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Original Date Announced
January 16, 2020USCIS requests comments regarding proposed changes to Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. The changes are largely non-substantive changes, though USCIS does propose to allow applicants to include a safe mailing address and provides clarifying instructions regarding spouses of certain principal E-2 CNMI investors (E-2C) who may be eligible to seek employment authorization, among other proposed changes. [ID #981]
60-day notice and comments for I-765 Supporting Statement Table of Changes Form I-765 Table of Changes Form I-765 instructionsSubsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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June 30, 2020
OMB approved this information collection request
OMB approved this information collection request (with change) with an expiration date of 6/30/22, however, these form changes have not yet gone into effect/the current version of the form (8/25/20 edition) does not contain the changes proposed.
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July 21, 2020
OMB approval
On 7/21/20, OMB approved a subsequent version of the Form I-765. This version will take effect on 8/25/20 with an expiration date of 7/31/22.
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August 25, 2020
Form I-765 (8/25/20 edition)
USCIS released the 8/25/20 edition of Form I-765.
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Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas Humanitarian Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- February 8, 2018 USCIS revises Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization to include question about prior arrests and convictions
- June 22, 2020 DHS amends regulation to remove 30-day processing provision for asylum employment authorization applications
- June 26, 2020 DHS publishes final rule adopting one-year wait for asylum EADs
- August 3, 2020 USCIS issues final rule increasing fees