The US white house has formally received the proposed changes in the regulations to end the work authorization of H1-B spouses (H4 EAD), which could impact as many as 90,000 Indians in the USA.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent this proposal to the White House of management for budget on Wednesday.
The White House needs to take a final call on it and it carries out a review of the regulation only after taking inputs from various agencies. This process could take weeks to months before the White House issues its final decision on H4 EAD removal.
According to USCIS, the proposal will not be final until the review and comment process is complete. If the White House agrees to the proposal to end H1-B spouse work authorization program, the regulation would be published in federal register and allow a 30 day comment period, after which the change comes to action.
