REGULATION: Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Notice Date: Oct. 30, 2025
Effective Date: Oct. 30, 2025
This interim final rule amends DHS regulations to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents (Forms I-766 or EADs) for aliens who have timely filed an application to renew their EAD in certain employment authorization categories.
Vital change to improve vetting and decrease fraud in the immigration system.