Certain Employees May Present New or Corrected Forms I 797C, Notices of Action For TPS and Asylum Applicants – Also, new Info for EAD Renewals and Automatic Extension Time Periods
Monday, March 20th, 2023
 Certain employees received a notification from USCIS instructing them to sign into their USCIS online account to download their new or corrected I‑797C, Notice of Action, receipt notice. USCIS will also send these employees a new or corrected paper Form I‑797 receipt notice by mail. For pending asylum applicants, USCIS issued Form I‑797C, Notice of Action (I‑797 receipt), that did not include information about the up to 540‑day Employment Authorization Document (EAD) auto‑extension period for individuals that filed a Form I‑765 to renew their employment authorization and EAD. These employees can present their new I‑797C receipt with their expiring or expired EAD with a Category Code of C‑08 as a List A document that is valid for up to 540 days. For Temporary Protected Status (TPS), USCIS either did not issue a Form I‑797C receipt to some beneficiaries, or the notices issued did not include the up to 540‑day EAD auto-extension period. These employees may present their new I‑797C receipt indicating either A‑12 or C‑19 as the Class Requested with their expiring or expired EAD with a Category Code of A‑12 or C‑19 as a List A document that is valid for up to 540 days. Note that the Class Requested on Form I‑797C and the Category Code on the EAD do not have to match. For more information on the 540‑day Employment Authorization Document (EAD) auto‑extension period, visit the USCIS Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension page. |