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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.
Trump 2.0 [ID #2109]
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) 2025.12.04 USCIS Policy Alert 2025-27 Updating Certain Employment Authorization Document Validity PeriodsCurrent Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Employment VerificationAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- September 27, 2023 2023.09.27 - USCIS Policy Alert: Employment Authorization Document Validity Period for Certain Categories
- November 3, 2025 2025.11.03 - USCIS PM - Vol. 10 Pt. A Ch. 4
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
USCIS - Policy Manual Volume 10, Part A, Chapter 4, Section C(1)
- New Policy
- Prior Policy
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
2025.11.03 - USCIS PM: Vol. 10 Pt. A Ch. 4
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