{"381991":{"#nid":"381991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"DHS Extends Eligibility for Employment Authorization to Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. From this date, DHS will allow these H-4 depedent spouses to accept employment in the U.S.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis step was an important part of the executive action taken by President Obama in November 2014.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please see the official announcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/news\/dhs-extends-eligibility-employment-authorization-certain-h-4-dependent-spouses-h-1b-nonimmigrants-seeking-employment-based-lawful-permanent-residence\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"DHS Extends Eligibility for Employment Authorization to Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants Seeking Employment-Based Lawful Permanent Residence."}],"uid":"27787","created_gmt":"2015-02-24 15:46:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:38","author":"Emily Dolezal","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"119571","name":"H-4 dependents"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"},{"id":"69901","name":"Postdocs"},{"id":"63421","name":"work authorization"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease see the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/news\/dhs-extends-eligibility-employment-authorization-certain-h-4-dependent-spouses-h-1b-nonimmigrants-seeking-employment-based-lawful-permanent-residence\u0022\u003EUSCIS announcement\u003C\/a\u003E for additional information.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}