Effective Wednesday, May 4th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will provide an extended automatic extension period for expiring Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. The new EAD automatic extension period will be increased from 180 days to up to 540 days from the expiration date listed on the EAD.
This increase will be available to:
- Eligible renewal applicants with pending EAD renewals, Forms I-765, as of May 4, 2022, including those applicants whose employment authorization have lapsed following the initial 180-day extension period, or
- Eligible applicants who file an EAD renewals, Forms I-765, during the 540-day period, between May 4, 2022, and October 26, 2023.
In light of current processing times for Forms I-765, DHS is taking these steps to help prevent renewal applicants from experiencing a lapse in employment authorization and/or documentation while their applications remain pending and solutions are implemented to return processing times to normal levels.
For further information, please contact: Anthony F. Siliato, Scott R. Malyk, Lin R. Walker, or Stacey A. Simon.