I-9 Allowance for Form I-797, Notice of Action

As part of a proposed settlement in Subramanya v. USCIS, claiming the agency has a printing backlog of approximately 75,000 Employment Authorization Documents, USCIS announced that it will allow employees to present Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a notice date of December 1, 2019, through August 20, 2020, showing approval of their I-765 application as a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, List C #7 document that establishes employment authorization even though the Notice states it is not evidence of employment authorization.  This allowance is valid until December 1, 2020.