工卡续期自动延期终止成定局：移民局终局规则生效，2025年10月30日起递交的续期不再自动延期
美国国土安全部（DHS）与美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）的终局规则已在《联邦公报》公布并生效（91 FR 65306，2026年10月14日生效）：在若干就业授权类别中，及时递交工卡（EAD，Form I-766）续期申请不再自动延长工卡有效期与就业授权。规则无修改地确认了2025年10月30日的临时最终规则，回应了该临时规则收到的公众意见。
分水岭是递交日期。2025年10月30日当天或之后递交的续期申请，按新写入的 8 CFR 274a.13(e) 处理：申请尚在审理中，不再产生自动延期，工卡正面印的到期日就是可以合法工作的最后一天。在该日期之前递交、且符合条件的续期，仍按 274a.13(d) 保留最长540天的自动延期。法律或《联邦公报》专项通知另行给予的延期（如部分临时保护身份 TPS 相关延期）不受此规则影响。
受影响的类别包括身份调整申请人（(c)(9)）、H-4 配偶（(c)(26)）、庇护申请人（(c)(8)）以及难民与获庇护者（(a)(3)、(a)(5)）等。国土安全部在规则中给出的理由是：在给予新的就业授权期之前，先完成审查与背景核查、确认资格持续符合。国土安全部估计，2027年5月起的18个月内，可能有2万至3.3万张工卡在续期审批期间到期失效。
这意味着持卡人必须把续期时间大幅提前：USCIS 一般接受在工卡到期前最长180天递交续期申请。续期获批前旧卡到期的，在没有其他工作授权依据的情况下，就业授权即告中断。针对该规则的诉讼仍在进行，但规则目前已生效执行。
End of Automatic EAD Renewal Extensions Is Now Final: USCIS Rule in Effect for Renewals Filed Since October 30, 2025
A final rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been published in the Federal Register and is in effect (91 FR 65306, effective October 14, 2026): in certain employment authorization categories, timely filing an application to renew an Employment Authorization Document (EAD, Form I-766) no longer automatically extends the card's validity or the holder's employment authorization. The rule adopts, without changes, the interim final rule of October 30, 2025, after responding to the public comments that rule received.
The dividing line is the filing date. Renewal applications filed on or after October 30, 2025 are governed by the new 8 CFR 274a.13(e): while the renewal is pending, there is no automatic extension, and the expiration date printed on the face of the card is the last day the holder is authorized to work. Qualifying renewals filed before that date keep the automatic extension of up to 540 days under 8 CFR 274a.13(d). Extensions provided by law or by a Federal Register notice, such as some Temporary Protected Status (TPS) related extensions, are not changed by the rule.
Affected categories include adjustment of status applicants (c)(9), H-4 spouses (c)(26), asylum applicants (c)(8), and refugees and asylees (a)(3) and (a)(5), among others. DHS states the purpose is to prioritize proper vetting and screening and to confirm continued eligibility before granting a new period of employment authorization. DHS estimates that 20,000 to 33,000 cards could lapse during an 18-month period beginning in May 2027 while renewals are pending.
In practice, holders must file far earlier than before: USCIS generally accepts renewal applications up to 180 days before the current card expires. If the old card expires before the renewal is approved and the holder has no other basis for employment authorization, that authorization stops. Legal challenges to the rule remain pending, but the rule is currently in effect.
来源：美国公民及移民服务局
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图片来源：图：美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）签发的就业授权文件（工卡，Form I-766）样本。USCIS 官方图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A sample Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. USCIS image, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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