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Proposed End to the Up-to-60-Day Grace Period After Job Loss

Current status
Proposed ruleComments due November 10
In effect?
Not in effectCurrent rule unchanged
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On September 11, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking () that would remove the discretionary grace period of up to 60 days for H-1B, H-1B1, E-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, O-1 and TN holders and their dependents after the principal’s employment ends early. Public comments are due before midnight Eastern Time on November 10. It is not in effect; current rules remain unchanged, and the F-1 post-completion grace period is separate.

Who is affected
E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1 and TN workers whose employment or qualifying activity ends early, and their dependents.
Key boundaries
This is a proposal; current rules remain unchanged. If finalized as drafted, people otherwise authorized to remain lawfully would not all have to depart immediately. The F-1 post-completion grace period is separate.
Next to watch
2026-11-10 · Public comments due before midnight Eastern Time; docket USCIS-2026-0364.

Policy background

00 / BACKGROUND

Document 2026-18631 entered public inspection September 10 and was published September 11 at 91 FR 57807; docket USCIS-2026-0364. It would remove 8 214.1(l)(2) and make a conforming reference change for compelling-circumstances EADs. The published version sets the comment deadline at November 10, 2026, before midnight Eastern Time. No final rule or effective date is set.

Submit a public comment on Regulations.gov ↗

Potential impact

01 / IMPACT
OUR TAKE · ANALYSIS

The time buffer after a layoff could become a more fragile part of the U.S. pathway.

If the discretionary grace period of up to 60 days is removed, job loss could affect status and family arrangements sooner. For people whose status depends on an employer, the risk of a mismatch between company decisions and personal response time could rise.

For workers: less time to respond to an unexpected layoff

Finding a new employer, preparing filings, and planning departure all take time. With a smaller buffer, several tasks may need to happen at once.

For example · Hypothetical

After an H-1B layoff, Chen plans to look for another employer during an applicable discretionary grace period of up to 60 days. Removing that provision would mean Chen could no longer rely on it for the planned stay while job hunting. The change concerns the status buffer after losing employment, not access to interviews.

For job changes: transition planning affects risk

During a job change, the gap between the end of one employment relationship and the start of the next arrangement may matter more. Coordination costs for employers and filing materials could also rise.

Example 1 · Hypothetical

Li finds a new employer after a layoff, but the company still needs time to prepare the H-1B petition. An applicable grace period could provide a buffer during that wait. If removed, an offer would not replace the lost basis for relying on that period, making filing readiness more consequential for the move.

Example 2 · Hypothetical

After a layoff, Li plans to apply to school and change from work to student status. Admission and immigration paperwork take time. Removing the employment-related grace period means Li cannot rely on it as the buffer for those preparations. Admission and permission to stay during the wait are separate issues.

For families: the principal worker’s change affects everyone

A spouse’s job, children’s schooling, and housing arrangements may all be affected. The magnitude still depends on each family member’s status and actual expiration date.

For example · Hypothetical

Wang lives in the US with a spouse and children in dependent status. Removing the grace-period buffer after job loss could require the family to address status or departure plans sooner. That could affect schooling and lease renewal as well as Wang’s job search.

Outlook

02 / OUTLOOK

Watch whether public comments lead to revise the proposal and what effective-date and transition terms appear in any final rule. The proposed text specifies removal of the buffer but does not change current requirements.

What happens in each case?

Choose a situation below to see its possible effects. These are alternatives, not steps or predictions of likelihood.

IF THIS HAPPENS A · Current buffer removed

Unexpected unemployment leaves less time for deliberate planning

Assumption: The proposal removes the discretionary grace period of up to 60 days without a comparable replacement.

Potential effects in this scenario
A change in employment may create status-transition pressure sooner, making family planning and employer preparation speed more important.
Signals to watch
The ’s specific treatment of status, employment termination, and later filings.

These scenarios are our analysis, not probability rankings. We revise them as evidence changes.

Which boundaries could change this analysis?
Covered statuses
E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1 and TN, plus their dependents, including H-4, L-2, E dependents, O-3 and TD.
Covered event
Early termination of employment, not every visa expiration or unemployment situation.
Dependent job loss
A dependent losing their own job does not cause the principal or the dependent to lose status. The proposal concerns the end of the principal’s employment or related activity.
10-day periods
The separately authorized periods of up to 10 days around petition validity dates are not an unemployment grace period and do not replace the 60 days after early termination.
Do not confuse
The F-1 post-completion grace period is governed by a separate rule.

