We complete your Form I-765 — Application for Employment Authorization.
Form I-765 requests an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) — a work permit.
Who files Form I-765
People in categories eligible for work authorization, including many adjustment-of-status applicants.
What it costs & how long it takes
The USCIS filing fee is $520 by paper or $470 online. Certain applicants with a pending Form I-485 may qualify for the reduced $260 filing fee; eligibility depends on the employment authorization category selected. processing times vary — check the USCIS processing-times tool for your category
USCIS fees change periodically. The fees listed on this page are provided for general informational purposes only and should be verified through the USCIS Fee Calculator before filing.
What we prepare
Proof of your eligibility category and identity documents. The firm reviews your full package before submission so it is filed correctly the first time.
Policy update · proposed rule
If your work permit depends on parole or deferred action
On June 5, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security published a proposed rule, “Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens”, that takes direct aim at discretionary work permits (Form I-765 EADs). If finalized as written, it would make these EADs meaningfully harder to obtain — and to renew — for people whose authorization rests on humanitarian parole, a grant of deferred action, or release on an order of supervision.
As immigration practitioners read it, applicants in these categories would have to prove economic necessity, clear a tougher discretionary standard in which any criminal history weighs heavily against approval, submit biometrics, work for an E-Verify-enrolled employer to renew, and accept shorter validity periods. Together, that is a real tightening of how these work permits are decided — not a paperwork adjustment.
Two things to keep in view. It is still a proposed rule, not current law: DHS is accepting public comment through August 4, 2026, and it cannot take effect until it completes the federal rulemaking process. It also does not, on its own, cancel an EAD already in your hand. But the direction of travel is unmistakable, and it is worth understanding before your next filing.
Whether this proposal reaches your case — and what, if anything, to do about a pending or upcoming I-765 — turns on the exact category you file under and your immigration history. Those are legal judgments, not something to read off a headline. If your work permit depends on parole, deferred action, or supervision, this is the moment to get an attorney’s read on where you stand.
If your EAD depends on parole, deferred action, or an order of supervision, understand how this proposal could affect you before your next filing. Speak with Ettrick Campbell, Esq.
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