US allows 60-day grace time for H1B visa holders, green card applicants due to Covid-19

In a relief to immigrants, the United States on Friday said that it will allow a grace period of 60 days to people holding an H-1B visa along with green card applicants, who have been served notices to submit various documents.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made these flexibilities in light of the Covid-19 pandemic which has infected over a million people in the US.

“In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30 to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain Requests for Evidence; Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14); Notices of Intent to Deny;