Automatic 240-Day Extension of Employment Authorization

Regulations now provide an automatic 240-day extension of employment authorization for an A-3, E-1, E-2, G-5, H-1A, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, I, J-1, L-1, and R Nonimmigrant whose status has expired but who has timely filed an application for extension of his or her respective status.  If the application for extension has not been adjudicated at the end of that 240 days, specific authorization for continued employment must be requested from the INS on Form I-765.  8 CFR 274a.12(b)(15); 274a.12(b)(19).