115 STAT. 358 PUBLIC LAW 107-56—OCT. 26, 2001 (3) AUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT.— During the period in which a principal ahen or aUen spouse is in lawful nonimmigrant status under paragraph (1), the alien shall be provided an "employment authorized" endorsement or other appropriate document signifying authorization of employment not later than 30 days after the alien requests such authorization. (b) NEW DEADLINES FOR EXTENSION OR CHANGE OF NON- IMMIGRANT STATUS.— (1) FILING DELAYS.—In the case of an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a nonimmigrant on September 10, 2001, if the alien was prevented from filing a timely application for an extension or change of nonimmigrant status as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the alien's application shall be considered timely filed if it is filed not later than 60 days after it otherwise would have been due. (2) DEPARTURE DELAYS.—In the case of an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a nonimmigrant on September 10, 2001, if the alien is unable timely to depart the United States as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the alien shall not be considered to have been unlawfully present in the United States during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date of the alien's departure, if such departure occurs on or before November 11, 2001. (3) SPECIAL RULE FOR ALIENS UNABLE TO RETURN FROM ABROAD.— (A) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.— In the case of an alien who was in a lawful nonimmigrant status on September 10, 2001, but who was not present in the United States on such date, if the alien was prevented from returning to the United States in order to file a timely application for an extension of nonimmigrant status as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity— (i) the alien's application shall be considered timely filed if it is filed not later than 60 days after it otherwise would have been due; and (ii) the alien's lawful nonimmigrant status shall be considered to continue until the later of— (I) the date such status otherwise would have terminated if this subparagraph had not been enacted; or (II) the date that is 60 days after the date on which the application described in clause (i) otherwise would have been due. (B) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—In the case of an alien who is the spouse or child of a principal alien described in subparagraph (A), if the spouse or child was in a lawful nonimmigrant status on September 10, 2001, the spouse or child may remain lawfully in the United States in the same nonimmigrant status until the later of— (i) the date such lawful nonimmigrant status otherwise would have terminated if this subparagraph had not been enacted; or (ii) the date that is 60 days after the date on which the application described in subparagraph (A) otherwise would have been due. (4) CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTING TIMELY ACTION.—
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