Progress

03 / Federal rulemaking

The was published September 11, with public comments due November 10. It is not a final rule.

Currently waiting for

Public comments due November 10 before midnight Eastern Time; then monitor any final rule and effective-date provisions.

In progress · Public comment

The public submits comments and the agency reviews them. Closing comments does not make the rule effective.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Distribution of views

200 sampled comments

Published comments: 526 · Sampled 09/12/2026, 09:09 ET

Comments open · Due 2026-11-10 ET

This sample covers published comments on the proposal. Unreadable attachments are disclosed per record; summaries describe commenters’ views, not factual or legal findings.

Policy direction

Classified by policy direction: support includes endorsing the proposal, clearly negative views of the relevant foreign-worker or visa program, and calls for tighter restrictions. Opposition includes rejecting restrictions, defending migrants or work authorization, and preserving or expanding access. Explicit views on the proposal’s exact provisions are not required.

Oppose tightening156 / 200 · 78%
Support tightening32 / 200 · 16%
Conditional / mixed direction6 / 200 · 3%
Unclear / unclassifiable direction6 / 200 · 3%

Themes discussed

Supporters and opponents may discuss the same theme. A comment can have multiple labels; percentages use the selected group’s comment count, so totals may exceed 100%.

All: 200 comments · Percentages within this group

Job transitions and orderly departure139 / 200 · 69.5%
Families, education and health111 / 200 · 55.5%
Housing and financial obligations102 / 200 · 51%
Employer needs and talent retention76 / 200 · 38%
Legal coherence and rule justification56 / 200 · 28%
Alternative periods and protections37 / 200 · 18.5%
Abuse prevention and enforcement36 / 200 · 18%
Domestic jobs and wages27 / 200 · 13.5%
Temporary status tied to employment20 / 200 · 10%
Sampling method & all 200 records

A fixed random seed selected 200 unique comment IDs from the complete listing of 526 published records. Sampled 09/12/2026, 09:09 ET. This site's AI classified each body into one position and zero or more themes; these are not official labels. Similar submissions with distinct IDs remain separate records.

Each full body is reviewed for its relevant policy direction, rather than classified by isolated words such as support or oppose. Demands for higher fees, tighter restrictions or visa abolition count as support for tightening; preserving or expanding work and residence opportunities counts as opposition. Scope-dependent combinations of tightening and easing, or explicit substantive conditions of support, remain conditional / mixed. Opposing the removal of protections while accepting shorter protections only as a fallback remains opposition. General anti-fraud language does not override an overall defense of lawful work access. Unrelated content, pure questions, indeterminate views and unreadable records remain unclear. Labels rely on the text, not names or identities. Unavailable attachments are disclosed and only readable bodies are assessed. No sample is replaced because of its viewpoint or readability.

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Job transitions and orderly departure
Time needed for hiring, transfer filings, and lawful departure.
Families, education and health
Effects on spouses, children, schooling, healthcare, and emotional wellbeing.
Housing and financial obligations
Homes, leases, asset disposal, and relocation costs.
Employer needs and talent retention
Employer hiring, economic contributions, and competition for talent.
Temporary status tied to employment
Arguments for ending stays when employment ends and limiting status bridges.
Domestic jobs and wages
Claims concerning U.S. workers’ jobs, wages, and fair hiring.
Abuse prevention and enforcement
Allegations of fraud, compliance oversight, or targeted enforcement.
Legal coherence and rule justification
Portability, reliance interests, administrative workload, and adequacy of justification.
Alternative periods and protections
Different durations, grandfathering, or protections for backlogged workers.

