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In Three Months, H-1B Spouses May End Up Jobless—Again
Since assuming power in early 2017, the Donald Trump administration has dangled a sword over the regulation that allows some H-4 visa holders—specifically the spouses of H-1B visa-holders awaiting green card approval–to seek EAD and get a job.
Once again, fears are rife about the US locking spouses of H-1B workers back in their golden cages.
In a Sept. 21 court filing, the US department of homeland security (DHS) said that a rule to undo the Obama-era H-4 employment authorisation document (EAD) provision is undergoing review and will be submitted to the White House office of management and budget. This means the fate of H-4 visa-holders could be sealed within the next three months.