Topic: Eligibility of Visa Holders' Spouses for Work Authorization

[pdf] USCIS Memo: Eligibility for Employment Authorization for Battered Spouses of Certain Nonimmigrants (March 8, 2016) (+)

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service USCIS revisions to adjudicators manual and policy memo implementing VAWA 2005’s creation of access to work authorization for immigrant spouses and children subjected to battery or extreme cruelty by their work visa holder (A, E(3), G or H) spouse or parent. It is important to note that these victims also receive VAWA confidentiality protection.

Published March 8, 2016 by Citizenship and Immigration Services

Topics: Confidentiality Statutes, Policy, & Regulations, Economic Remedies, Services, & Public Benefits, Eligibility of Visa Holders' Spouses for Work Authorization, Visa Holder Abused Spouses

[pdf] Work Authorization for Spouses of Visa Holders – DHS Policy Memo (+)

This policy memorandum was issued by DHS on March 8, 2016 and provides guidance on the eligibility for work authorization of spouses of certain kinds of visa holders if they or their children have been abused. The categories of visas to which this applies are as follows: A-1, A-2, A-3, E-3, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, G-5, H-1B, H-1B1, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, and H-4.

Published March 8, 2016 by Citizenship and Immigration Services, Dept. of Homeland Security

Topics: Eligibility of Visa Holders' Spouses for Work Authorization, Immigration, Policies, Regulations and Policies