What's New
On April 8, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a second temporary final rule (89 FR 24628) temporarily increasing the automatic extension period for employment authorization and/or Employment Authorization Documents (EAD, Form I-766) to up to 540 days. This temporary increase is available to certain individuals who timely filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, renewal applications on or before Sept. 30, 2025. Previously, the EAD auto-extension was only up to 180 days for EAD renewal applications received by USCIS on or after Oct. 27, 2023.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services invites SAVE user agency points of contact and Web Services developers to participate in one of the following SAVE Interface Control Agreement version 38 (ICA v38) Listening Sessions:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) now provides a Verification of Release (VOR) card to some noncitizen unaccompanied children. The VOR card is a new wallet-sized, plastic version of the VOR form, which will continue to be issued.
We have created a new SAVE Engagement Event Summaries webpage to share feedback and lessons learned from our engagement events. Stay tuned for updates as future events occur.
A new law provides immigrant visas to certain foreign national employees of the U.S. government abroad. Specifically, foreign nationals (and their spouses and children) may receive special immigrant visas when:
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from May 26, 2024, through Nov. 25, 2025.
SAVE Resumes Services SAVE service has been restored. Benefit-granting agencies are once again able to fully access their SAVE accounts and process cases. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
SAVE is increasing the number of automated initial responses for individuals with a pending asylum application who also have an unexpired Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). This change is based on feedback from SAVE user agencies and will improve response timeliness.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services invites SAVE user agency points of contact and Web Services developers to participate in one of the following SAVE Interface Control Agreement version 38 (ICA v38) Listening Sessions:
On Feb. 5, 2024, SAVE users will see updates to SAVE’s case creation screens. SAVE is updating these screens to add helper text, expand data field labels, and include new options for entering benefit applicant information.
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