USCIS will Adjudicate H-4 and L-2 Dependent Applications (and Employment Authorization Requests) at the Same Time as the Principal H-1B/L Petition

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USCIS will Adjudicate H-4 and L-2 Dependent Applications (and Employment Authorization Requests) at the Same Time as the Principal H-1B/L Petition

by Lisa York

by Lisa York

USCIS announced that starting on January 25, 2023, it will resume adjudicating both the Form I-129 for H-1B/L-1 nonimmigrants and the Forms I-539/I-765 for their H-4/L-2 dependents at the same time as long as the applications were filed together (whether premium processing was requested or not).  USCIS agreed to bundle these applications and adjudicate them at the same time as part of a class action settlement agreement.

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