The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made a change under which thousands of Indian professionals and their dependents will have to stop working if their employment authorization renewal is not approved in time. This rule has come into effect from Thursday (October 30, 2025). Under this new rule, the automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) will be eliminated, preventing non-US citizens from working in the US. DHS said in a statement that aliens who apply to renew their EAD on or after October 30, 2025, will no longer receive an automatic extension.
Foreigners will now be checked multiple times
With the expiration of the automatic EAD extension, foreigners wishing to work in the US will now be subject to multiple checks. Earlier, employees could continue their jobs for up to 540 days pending the approval of their renewal applications. Under the new rule, if an individual’s renewal is not approved before the expiry of his/her current EAD, he/she will have to stop working immediately.
What did the US Department of Homeland Security say
According to a statement released by DHS, USCIS advises non-Americans to file their EAD renewal applications timely and accurately so that they can renew within 180 days of their EAD expiration date. The longer an alien takes to file an EAD renewal application, the greater the chance that his or her employment authorization or document may temporarily expire.
threat to indians
This decision of the Trump administration is expected to have a major impact on Indian citizens, who form a large part of the US immigrant workforce and are already facing a backlog of green card and visa applications. Senior attorney Henry Lindpere said the rule represents a major change to the employment authorization renewal process in the US. Categories of Indians affected include OPT students, H-4 visa applicants and green card applicants.
