{"id":1455,"date":"2022-03-23T16:40:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:40:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:40:25","slug":"uscis-updates-guidance-on-employment-authorization-for-certain-e-and-l-nonimmigrant-spouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/uscis-updates-guidance-on-employment-authorization-for-certain-e-and-l-nonimmigrant-spouses\/","title":{"rendered":"USCIS Issues Further Guidance on Employment Authorization for E and L Spouses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 18th March 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) declared that it would update the <strong>USCIS Policy Manual<\/strong> to address acceptable evidence of work authorization for <strong>E and L nonimmigrant spouses<\/strong>. The updates, given in response to the settlement agreement reached in the class action Shergill v. Mayorkas, also address Forms I-94 given by USCIS prior <strong>31st January 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Employment Authorization for E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On 10th November 2021, as a part of the<strong> settlement agreement<\/strong> in Shergill v. Mayorkas, USCIS declared that E and L nonimmigrant spouses would have <strong>work authorization <\/strong>incident to status. As part of the agreement, USCIS further agreed to create a new I-94 designation for<strong> E and L spouses<\/strong> that would serve as proof of work authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 31st January 2022, USCIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started implementing new<strong> Form I-94 designations<\/strong> for E and L spouses. The new designation includes an &#8220;S&#8221; close to the <strong>E or L2 class <\/strong>of admission (COA). An unexpired Form I-94 with the new designation (E-1S, E-2S, E-3S, and L-2S) serves as evidence of work authorization under<strong> List C of Form I-9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Background Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>USCIS announced that it would update the <strong>USCIS Policy Manual<\/strong> with the above changes. To address the acceptable documentation that specific<strong> E and L nonimmigrant spouses<\/strong> might use to evidence work authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USCIS also declared that on or around <strong>1st April 2022<\/strong>, the organization would start mailing notifications to E or L spouses. With unexpired Form I-94s given by USCIS before the new <strong>spousal designations<\/strong> went into effect on 31st January 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/uscis-encourages-eligible-individuals-to-file-i-485s-in-eb2-india-category-in-april-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">USCIS Encourages Eligible Individuals to File I-485s in EB2 India Category in April 2022<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The notification, along with an unexpired Form I-94 given by USCIS. Showing <strong>E-1, E-2, E-3, E-3D, E-3R, or L-2 nonimmigrant status <\/strong>will serve as evidence of employment authorization. USCIS will update its policy manual to add this new document combination. 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