USCIS Increases Automatic Extension of Certain Employment
On April 8, 2024, USCIS published a temporary final rule increasing the auto-extension period for certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) from 180 days to 540 days, despite they agency’s significant efforts to reduce processing times for EADs over the past year.
DOS published a notice of a new Japan Specialist Program in accordance with existing Exchange Visitor Program regulations (22 CFR part 62), including regulations applying to the Specialist category (22 CFR §62.26).
During their program, exchange visitors from Japan will share their specialized knowledge of Japanese language and education in the United States.
DOS is waiving 22 CFR §62.26(i), which limits participation in the Exchange Visitor program for Specialists to one year, to allow participants to conduct their programs for up to 36 months