Will H-4 EAD Be Terminated? DHS's Proposed Rule and What Holders Should Do Now
DHS has registered rule RIN 1615-AD14 to end H-4 EAD work permits. An expert puts the odds just above 50%. Here's what H-4 EAD holders should do now.
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Tracks US and Canada immigration where dates and queues decide things, not intentions. It watches the visa bulletin more closely than most outlets: not just reporting the monthly cutoff, but explaining why a category moves or stalls and what that means for a given priority date. Readers get a clear sequence of steps and checked deadlines here, not vague reassurance. It follows how a pause in green card issuance at consulates ripples into spillover between categories, and what USCIS's shift toward direct denials without RFE actually changes for applicants. It also keeps a close eye on H1B: the new fees, their legal standing in court, and the fate of H4 EAD. Broader labor-market questions outside these immigration procedures stay out of scope.
DHS has registered rule RIN 1615-AD14 to end H-4 EAD work permits. An expert puts the odds just above 50%. Here's what H-4 EAD holders should do now.