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Major win for H-1B families as Supreme Court safeguards H-4 work rule
The court’s decision secures continued employment authorization for over 250,000 H-4 visa holders, mostly South Asian women.
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Pranavi Sharma - Sat, 18, Oct 2025
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Since its introduction, the H-4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) program has granted work permits to more than 258,000 spouses, according to DHS data—many of them Indian women married to H-1B professionals. / AI generated
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 14 declined to hear a challenge to an Obama-era rule that allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States, a decision seen as a major relief for thousands of immigrant families.
The justices rejected a petition filed by Save Jobs USA, a group representing American tech workers, which had sought to overturn a 2015 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule permitting certain H-4 visa holders to apply for employment authorization. As is customary, the court did not provide a reason for its denial.
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