USCIS Announces Extension of the TimeReceipt Notices for Forms I-751 and I-829 can be Used to Show Evidence of Lawful Permanent Resident Status from 18 Months to 24 Months

Effective September 4, 2021, USCIS has extended the length of time that receipt notices for Forms I-751 and I-829 can be used to show evidence of lawful permanent resident status from 18 months to 24 months. This change is due to the fact that processing times for these applications have exceeded one to two years at certain service centers. Those cases filed on September 4, 2021, or later will receive a receipt notice showing the new 24-month extension of status. Those cases filed prior to September 4, 2021, that remain pending, will receive a new receipt notice reflecting the 24-month extension of status.

This change has implications for the documents that new hires and existing employees are allowed to present to employers as evidence of their work authorization. As laid out in the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee’s practice advisory about this change, new hires who present an expired permanent resident green card, with a receipt notice showing only an 18-month extension of status that has since expired, can still be hired by showing a List B identity document and a List C document, like an unrestricted social security card. Employees would not need to wait for a new receipt notice showing a 24-month extension of status. In addition, existing employees with pending applications to remove conditions should not be terminated for failing to present a new green card once the 18-month extension period expires. The unrestricted social security card can also be used for Section 3 reverification. Permanent residents who have not yet applied to the Social Security Administration to remove the restrictions on their social security card can be advised to take that action as an option.

For more information please visit: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-extends-evidence-of-status-for-conditional-permanent-residents-to-24-months-with-pending-form#:~:text=Starting%20Sept.,Conditions%20on%20Permanent%20Resident%20Status.