New Delhi, Oct 30, 2025
Reference to NDTV.The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated automatic extensions of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) of migrant workers in a major change of policy that will change thousands of foreign workers, especially Indians who constitute a huge number of the expat in the United States.
What the New Rule States
The DHS declared that immigrants who apply to renew their EADs on or after October 30, 2025, will stop being automatically granted their work permits.
But the extensions of those who were granted previous to this date will not be affected.
As per the department, this change is in line with the attitude of the Trump administration which is back to vetting and screening to ensure the safety and national security of the people. The temporary measure essentially supersedes the Biden administration policy that permitted immigrants to work up to 540 days after their EADs expired – as long as they submitted their renewal applications on time and their status fell into a category that was eligible to renew.
Exception and Special Cases.
The DHS made it clear that there are a few exceptions, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-related documents of employment, in which extensions can still be provided.
According to the department, the new policy will allow the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review the background of applicants more often, which would assist in fraud detection and the determination of applicants who would be a security threat.
USCIS Director’s Statement
By introducing the decision as a common-sense reform, the USCIS Director Joseph Edlow pointed out that the work in the United States was the privilege, rather than the right.
He encouraged foreigners to submit their EAD renewal requests at or before 180 days to expiration otherwise they risk a temporary suspension of work permission.
The USCIS said in its statement that the longer a person takes to seek a renewal application, the more chance he or she has of being denied a temporary job permit.
Who Requires an EAD?
An Employment Authorization Document (Form I- 766) is an evidence that one has legal permission to be employed in the United States over a given duration.
It is typically mandatory with the non-residents who are not permanent residents (Green card holders) or do not have particular work visa like H-1B, L-1B, O, or P.
Background: Increasing Preferences on Foreign Workers.
This announcement is shortly following a series of immigration related Trump administration measures. In September 2025 earlier the government increased the fee of H-1B visa to 100,000 dollars (about 88 lakh rupees) so that the highly skilled professionals are only brought to the nation and the Americans are not displaced.
This guarantees that we get workers, great workers, and this is precisely what President Trump was defending the drastic increase.
It should also be mentioned that the new fee on H-1B does not affect those who already live in the US when they are simply swapping their visa statuses, i.e. when a student becomes an H-1B visitor instead of an F-1 one.
State Level activities are stepped up.
To make the labor policies even stricter, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently ordered university administrations to give a preference to American citizens to foreign employees with H-1B visas. The order is expected to minimize reliance on foreign talent and increase the employment of locals.
Influence on Indians and World Migrants.
The Indian professionals may be greatly impacted by the termination of automatic EAD extensions since a large number of them depend on the timely extensions to stay legally employed in the US. This change to rule affecting thousands of workers and employers will cause gaps in authorization with the processing delays already extending in months.
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