All: 200 comments

  1. USCIS-2026-0364-0376 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention because immediate relocation harms children, household finances, and employer hiring.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  2. USCIS-2026-0364-0158 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal because of forced asset sales, debts and disrupted schooling.Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health
  3. USCIS-2026-0364-0107 ↗Oppose tightening · Challenges the proposal's compatibility with statutory portability and requests an explanation.Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure
  4. USCIS-2026-0364-0020 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns of family and economic harms and urges targeting visa misuse.Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  5. USCIS-2026-0364-0496 ↗Support tightening · Says temporary workers should leave when their work ends.Temporary status tied to employment
  6. USCIS-2026-0364-0229 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues families need time to manage schooling, healthcare and departure.Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations
  7. USCIS-2026-0364-0491 ↗Support tightening · Claims the grace period violates American workers' rights.Domestic jobs and wages
  8. USCIS-2026-0364-0159 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes abolition and proposes a fixed transition period as an alternative.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification · Alternative periods and protections
  9. USCIS-2026-0364-0517 ↗Support tightening · Supports ending status with employment and alleges hiring networks and status switches disadvantage domestic graduates.Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  10. USCIS-2026-0364-0167 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls removal unnecessary hardship and 60 days reasonable.Job transitions and orderly departure
  11. USCIS-2026-0364-0055 ↗Oppose tightening · Urges retaining 60 days for hiring and employer-transfer filings.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  12. USCIS-2026-0364-0257 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes turning layoffs into status emergencies, citing families and hiring timelines.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Legal coherence and rule justification
  13. USCIS-2026-0364-0221 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues removal impedes hiring and increases agency burdens.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification · Housing and financial obligations · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  14. USCIS-2026-0364-0142 ↗Oppose tightening · Urges retention so families can settle their affairs and depart responsibly.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  15. USCIS-2026-0364-0379 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, citing hiring needs, families and reliance on existing policy.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Legal coherence and rule justification · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  16. USCIS-2026-0364-0194 ↗Oppose tightening · Defends 60 days for children’s school and travel arrangements, financial affairs, and talent retention.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  17. USCIS-2026-0364-0474 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal, tying status to employment and citing administrative costs.Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages · Legal coherence and rule justification
  18. USCIS-2026-0364-0473 ↗Support tightening · Criticizes the proposal’s timing and effectiveness and seeks stronger wage and visa-switch restrictions; directionally supports tightening.Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  19. USCIS-2026-0364-0110 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues the proposal inadequately addresses prior portability reasoning.Legal coherence and rule justification
  20. USCIS-2026-0364-0495 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal based on domestic-job concerns and fraud allegations.Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  21. USCIS-2026-0364-0409 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks to retain 60 days for hiring and visa filings while protecting family stability.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  22. USCIS-2026-0364-0289 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests greater transition protections for long-term workers and their families.Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Alternative periods and protections
  23. USCIS-2026-0364-0382 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and enhanced protections for long-term workers and certain families.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Legal coherence and rule justification · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Alternative periods and protections
  24. USCIS-2026-0364-0230 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns removal worsens hiring, relocation, family and mortgage pressures.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  25. USCIS-2026-0364-0011 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention, emphasizing continuity of medical care, reliance interests, and emergency filing burdens.Families, education and health · Legal coherence and rule justification · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  26. USCIS-2026-0364-0115 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues removal would practically narrow statutory portability rights.Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure
  27. USCIS-2026-0364-0100 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal and stricter status bridges and employer reporting.Temporary status tied to employment · Legal coherence and rule justification · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Domestic jobs and wagesOfficial attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  28. USCIS-2026-0364-0507 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over portability, talent loss and added application burdens.Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Housing and financial obligations
  29. USCIS-2026-0364-0007 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal because status should depend strictly on ongoing employment.Temporary status tied to employment
  30. USCIS-2026-0364-0434 ↗Oppose tightening · Favors retention to help employers retain experienced talent.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  31. USCIS-2026-0364-0374 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal over family obligations, workforce stability and talent competition.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  32. USCIS-2026-0364-0116 ↗Support tightening · Explicitly supports the proposal and prompt implementation.
  33. USCIS-2026-0364-0380 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns immediate departure disrupts hiring and housing markets.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Housing and financial obligations
