DHS Addresses Immigration-Related Challenges Due to the Coronavirus
| April 14, 2020
By: Angelita Chavez-Halaka, Armando Escobedo, Gladys Gervacio, and Jacqueline Valle
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided guidance for nonimmigrants who have to unexpectedly remain in the US beyond their authorized period of stay as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
what should nonimmigrants do if they cannot depart the us due to travel restrictions?
- Timely file for an Extension of Stay (EOS) or Change of Status (COS)
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- Nonimmigrants are in a period of authorized stay while a non-frivolous EOS/COS application is pending
- In certain cases, employment authorization with the same employer is extended for up to 240 days after I-94 expiration
- USCIS may exercise flexibility on late applications due to extraordinary circumstances
- USCIS may excuse a late application or petition due to extraordinary circumstances such as those caused by the coronavirus pandemic
- The petitioner or applicant must provide credible evidence to support the delay in filing
- USCIS will evaluate these exceptions on a case-by-case basis
- USCIS may grant satisfactory departure for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) entrants
- VWP entrants should call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 to request a satisfactory departure for up to 30 days
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