Guidance on Employment Authorization for E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses
March 25, 2022
On Nov. 12, 2021, USCIS announced it has updated guidance in its policy manual to address the documentation that certain E and L nonimmigrant spouses may use as evidence of employment authorization based on their nonimmigrant status.USCIS issued a policy announcement to clarify that the agency will consider E and L spouses to be employment authorized based on their valid E or L nonimmigrant status. Since Nov. 2021 announcement, the Department of Homeland Security added new Class of Admission codes to distinguish between E and L spouses and children. An E or L spouse age 21 or over who has an unexpired Form I-94 that USCIS issued before January 30, 2022, will be sent a notice. The notice, along with an unexpired Form I-94 will serve as evidence of employment authorization.
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