  34. USCIS-2026-0364-0312 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls the rule impractical and warns of more unlawful stays.Job transitions and orderly departure · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  35. USCIS-2026-0364-0316 ↗Unclear / unclassifiable direction · Body only refers to an inaccessible attachment; stance cannot be determined.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  36. USCIS-2026-0364-0059 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns removal causes talent loss, project delays and higher costs.Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure
  37. USCIS-2026-0364-0073 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal because it weakens business efficiency and competitiveness.Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure
  38. USCIS-2026-0364-0369 ↗Oppose tightening · Raises schooling, mortgage and immediate relocation difficulties.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  39. USCIS-2026-0364-0512 ↗Unclear / unclassifiable direction · Body only refers to an inaccessible attachment; stance cannot be determined.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  40. USCIS-2026-0364-0278 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over employer power imbalances and barriers to lawful transitions.Abuse prevention and enforcement · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  41. USCIS-2026-0364-0445 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues the proposal harms lawful workers without helping domestic workers.Employer needs and talent retention · Domestic jobs and wages
  42. USCIS-2026-0364-0270 ↗Oppose tightening · Urges retention to avoid family separation and financial and educational disruption.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  43. USCIS-2026-0364-0068 ↗Oppose tightening · Cites hiring and filing timelines to oppose the reduction as understood.Job transitions and orderly departure
  44. USCIS-2026-0364-0204 ↗Oppose tightening · Says people need time to arrange and prepare departure.Job transitions and orderly departure
  45. USCIS-2026-0364-0171 ↗Unclear / unclassifiable direction · Body only refers to an inaccessible attachment; stance cannot be determined.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  46. USCIS-2026-0364-0466 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks a transition window, accepting a shorter period instead of abolition.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Alternative periods and protections
  47. USCIS-2026-0364-0453 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, citing orderly departure, families and talent attraction.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention
  48. USCIS-2026-0364-0112 ↗Support tightening · Supports grace-period repeal and wider program abolition, alleging unfairness to domestic applicants.Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  49. USCIS-2026-0364-0403 ↗Support tightening · Says the visa rationale ends with the job and supports enforcement accordingly.Domestic jobs and wages · Temporary status tied to employment · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  50. USCIS-2026-0364-0524 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention for asset disposal, contractual obligations, and employer retention through portability.Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  51. USCIS-2026-0364-0169 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention for backlogged families, children, orderly departure, and employer hiring.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Alternative periods and protections
  52. USCIS-2026-0364-0071 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention with targeted safeguards to protect hiring time, families, and financial stability.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  53. USCIS-2026-0364-0353 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls immediate departure unrealistic and seeks time for family and financial obligations.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  54. USCIS-2026-0364-0006 ↗Conditional / mixed direction · Proposes gradually shortening the period to 30 days instead of abolition.Alternative periods and protections · Employer needs and talent retention
  55. USCIS-2026-0364-0414 ↗Support tightening · Supports the proposal while urging action on sham payrolls and staffing abuse.Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  56. USCIS-2026-0364-0168 ↗Support tightening · Supports repeal, calls for domestic hiring and retention, and proposes stronger oversight of H-4 business activity.Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  57. USCIS-2026-0364-0322 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal, citing time needed for property, schooling and relocation.Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure
  58. USCIS-2026-0364-0080 ↗Oppose tightening · Challenges uneven cost-benefit evidence and shifted burdens on agencies and families.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health
  59. USCIS-2026-0364-0469 ↗Support tightening · Explicitly supports eliminating the 60-day grace period.
  60. USCIS-2026-0364-0259 ↗Oppose tightening · Expresses support for the H-1B grace period.
  61. USCIS-2026-0364-0267 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal but accepts a shorter fallback, challenging the burden rationale.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Alternative periods and protections
  62. USCIS-2026-0364-0163 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and protections for involuntary layoffs and labor-violation reporters.Legal coherence and rule justification · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Domestic jobs and wages · Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Alternative periods and protections
  63. USCIS-2026-0364-0199 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal over backlogged workers, families and shifted government costs.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  64. USCIS-2026-0364-0024 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal as harmful to backlogged workers and costly for enforcement.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  65. USCIS-2026-0364-0398 ↗Oppose tightening · Proposes 90 or 120 days and extra time for families.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  66. USCIS-2026-0364-0062 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues job searches are already difficult within 60 days and repeal would harm families and schooling.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health
  67. USCIS-2026-0364-0425 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention or at least a transition period after involuntary termination.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  68. USCIS-2026-0364-0457 ↗Support tightening · Seeks removal, alleging it enables sham consultancies and status switching.Abuse prevention and enforcement · Temporary status tied to employment
  69. USCIS-2026-0364-0511 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over reliance interests and administrative disruption.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention
