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Big Change! DHS Ends Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)

On Oct. 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of certain Form I-766, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), when a renewal Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, was timely filed. According to the DHS, this will result in more frequent vetting of aliens who apply for employment authorization to work in the United States. Renewal EAD applicants who file Form I-765 on or after Oct. 30, 2025, will no longer receive an up to 540-day automatic extension of their EAD and/or employment authorization.

This rule change does not impact EADs that were automatically extended due to a Form I-765 renewal application being timely filed prior to Oct. 30, 2025. Those employees (in certain categories) may present their Form I-797C receipt notice for their renewal EAD application to their employer to show that the validity of the eligible EAD has been automatically extended as evidence of continued employment authorization. Read more.

USCIS recommends aliens seek a timely renewal of their EAD by properly filing a renewal application up to 180 days before their EAD expires.

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