USCIS reduce la validez de los permisos de trabajo de 5 años a 18 meses: ¿a quién afecta la nueva medida? The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reduced the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) from five years to 18 months for various immigrant categories, effective December 5, 2025. This change aims to enhance the verification of foreign nationals, detect fraud, and address national security concerns by enabling more frequent screenings. The new policy will affect refugees, asylum applicants, those with pending or granted deportation suspension, and individuals with pending adjustment of status applications, among others.

• USCIS has reduced the maximum validity of EADs from five years to 18 months for several immigrant categories.
• The agency states the goal is to improve foreign national verification, detect fraud, and enhance national security.
• This policy change applies to pending or new applications filed from December 5, 2025.
• Affected categories include refugees, asylum applicants, beneficiaries of deportation suspension, and those with pending adjustment of status.
• For TPS beneficiaries and parolees, EADs will be valid for one year or until the expiration of their TPS or parole status, whichever is shorter.
• The change follows an incident where an Afghan asylum seeker attacked National Guard members. https://nicaragua-hub.syndichain.com/articles/c8294eb2-92fb-48d1-871a-aa51d4d37ffb https://100noticias.tv/migracion/144471-uscis-reduce-permisos-trabajo-18-meses/