Effective February 16, 2016, persons in employment authorized H-1B1 status from Chile and Singapore whose employers have timely filed to extend their stay automatically continue employment while USCIS decides the employer’s extension petition.  Similarly, persons in employment authorized E-3 status from Australia, and persons in employment authorized CW-1 status from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands also are entitled to seek this benefit.

H-1B1, E-3 and CW-1 nonimmigrants are now added to the list of many other employment authorized nonimmigrants for whom this benefit has been available, including A-3, E-1, E-2, G-5, H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, I, J-1, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-2, P-3, R-1 and TN.