USCIS Guidance on Expedited EADs for Healthcare and Childcare Workers

March 25, 2022

For a healthcare worker or a childcare worker who has a pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization renewal application, with an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) that expires in 30 days or less or has already expired, they can request expedited processing of their EAD renewal application. USCIS had previously announced this flexibility for qualifying healthcare workers assisting public health efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. USCIS is now extending this flexibility to qualifying childcare workers.

Specific content can be found here:

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/essential_critical_infrastructure_workforce-guidance_v4.1_508.pdf

https://www.bls.gov/soc/2018/major_groups.htm

https://www.uscis.gov/

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