  70. USCIS-2026-0364-0069 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks at least 180 days for job search and settling affairs.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health
  71. USCIS-2026-0364-0122 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes repeal and alternatively seeks involuntary-layoff protections, grandfathering, and transition provisions.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Legal coherence and rule justification · Alternative periods and protections
  72. USCIS-2026-0364-0526 ↗Oppose tightening · Proposes an automatic fixed 60 days and challenges family and savings assessments.Alternative periods and protections · Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  73. USCIS-2026-0364-0028 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to reduce financial and personal pressures after job loss.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  74. USCIS-2026-0364-0075 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal and backlog reform to avoid family and enforcement harms.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  75. USCIS-2026-0364-0041 ↗Support tightening · Explicitly agrees with the USCIS proposal.
  76. USCIS-2026-0364-0361 ↗Oppose tightening · Challenges the unquantified cost-benefit case and requests a fuller analysis.Legal coherence and rule justification
  77. USCIS-2026-0364-0249 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention, at least for involuntary layoffs and long-term backlogged workers.Alternative periods and protections · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Legal coherence and rule justificationOfficial attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  78. USCIS-2026-0364-0241 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal to preserve the employment-status link and urges anti-fraud enforcement.Temporary status tied to employment · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Domestic jobs and wages
  79. USCIS-2026-0364-0010 ↗Oppose tightening · Urges retention over relocation difficulties and children's educational and emotional harms.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  80. USCIS-2026-0364-0255 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns immediate departure disrupts job transitions and family life.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  81. USCIS-2026-0364-0327 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention of 60 days, emphasizing schooling and family arrangements.Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations
  82. USCIS-2026-0364-0079 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks consideration of reliance interests and transition or grandfathering provisions.Legal coherence and rule justification · Alternative periods and protections · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  83. USCIS-2026-0364-0113 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and protections for long-term workers with approved I-140 petitions.Alternative periods and protections · Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  84. USCIS-2026-0364-0494 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention or extension beyond 60 days for orderly family transitions.Alternative periods and protections · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departureOfficial attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  85. USCIS-2026-0364-0395 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal because asset disposal and finding a sponsor take time.Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  86. USCIS-2026-0364-0509 ↗Unclear / unclassifiable direction · Body only refers to an inaccessible attachment; stance cannot be determined.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  87. USCIS-2026-0364-0151 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention over employer coercion and sudden family relocation pressures.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  88. USCIS-2026-0364-0174 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes zero days and suggests retaining at least 30 days.Alternative periods and protections · Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure
  89. USCIS-2026-0364-0211 ↗Support tightening · Explicitly calls for ending the 60-day grace period.
  90. USCIS-2026-0364-0181 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention because hiring and family arrangements cannot happen immediately.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  91. USCIS-2026-0364-0130 ↗Oppose tightening · Favors retaining 60 days for transitions and regulatory stability.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  92. USCIS-2026-0364-0090 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention so families can make considered decisions.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  93. USCIS-2026-0364-0404 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal to reduce domestic job competition and preserve temporary status.Domestic jobs and wages · Temporary status tied to employment
  94. USCIS-2026-0364-0384 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks a clear, consistent notice period, citing family harms from immediate departure.Alternative periods and protections · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  95. USCIS-2026-0364-0202 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, citing disrupted specialist hiring, innovation losses, and more overseas visa processing.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  96. USCIS-2026-0364-0269 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests at least 30 days to handle leases, assets and family relocation.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health
  97. USCIS-2026-0364-0406 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls removal harsh and harmful to families and talent attraction.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention
  98. USCIS-2026-0364-0292 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and protections for existing residents and green-card applicants.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  99. USCIS-2026-0364-0506 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention because families cannot immediately settle assets and relocate internationally.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  100. USCIS-2026-0364-0415 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal, citing hiring timelines and family stability.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  101. USCIS-2026-0364-0187 ↗Oppose tightening · Says schooling, housing and departure arrangements cannot be resolved immediately.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  102. USCIS-2026-0364-0516 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns immediate departure after job loss undermines long-term residents' family and career stability.Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  103. USCIS-2026-0364-0410 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal or fixed 60 days and challenges cost and family assessments.Legal coherence and rule justification · Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligationsThe body references an attachment, but the API lists no attachment link; classification uses the substantive body.
