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Beginning on Jan. 17, 2025, USCIS will dispose of SAVE records more than 10 years old. This affects records dated on or before Dec. 31, 2013.SAVE agency users with the Superuser role have until Jan. 16, 2025, to download case information from the Historic Records Report if they want to retain information about these SAVE cases.For information and guidance on downloading the Historic Records Report, please see the SAVE Instructions to Download Historic Records Report Tip Sheet.If you have any questions, please contact SAVE.Help@uscis.dhs.gov.

On July 26, 2024, President Biden issued a memo to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas directing him to implement Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for Lebanon through Jan. 25, 2026. When a covered individual receives a DED Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with a Category Code of A11, they may present it to employers to show they are authorized to work, and that they are eligible for certain benefits. 

DHS recently issued a new class of admission (COA) of Military Parole in Place (MIL) to better reflect parole granted under a longstanding process for certain U.S. military service members and their families. Previously, these individuals were issued a general parole COA of Public Interest Parolee (CP).

Effective Oct. 1, 2024, SAVE no longer requires Anticipated Collection of Agreements (ACAs) from user agencies. This change will reduce administrative burdens.

Effective Oct. 1, 2024, USCIS will implement the second phase of a phased-in transaction charge increase for SAVE verification cases that streamlined billing to a single charge per verification case. This increase is necessary as part of a phased approach through 2028 to more fully recover program costs as required by law and Federal agency guidance.

President Biden has issued a memorandum extending Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for certain Liberians through June 30, 2026. The president has also directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide such individuals continued employment authorization through the same date.

Effective Aug. 28, DHS is establishing a new C40 category on Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The C40 category is for individuals with a pending Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status, whose application is determined to be bona fide and meets the prima facie standard, and who apply and are approved for employment authorization. T nonimmigrant status is for certain noncitizens who are or have been victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons.