Applicants for employment authorization under category (c)(8), Pending Asylum and Withholding of Removal Applicants and Applicants for Pending Asylum under the ABC Settlement Agreement, can now file Form I-765, Application for Work Authorization, online.
To apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) based on a pending asylum application under the (c)(8) eligibility category, the applicant may file Form I-765 150 days after filing the asylum application. The filing date is the date U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives a properly filed Form I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal. The date can be found on the receipt notice.
To file Form I-765 online, an applicant must first create a USCIS online account. There is no cost to create an account.
Details:
- USCIS alert, Jan. 23, 2023. https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/asylum-applicants-can-now-file-form-i-765-online
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