Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 20/12/1999

Extension of Work Authorization for Certain Haitians Previously Granted Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) until September 30, 2000

From December 23, 1997, until December 22, 1998, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) issued Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) to Haitian nationals on the basis of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). By notice in the Federal Register on December 14, 1998, the Service automatically extended the validity of those EADs for a period of 1 year, ending December 22, 1999. By this notice, the Service is granting a further extension of these EADs until September 30, 2000. This action will provide Haitian nationals who obtained DED-based EADs an additional 9 months of employment authorization while they apply for adjustment of status pursuant to section 902 of the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998, and obtain a new EAD in connection with their application for adjustment of status. The automatic extension applies to EADs bearing the notation: