Most immigrants with recently expired or soon-to-expire work permits will be able to continue working on those documents for up to a year and a half after they expire under a new policy announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday.

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U.S. to extend some expiring immigrant work permits for year and a half

A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently in the US.

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US announces 1.5-year extension for some expiring immigrant work permits

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON - The United States will extend expiring work permits for a year and a half for tens of thousands of immigrants due to lengthy backlogs to process renewals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Tuesday. The change, outlined in a temporary final rule set to take effect on Wednesday, will prevent up to around 260,000 immigrants from losing

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Washington extended the deadline for them to continue in the country by up to a year and a half. The new provision will come into force this Wednesday, May 4

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US Extended Time for Immigrants and Asylum Seekers to Work on Expired Permits

The federal government on Tuesday extended temporary work authorization for a broad array of immigrants who are awaiting their final immigration papers. United States Citizenship and Immigration Se…

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Feds extend work permits for hundreds of thousands of immigrants

The United States will extend expiring work permits for a year and a half for tens of thousands of immigrants due to lengthy backlogs to process renewals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Tuesday.
The change, outlined in a temporary final rule set to take effect on Wednesday, will prevent up to around 260,000 immigrants from losing work authorization over an 18-month period and give USCIS time to clear the queue of appli…

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U.S. To Extend Some Expiring Immigrant Work Permits For Year And A Half

[Epoch May 04, 2022] (Edited by Epoch Times reporter Wang Xiang) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a new policy on Tuesday (May 3) to extend work permits for immigrants that have recently expired or are about to expire, allowing them to continue working for one and a half hours after their work permit expires. This policy, which will take effect Wednesday (4th), aims to solve the problem of stowing 1.5 million work permit a…

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U.S. Issued New Permit Expiration or Expired Work Permit Extension

The move, announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, is likely to benefit thousands of Indian immigrants.

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The 18-month extension will affect hundreds of thousands of workers.

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Biden administration temporarily extending window for expired work permits amid backlog

Most immigrants will be able to keep working as the government processes a huge backlog of permit applications. 

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Immigrants to Get Extension for Expiring or Expired U.S. Work Permits

In the United States, they will give time to migrants with expired permits | There is a shortage of labor in that country.

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Migrants in the U.S. The US will be able to work on expired permits... but only for a while

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DHS says the extension is due to a backlog of renewals. Immigrants who work in the United States have to regularly renew their permits. If renewals aren't granted then work permits would lapse. Employers would have to let go thousands of workers, which could disrupt the supply chain.

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