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Original Date Announced
December 4, 2025United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is updating the maximum validity periods for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), which provide noncitizens with temporary permission to work in the U.S. This update reduces the maximum validity period for both initial and renewal EADs from five years to 18 months for noncitizens admitted as refugees or granted asylum or withholding of deportation or removal, as well as for noncitizens with pending applications for asylum, withholding of removal, adjustment of status, and some other forms of immigration relief. This change applies to EAD applications pending or filed on or after December 5, 2025.
With respect to noncitizens granted parole and those with a pending application for Temporary Protected Status or a grant of TPS, validity period of EADs is limited to one year or the end date of the authorized period of parole or grant of Temporary Protected Status, whichever is shorter. This change applies to EAD applications pending or filed on or after July 25, 2025.
The change is reflected in Volume 10, Part A, Chapter 4, Section C(1) of the USCIS Policy Manual.
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2025.12.04 USCIS - USCIS Increases Screening, Vetting of Aliens Working in U.S. 2025.12.10 USCIS - Policy Manual Volume 10, Part A, Chapter 4, Section C(1)Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Employment VerificationAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
- July 18, 2025 USCIS immigration fees required by HR-1 Reconciliation Bill
- October 29, 2025 DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents
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