  104. USCIS-2026-0364-0455 ↗Unclear / unclassifiable direction · Body only refers to an inaccessible attachment; stance cannot be determined.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  105. USCIS-2026-0364-0117 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal over family hardship and employers' lost talent.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  106. USCIS-2026-0364-0032 ↗Oppose tightening · Explains the need for the grace period through hiring delays and layoffs.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention
  107. USCIS-2026-0364-0360 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal and possible extension, questioning the reversal’s justification, reliance analysis, and small-business effects.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification · Alternative periods and protections
  108. USCIS-2026-0364-0018 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention for family stability and employer hiring.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  109. USCIS-2026-0364-0420 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over family harms, employer coercion and government burdens.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Legal coherence and rule justification
  110. USCIS-2026-0364-0339 ↗Support tightening · Supports repeal to end post-employment competition for domestic jobs and alleges program fraud.Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  111. USCIS-2026-0364-0101 ↗Unclear / unclassifiable direction · Body only refers to an attachment; the unavailable attachment prevents a stance determination.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  112. USCIS-2026-0364-0224 ↗Oppose tightening · Explicitly opposes removal, calling 60 days important for orderly compliance.Job transitions and orderly departure · Legal coherence and rule justification
  113. USCIS-2026-0364-0493 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention, citing housing defaults, education and employer hiring.Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure
  114. USCIS-2026-0364-0264 ↗Support tightening · Explicitly supports removal as restoring domestic job opportunities.Domestic jobs and wages
  115. USCIS-2026-0364-0377 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal, accepts a shorter fixed period and requests fuller analysis.Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Alternative periods and protections
  116. USCIS-2026-0364-0333 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks 60 days to reduce schooling and relocation pressures.Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure
  117. USCIS-2026-0364-0207 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to give families and children time to prepare relocation.Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure
  118. USCIS-2026-0364-0150 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls immediate departure inhumane and says preparation takes time.Job transitions and orderly departure
  119. USCIS-2026-0364-0040 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes the proposal, warning jobs will move abroad.Employer needs and talent retention
  120. USCIS-2026-0364-0329 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues immediate status loss punishes families and a grace period enables reasonable transitions.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  121. USCIS-2026-0364-0125 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks 60 days for job searches and families’ practical departure arrangements.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  122. USCIS-2026-0364-0514 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention, emphasizing families, talent competition and reliance interests.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  123. USCIS-2026-0364-0106 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues removal creates unavoidable violations and potential offshoring.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Legal coherence and rule justification · Domestic jobs and wages · Employer needs and talent retention
  124. USCIS-2026-0364-0471 ↗Conditional / mixed direction · Criticizes immediate departure but accepts job-switch limits in exchange for departure-preparation time.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Alternative periods and protections
  125. USCIS-2026-0364-0105 ↗Support tightening · Supports grace-period removal and calls for ending H-1B and spouse work authorization.Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  126. USCIS-2026-0364-0074 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal and favors extension for hiring realities and established families.Alternative periods and protections · Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  127. USCIS-2026-0364-0250 ↗Oppose tightening · Directly asks not to eliminate the 60-day period without providing reasons.
  128. USCIS-2026-0364-0102 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal, tying temporary status to employment and prioritizing domestic hiring.Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages
  129. USCIS-2026-0364-0036 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal or preservation of reasonable transition time for employer hiring and families.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention
  130. USCIS-2026-0364-0468 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention over family losses, talent flight and extra application burdens.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  131. USCIS-2026-0364-0248 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes repeal, seeking time for lawful workers who contribute to communities to find new opportunities.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  132. USCIS-2026-0364-0428 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns immediate departure forces abandonment of assets and burdens communities.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departureOfficial attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  133. USCIS-2026-0364-0300 ↗Conditional / mixed direction · Conditionally welcomes repeal while challenging property reliance losses and demanding government compensation and future purchase restrictions.Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Alternative periods and protections · Legal coherence and rule justification
  134. USCIS-2026-0364-0440 ↗Conditional / mixed direction · Proposes 30 or 45 days, or departure-only time without status transfers.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Temporary status tied to employment
  135. USCIS-2026-0364-0058 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to avoid rushed career decisions and hiring difficulties.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention
  136. USCIS-2026-0364-0111 ↗Oppose tightening · Supports retaining 60 days alongside evidence-based fraud enforcement, wage protections, and fair hiring.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  137. USCIS-2026-0364-0205 ↗Oppose tightening · Says people need time to arrange and prepare departure.Job transitions and orderly departure
