Proposed H-4 Employment Authorization Rule

[PD2008AUG25]

. This process typically takes about 60 days but Mayorkas said “it is our intent to review the comments most expeditiously and publish the rule very quickly thereafter in light of its importance to American competitiveness and the growth of our economy.”

Maybe this time they are serious and will expedite the process.

[gten20]

Maybe this time they are serious and will expedite the process.

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAg...&RIN=1615-AB92

Alternatives: An alternative considered by DHS was to permit employer authorization for all H-4 dependent spouses. In enacting AC21, Congress was especially concerned with avoiding the disruption to U.S. businesses caused by the required departure of H-1B workers (for whom the businesses intended to file employment-based immigrant visa petitions) upon the expiration of workers' maximum six-year period of authorized stay. Although the inability of an H-4 spouse to work may cause an H-1B worker to consider departing from the United States prior to his or her eligibility for an H-1B extension. This alternative was rejected in favor of the proposed process to limit employment authorization to the smaller sub-class of H-4 nonimmigrants who intend to remain in the United States permanently and who have been granted an extension of H status under the provisions of AC21.

Looks like they have had discussions on this since last 3 years or so and this is the latest one which they seem to agree on.
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAg...?RIN=1615-AB92

[gten20]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...-congress.html

Tuesday is the latest move by the Obama administration to make immigration policy changes in lieu of Congress enacting real reform. Easing restrictions on a relatively small number of very specifically skilled, foreign-born workers might not be exactly what immigration reform advocates, who have been calling on Obama to make deportation policies more humane, were looking for. But given Congressional Republicans’ likelihood to kill comprehensive immigration reform at the first sign of any executive action that might be perceived as weakening border security, the proposed changes announced Tuesday seem carefully, and cleverly, calculated.

we will know in a couple months if its just another posturing move by Obama to get GOP to act on CIR. It's a game of chess and we are the pawns.. your move GOP (... FOX News???)!

[idiotic]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...-congress.html



we will know in a couple months if its just another posturing move by Obama to get GOP to act on CIR. It's a game of chess and we are the pawns.. your move GOP (... FOX News???)!

Ranking member and possibly next Senate Judiciary committee chairman (Immigration head) cries foul What else you expect from GOP? By this time everyone must have understood they just want status quo or any change which reduces overall immigration(legal and illegal).. Period..
http://thehill.com/regulation/205369...migration-regs

[srimurthy]

I was looking at an article on yahoo for the same:
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-administ...214700062.html

And it mentions that " departments of Homeland Security and Commerce announced two proposals that would allow up to 100,000 high-skilled undocumented immigrants to stay, legally, in the U.S"

Not sure how the H4 spouses are being considered as Undocumented Immigrants. Not sure if this is a mistake by the writer.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...-congress.html



we will know in a couple months if its just another posturing move by Obama to get GOP to act on CIR. It's a game of chess and we are the pawns.. your move GOP (... FOX News???)!

[tatikonda]

As anticipated, This rule is cleared by OMB yesterday night ...

From Ohm Law..
http://www.immigration-law.com/

This long-delayed "proposed rule" was cleared last night by the OMB and ready for publication by the DHS. Please stay tuned.
It is hoped that the final rule making process will follow the same speedy process as witnessed in the DHS & OMB's actions yesterday such that employment-based immigrant community and U.S. employers see a bright sunshine through their windows in the very near future

[skpanda]

Most Americans do not understand the difference between Legal and Illegal Immigrants. Unfortunately even media people also do not know the difference.

For them anybody who is not a US Citizen/Green Card Holder is Illegal.

The reporter of the Yahoo link has no clue that all the people who will benefit from this proposal are in the US on a VALID LEGAL VISA.

I was looking at an article on yahoo for the same:
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-administ...214700062.html

And it mentions that " departments of Homeland Security and Commerce announced two proposals that would allow up to 100,000 high-skilled undocumented immigrants to stay, legally, in the U.S"

Not sure how the H4 spouses are being considered as Undocumented Immigrants. Not sure if this is a mistake by the writer.

[gcq]

Most Americans do not understand the difference between Legal and Illegal Immigrants. Unfortunately even media people also do not know the difference.

For them anybody who is not a US Citizen/Green Card Holder is Illegal.

The reporter of the Yahoo link has no clue that all the people who will benefit from this proposal are in the US on a VALID LEGAL VISA.

Here is the contact details of this knowledgeable author: Danielle Wiener-Bronner - danielle@thewire.com
Also find the contact details of editors of "The Wire".

http://www.thewire.com/contact/

Write to this journalist and news editor to fix this misleading article.

[gten20]

Here is the contact details of this knowledgeable author: Danielle Wiener-Bronner - danielle@thewire.com
Also find the contact details of editors of "The Wire".

http://www.thewire.com/contact/

Write to this journalist and news editor to fix this misleading article.

I wrote an email. Let's see if she follows up.

[gs1968]

According to the NY Times the DHS hopes to issue a final ruling by the end of the year

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/us...html?smv2&_r=0

[gten20]

Here is the contact details of this knowledgeable author: Danielle Wiener-Bronner - danielle@thewire.com
Also find the contact details of editors of "The Wire".

http://www.thewire.com/contact/

Write to this journalist and news editor to fix this misleading article.

I wrote an email. Let's see if she follows up.

The article has been updated.

[gcq]

The article has been updated.

Cool. Thanks for the effort.

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly used the word "undocumented" to describe those affected by the proposed rules, which affect employment.

[qesehmk]

Kudos to you both - gcq and gten. A lot of people talk but you guys actually did something.

[srimurthy]

Kudos to you both - gcq and gten. A lot of people talk but you guys actually did something.

Awesome guys. This shows that when we see some disputed info and share here, can can contribute our 2 cents to ensure right information is reported.

[gten20]

"Employment Authorization for Certain H–4 Dependent Spouses" is open for comments.

http://www.regulations.gov/#!documen...RDOC_0001-1215

[dec2010]

Analysis of comments splunk4good (go bigdata!)
http://eregulations.splunk4good.com/...&form.agency=*

Report
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ue_?source=toc

Source - the oh law

[srimurthy]

Source - the oh law

12/17/2018: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Handed Down a Decision Today on H-4 EAD Repeal Lawsuit.
the court in Save Jobs USA v. DHS, 1:15-cv-00615-TSC, December 17, 2018, denied the Save Jobs USA's motion to expedite the decision and at the same ordered that the Immigration Voice's motion to intervene in the pending lawsuit. The Court also decided to remove the case from abeyance which has delayed the court proceeding and granted the motion to schedule briefing and oral argument. The court thus ordered the Clerk to enter a briefing schedule.

Source - the oh law

[srimurthy]

12/17/2018: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Handed Down a Decision Today on H-4 EAD Repeal Lawsuit.
the court in Save Jobs USA v. DHS, 1:15-cv-00615-TSC, December 17, 2018, denied the Save Jobs USA's motion to expedite the decision and at the same ordered that the Immigration Voice's motion to intervene in the pending lawsuit. The Court also decided to remove the case from abeyance which has delayed the court proceeding and granted the motion to schedule briefing and oral argument. The court thus ordered the Clerk to enter a briefing schedule.

Source - the oh law

H4-EAD Revoke has been withdrawn by Biden admin.
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDetails?rrid=128849

Congrats everyone.