Trump Administration Seeks To End Work Permits For H-4 Visa Holders; Thousands Of Indian Families Could Be Impacted
Washington : A new US government proposal could end the legal work rights of thousands of H-4 visa holders in America, potentially reversing a policy that has allowed them to work for more than a decade. The move could affect thousands of spouses of H-1B professionals in the United States, with Indian families likely to be among the biggest groups impacted. The Trump administration is seeking to…
The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate work permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders in America, which could affect thousands of Indian families. H-4 visas are granted to spouses and unmarried children under 21 of H-1B visa holders, allowing them to live in the US. However, these visas do not provide work authorization.
In 2015, certain H-4 spouses gained the ability to apply separately for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), enabling them to work in the US. The proposed change seeks to reverse this 2015 policy and reintroduce the previous rule that barred H-4 dependent spouses from obtaining work authorization. This is not the first time the Trump administration has attempted to revoke H-4 employment rights; a similar proposal was made in 2017 but ultimately abandoned in 2021.
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- Indian H-1B families face fresh uncertainty over H-4 work permits indianexpress.com
