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H-4 Work Permits Under Threat: New Regulatory Agenda Targets Spousal EADs as Auto-Extension Lawsuit Advances
The 2026 federal regulatory agenda revives a plan to end H-4 spousal work permits, while a lawsuit challenges the recent elimination of the 540-day automatic EAD extension that already threatens hundreds of thousands of H-1B families.
H-1B
H-4 EAD
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Work Authorization