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A lawsuit contesting that L-2 visa holders<\/strong> do not need a separate employment authorization (or work permit). To be eligible for job opportunities or independent work in the US <\/strong>has yielded results. In the coming days, it is likely that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will declare that L-2 visa holders (L-2 spouses<\/strong>) no longer need to apply for an employment authorization document<\/strong> (EAD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dependants like the spouse of an L-1 visa holder<\/strong> (who is in the US on an intra-organization move) are given the L-2 visa<\/strong>. However, H-4 visas<\/strong> are held by dependents including the spouse of the H-1B visa holder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L-2 spouses in the US may no longer need to apply for work authorization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The claim had contended that L-2 visa holders are eligible for employment ‘incident to status<\/strong>‘. In other words, they should be eligible to work without a different work permit application. However, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) required that the L-2 holders<\/strong> apply for a work permit \u2013 this often resulted in a job loss, as they wait for the application to be adjudicated took 10-15 months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have harmed out the terms of the settlement agreement<\/strong>,” Jonathan Wasden, partner at Wasden Banias, who addressed the 16 plaintiffs<\/strong>, told TOI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[F-1 Change of Status and Filing a Bridge Petition<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These plaintiffs, the majority of the Indian nationals, are holding an L-2 or H-4 dependent visas.<\/strong> They had challenged that as the immigration agency has violated the law. Also, they found themselves in the precious situation of being unemployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In response to our claim (Shergill v\/s Mayorkas) the immigration agency will change its policy. Moreover, L-2 visa holders<\/strong> will no longer need to apply for an employment authorization document (EAD). Some H-4 visa<\/strong> holders will be eligible for an auto extension of their EAD. If they had a valid status that lasted longer than the EAD<\/strong>,” clarified Wasden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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