  138. USCIS-2026-0364-0346 ↗Oppose tightening · Defends a limited period for fair job competition, property arrangements, and orderly relocation.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations
  139. USCIS-2026-0364-0381 ↗Oppose tightening · Details harms from mortgages, disrupted schooling and rushed asset sales.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  140. USCIS-2026-0364-0396 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal as protecting domestic workers from visa-labor undercutting.Domestic jobs and wages
  141. USCIS-2026-0364-0306 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues removal undermines family and investment stability and strengthens employer coercion.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Employer needs and talent retention
  142. USCIS-2026-0364-0302 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention or stronger transition protections, citing families and hiring realities.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Alternative periods and protections
  143. USCIS-2026-0364-0175 ↗Oppose tightening · Body briefly expresses opposition without substantive reasons; attachment could not be read.Official attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  144. USCIS-2026-0364-0431 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, citing family obligations, filing timelines and reliance interests.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Legal coherence and rule justification
  145. USCIS-2026-0364-0214 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal and suggests extending the period to three months.Job transitions and orderly departure · Alternative periods and protections
  146. USCIS-2026-0364-0042 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention, challenges data limitations and proposes targeted transition protections.Legal coherence and rule justification · Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retentionThe official attachment download returned HTTP403; classification uses readable body text only.
  147. USCIS-2026-0364-0443 ↗Support tightening · Favors departure without another job-search opportunity to prioritize domestic graduates.Domestic jobs and wages · Temporary status tied to employment
  148. USCIS-2026-0364-0043 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal over spouse job losses, offshoring and lost economic investments.Families, education and health · Employer needs and talent retention · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Domestic jobs and wages
  149. USCIS-2026-0364-0164 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to avoid family disruption and employer talent losses.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  150. USCIS-2026-0364-0311 ↗Oppose tightening · Warns immediate departure causes disruption, unlawful stays and talent loss.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  151. USCIS-2026-0364-0331 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes adoption, arguing forced departures of lawful workers harm the economy.Employer needs and talent retention
  152. USCIS-2026-0364-0296 ↗Support tightening · Calls the proposal a step in the right direction and seeks program abolition.Temporary status tied to employment
  153. USCIS-2026-0364-0452 ↗Conditional / mixed direction · Supports removing 60 days but requests four to five days to wind up affairs.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure
  154. USCIS-2026-0364-0461 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests no implementation over mortgage defaults and educational and medical harms.Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure
  155. USCIS-2026-0364-0487 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal and retention of the current rule, with 30–60 days as fallback.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Alternative periods and protections
  156. USCIS-2026-0364-0310 ↗Support tightening · Opposes status changes and further job seeking after job loss, citing domestic employment.Domestic jobs and wages · Temporary status tied to employment
  157. USCIS-2026-0364-0072 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal, citing talent retention and community stability.Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  158. USCIS-2026-0364-0240 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal, emphasizing protection after job loss for backlogged workers.Job transitions and orderly departure · Legal coherence and rule justification
  159. USCIS-2026-0364-0201 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over hiring disruption, innovation losses and overseas processing burdens.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  160. USCIS-2026-0364-0155 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls 60 days the minimum time needed for interviews and job search.Job transitions and orderly departure
  161. USCIS-2026-0364-0213 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and narrower compliance measures to avoid family and hiring harms.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Alternative periods and protections
  162. USCIS-2026-0364-0490 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and proposes automatic 60 days with specified exceptions.Alternative periods and protections · Legal coherence and rule justification · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  163. USCIS-2026-0364-0212 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over hiring costs, family hardship and talent loss.Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  164. USCIS-2026-0364-0182 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention and targeted compliance reforms to support employers and families.Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  165. USCIS-2026-0364-0405 ↗Support tightening · Supports repeal across covered categories including TN, stresses temporary visas, and alleges credential fraud.Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  166. USCIS-2026-0364-0502 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to allow hiring and status transitions after job loss.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health
  167. USCIS-2026-0364-0260 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues removal turns a layoff into a status crisis for an entire family.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations
  168. USCIS-2026-0364-0504 ↗Oppose tightening · Explicitly opposes removal, citing job search, status changes and family needs.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health
  169. USCIS-2026-0364-0176 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal over harms to established families and economic contributions.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retentionOfficial attachment downloads returned HTTP403. Classification uses readable body text only; insufficient bodies remain unclassifiable.
  170. USCIS-2026-0364-0200 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal because repeal would obstruct domestic hiring and increase overseas visa-processing burdens.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  171. USCIS-2026-0364-0124 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal as harmful to skilled workers and the U.S. economy.Employer needs and talent retention
