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USCIS provides I-9 calculator for 540-day auto extension for certain EADs
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Following the USCIS temporary final rule published on 5/4/2022 that increases the automatic extension period for certain EADs, USCIS has created an EAD Automatic Extension Calculator to assist employers and employees with determining the EAD expiration date on Form I-9 for eligible employees.

This calculator seamlessly determines the new EAD expiration date for eligible EAD extensions. It can be found on the USCIS web site at EAD Automatic Extension Calculator.

Remember that the rule that changes the automatic extension period of certain EADs from 180 days to 540 days is valid through 9/30/2023. Beginning 10/27/2023, automatic extensions of employment authorization for EAD extensions will revert to 180 days.

The automatic extension of EADs for those who have timely filed an I-765 application to extend their employment authorization applies only to
18 classifications of EADs, which include:
 
(a)(3)  Refugees
(a)(4)  Asylees
(a)(12) Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
(a)(17) E spouses*
(a)(18) L spouses*
(c)(9)  Adjustment (I-485) applicants
(c)(26) H-4 spouses (540 days or until the I-94 expirations date – whichever is earlier).

For more information on updating Form I-9 for individuals granted the automatic 540-day extension, please refer to Section 4.4 of the M-274 (I-9 Handbook for Employers).
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Leila Freijy
Law Office of Leila Freijy PLLC
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