues its efforts to reverse the policy identified in this entry.

Effective April 8, 2024, USCIS published a second temporary final rule to increase the automatic extension period applicable to expiring Employment Authorization Documents (Forms I–766 or EADs) for certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I–765. The automatic extension period will be increased from up to 180 days to up to 540 days from the expiration date stated on their EADs.