Here are some things you should know about recent changes in immigration law and policy. Automatic Employment Authorization Document extensions. The Department of Homeland Security has extended EADs 180 days in many categories. If you applied for an extension but haven’t heard back from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and your EAD is about to expire, print this page uscis.gov/eadautoextend and show it to your employer with your filing receipt. If you have a job particularly important to your employer, or to society in general, you may be able to get a USCIS appointment for EAD extension proof by calling (800) 375-5283. Even if your job is more typical, you might qualify for an EAD extension if you are about to be evicted or have another financial emergency. USCIS has agreed to expedite EAD requests for health care and child care workers. Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon, Sudan and Ukraine. TPS allows certain individuals to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. They may also get permission to travel abroad. Natives of Cameroon and people who last lived there who have been here since April 14 qualify for TPS. The residence date for Sudan is March 1. For Ukraine, April 11. USCIS will now decide most I-751 cases without an interview. Certain permanent residents, mainly those who got green cards through marriage, get conditional permanent resident cards valid for two years. If USCIS approves your I-751, it issues you a permanent card — valid for 10 years and renewable. Prior to the new guidance, USCIS required interviews of all I-751 petitioners. Now, if you present enough evidence that your marriage is bona fide or “real,” USCIS will waive the interview. Typical proof includes joint bank or credit card accounts, letters or bills sent to you and your spouse at the same address, and proof that you have listed your spouse on your employment insurance or retirement account. You need not provide any particular type of proof. USCIS may call you in for an interview if you have a criminal record or your case is particularly complicated. News:
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