Indian spouses on edge as Trump administration wants to revoke H-4 EAD policy, voice fears
The Donald Trump administration is potentially out to revoke the Obama-era H4 EAD rule, which extended employment authorisation to certain dependant spouses of the H-1B holders seeking a lawful permanent resident status.
The H-4 EAD rule enacted in 2015 allows the spouses of H-1B holders to seek gainful employment, with renewals of employment authorisation permitted as often as H-4 visa is renewed.
A blessing bestowed and withdrawn is worse than a blessing never had. As February approaches, a tense countdown is underway for a large number of Indian families in the United States currently in the queue for acquiring a Green Card. In recent days, tweets have been pouring in to various American senators and to the public at large to save the H-4 EAD and understand the plight of those who would be affected. “Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization” is how directly the US Department of Homeland Security worded its intent in its Fall 2017 regulatory agenda, sounding alarm bells in the homes of several US-based Indian professionals.
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