Effective October 5, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has increased the validity period for initial or renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for asylum applicants from one (1) year to two (2) years. Applicants with pending asylum claims file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, under category (c)(8). This change applies to all (c)(8)-based applications that are pending as of October 5, 2016 and all such applications filed on or after October 5, 2016.
从2016年10月5日开始，美国移民服务局（USCIS）延长了对未决的庇护申请者的初始或延期的就业授权文件（EAD）。从现在起，未决的庇护申请者的一年工卡有两年的有效期。庇护申请人提交I-765，就业许可申请，根据类别(c)(8)。所有(c)(8)为基础的未决的工卡申请，在2016年10日当日或之后提出的所有此类应用程序的应用程序都符合这个新的规定。
