Green Card rule update: What Trump admin's new changes mean for applicants. Explained

On December 4, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes affecting immigrants’ work permits and Green Card applications. The changes have taken effect from December 5, 2025. The Trump administration makes changes in the EAD (AFP) What changed? The validity of employment-authorization documents (EADs), which immigrants frequently use while awaiting a green card, has been reduced from up to five years to just eighteen months. This is one of the biggest changes.