Effective May 4, 2022, USCIS will extend employment authorization documents (EAD) validity for an additional 360 days.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that effective May 4, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security will increase the automatic extension period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, for a time period up to 540 days. – USCIS previously allowed for a 180-day extension to certain eligible categories. See eligible categories here: uscis.gov/eadautoextend – This new extension will only apply to those already eligible for the auto-extension (no new categories were added) – USCIS will provide an additional 360 days (for a total of 540 days) of additional automatic extension time to eligible applicants with ... Read more