  172. USCIS-2026-0364-0503 ↗Support tightening · Criticizes post-employment status changes that allow continued competition for jobs.Domestic jobs and wages · Temporary status tied to employment
  173. USCIS-2026-0364-0435 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks a grace period for finances, families and departure or job transitions.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health
  174. USCIS-2026-0364-0108 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal over employer talent loss and family disruption.Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health
  175. USCIS-2026-0364-0188 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal and retention, citing hiring timelines, families and worker mobility.Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  176. USCIS-2026-0364-0015 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes changing the existing rule as breaking commitments to admitted workers.Legal coherence and rule justification
  177. USCIS-2026-0364-0056 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, emphasizing losses to talent, businesses and local economies.Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  178. USCIS-2026-0364-0103 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls 60 days essential for lawful, orderly departure and family arrangements.Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health
  179. USCIS-2026-0364-0402 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, citing employer hiring, talent competitiveness, and family stability.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  180. USCIS-2026-0364-0349 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes removal over mortgage, housing and banking impacts.Housing and financial obligations
  181. USCIS-2026-0364-0145 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention, arguing administrative savings do not justify family and job-transition harms.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Legal coherence and rule justification
  182. USCIS-2026-0364-0317 ↗Conditional / mixed direction · Favors the direction but proposes departure-only 15 or 30 days, citing domestic layoffs.Alternative periods and protections · Temporary status tied to employment · Domestic jobs and wages · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  183. USCIS-2026-0364-0423 ↗Support tightening · Supports repeal to tie status to employment and reduce administrative burden.Temporary status tied to employment · Legal coherence and rule justification · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  184. USCIS-2026-0364-0157 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention for families, hiring and reporting workplace mistreatment.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Abuse prevention and enforcement · Legal coherence and rule justification
  185. USCIS-2026-0364-0499 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests at least 60 days for job search on humanitarian grounds.Job transitions and orderly departure
  186. USCIS-2026-0364-0185 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks 60 days or at least 30 days for orderly family transitions.Alternative periods and protections · Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention
  187. USCIS-2026-0364-0284 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention of the current period over family harms and employer power imbalances.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Abuse prevention and enforcement
  188. USCIS-2026-0364-0388 ↗Oppose tightening · Argues removal harms talent retention and lawful, orderly departure arrangements.Employer needs and talent retention · Job transitions and orderly departure · Housing and financial obligations · Families, education and health
  189. USCIS-2026-0364-0484 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to provide necessary time for normal job transitions.Job transitions and orderly departure
  190. USCIS-2026-0364-0002 ↗Support tightening · Supports removal as consistent with statutory intent and simpler oversight.Legal coherence and rule justification
  191. USCIS-2026-0364-0121 ↗Oppose tightening · Opposes an immediate family crisis, citing schooling, healthcare and housing obligations.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  192. USCIS-2026-0364-0276 ↗Oppose tightening · Says lawful workers with established lives need 60 days.Job transitions and orderly departure
  193. USCIS-2026-0364-0165 ↗Oppose tightening · Questions practical feasibility and administrative savings, emphasizing family reliance and employer transfer filings.Job transitions and orderly departure · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Employer needs and talent retention · Legal coherence and rule justification
  194. USCIS-2026-0364-0475 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to avoid higher hiring costs, family financial harm, and reduced talent appeal.Employer needs and talent retention · Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  195. USCIS-2026-0364-0091 ↗Support tightening · Praises the work and urges continuation in this proposal’s comment context, expressing directional support.
  196. USCIS-2026-0364-0149 ↗Oppose tightening · Calls denial of 60 days cruel and disrespectful of workers' contributions.Employer needs and talent retention
  197. USCIS-2026-0364-0421 ↗Oppose tightening · Requests withdrawal, citing time needed for children, healthcare and financial obligations.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  198. USCIS-2026-0364-0085 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks continued officer discretion for exceptional cases such as a principal worker's death.Legal coherence and rule justification · Families, education and health · Job transitions and orderly departure
  199. USCIS-2026-0364-0147 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention because family, schooling, and financial arrangements cannot be completed immediately.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure
  200. USCIS-2026-0364-0156 ↗Oppose tightening · Seeks retention to protect spouses and children and support employer talent retention.Families, education and health · Housing and financial obligations · Job transitions and orderly departure · Employer needs and talent retention

This describes the sample, not public opinion or the probability of a final rule. Posted submissions are self-selected and may include coordinated campaigns.

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Key dates

04 / TIMELINE

  1. submitted the proposal to .

  2. completed review and cleared the proposal with changes.

  3. The preview became public, specifying eight worker classifications and their dependents.

  4. The was published, confirming a November 10 comment deadline. It is not in effect.

Sources

05 / SOURCES
Federal Register NPRM preview (September 10)public-inspection.federalregister.gov
OIRA completion recordwww.reginfo.gov

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