{"id":673,"date":"2021-03-24T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=673"},"modified":"2021-03-24T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:59:51","slug":"lawsuit-filed-challenging-delays-in-processing-authorization-permits-for-h-1b-dependents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/lawsuit-filed-challenging-delays-in-processing-authorization-permits-for-h-1b-dependents\/","title":{"rendered":"A lawsuit filed against delays in processing documents of spouses of H1B, L1 visa holders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A top American association of <strong>immigration legal counselors <\/strong>has filed a class-action lawsuit on<strong> 22nd March 2021 <\/strong>against the Department of Homeland Security for <strong>extraordinary delays<\/strong> in processing employment authorization documents (EADs) of spouses of <strong>foreign workers<\/strong> in the country on H-1B dependents and <strong>L1 visas<\/strong>, a significantly enormous number of whom are technology professionals from <strong>India.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The delays that <strong>H-4 and L-2 non-immigrants <\/strong>are facing needlessly&nbsp;place families in financial limbo,&#8221; said Jennifer Minear, president of American Immigration Lawyers Association or <strong>AILA<\/strong>, which has filed the class-action claim against the <strong>DHS<\/strong> along with Wasden Banias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has the lawful tools and authority to grant <strong>work authorization<\/strong>. To affected people whose financial security is hanging in the balance. And it should to quickly start to utilize those tools to provide solutions, Minear said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Lawsuit Filed Against in Processing Authorization Permits for H-1B Dependents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The DHS can and should revoke the unnecessary biometric requirements for <strong>H-4 and L-2 non-immigrants<\/strong>. Provide automatic work authorization while it processes <strong>EAD renewal requests<\/strong>. And also allow EAD applicants to file their renewal applications sooner than<strong> 180 days<\/strong>. Before expiration to prevent gaps in work authorization, she demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesse Bless, AILA&#8217;s director of<strong> Federal Litigation<\/strong> said that in 2019. The Trump government executed a new biometric requirement for H-4 and L-2 visa holders. And different dependents trying to extend their stay in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/bipartisan-bill-to-reform-eb-5-visa-program-introduced-in-us-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Bipartisan Bill to reform EB-5 visa program introduced in US Congress<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These new requirements added to the all already extraordinary processing delays, which were further exacerbated by <strong>COVID-19 restrictions. <\/strong>Moreover, the process to attain <strong>work authorization<\/strong> should not put families at the risk of a tremendous loss of <strong>income and instability<\/strong>, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are reasonable and quick steps that the DHS can take to make certain that <strong>visa holders<\/strong> meet requirements without forcing needless suffering. 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