Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
October, 2008
USCIS Issues TPS Registration Reminder to Eligible Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Salvadorans October 28, 2008 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today reminded Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Salvadorans, who are eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), to file a re-registration application for TPS before the end of the re-registration period, (Dec. 1, 2008 for Hondurans and Nicaraguans, and Dec. 30, 2008 for Salvadorans). 10/28/2008
Preguntas y respuestas: USCIS anuncia extensión de 18 meses en el período de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de Honduras 10/01/2008
Información de actualidad del USCIS: Extensión de 18 meses en el período de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de El Salvador 10/01/2008
Preguntas y respuestas: USCIS anuncia extensión de 18 meses en el período de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de El Salvador 10/01/2008
Preguntas y respuestas: USCIS anuncia extensión de 18 meses en el período de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de Nicaragua 10/01/2008
Información de actualidad del USCIS: Extensión de 18 meses en el período de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de Nicaragua 10/01/2008
Información de actualidad del USCIS: Extensión de 18 meses en el período de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de Honduras 10/01/2008
September, 2008
18-Month Extension Of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Honduras 09/26/2008
Questions and Answers: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Honduras 09/26/2008
18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Nicaragua 09/26/2008
Questions and Answers: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Nicaragua 09/26/2008
18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador 09/24/2008
Frequently Asked Questions: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of El Salvador 09/24/2008
USCIS Issues Reminder Regarding Filing of Forms Associated with Temporary Protected Status Must use correct versions of Forms I-821 and I-765 09/17/2008
August, 2008
Q & A: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) Extended through May 2, 2009 08/14/2008
USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan 08/14/2008
May, 2008
Update: USCIS Moves Lockbox to New Site in Chicago Private Courier Deliveries Automatically Forwarded For 90 Days - Does Not Affect U.S. Mail 05/30/2008
USCIS Modifies Application for Temporary Protected Status Previous Versions of Form I-821 Will Be Accepted Until June 26, 2008 05/28/2008
March, 2008
Questions and Answers: 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis 03/12/2008
USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia Employment Authorization documents (EAD) Extended through September 2009 03/10/2008
November, 2007
USCIS Issues Reminder to Nationals of Burundi to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (48KB PDF) 11/28/2007
October, 2007
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Burundi as of May 2, 2009 (103KB PDF) 10/29/2007
Questions and Answers: Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Burundi (78KB PDF) 10/29/2007
USCIS Issues TPS Reminder to Nationals of El Salvador (46KB PDF) USCIS reminds nationals of El Salvador eligible for Temporary Protected Status to file a re-registration application by October 22, 2007. 10/12/2007
September, 2007
Fact Sheet: Liberians Provided Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) (68KB PDF) 09/19/2007
Questions and Answers: Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Certain Liberians (70KB PDF) 09/19/2007
August, 2007
USCIS Anuncia el Periodo del Reinscripcion Para Salvadoreños en el Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) (32KB PDF) 08/21/2007
Preguntas y respuestas: El Departmento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) Extiende por 18 Meses la Designación el Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para los Salvadoreños (73KB PDF) 08/21/2007
El Salvador Temporary Protected Status Re-Registration Opens (30KB PDF) 08/21/2007
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation for Nationals of El Salvador for 18 Months (65KB PDF) 08/21/2007
July, 2007
USCIS Issues Final Reminder to Hondurans and Nicaraguans Eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (31KB PDF) 07/27/2007
USCIS Re-Issues Reminder to Hondurans and Nicaraguans Eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (31KB PDF) With less than three weeks remaining, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today re-issued a reminder to Hondurans and Nicaraguans eligible to file a re-registration application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the closing date of July 30, 2007. 07/11/2007
Recordatorio de la Oficina de USCIS para los hondureños y nicaragüenses elegibles para el estado de protección temporal (TPS) (33KB PDF) 07/11/2007
June, 2007
USCIS Issues Reminder to Hondurans and Nicaraguans Eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (31KB PDF) 06/22/2007
May, 2007
Preguntas y respuestas: El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) anuncia la extensión de 18 meses del Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para los hondureños (70KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 18-Month TPS Extensions for Nationals of Honduras (66KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Comunicado de prensa: El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) anuncia la extensión de 18 meses del Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para hondureños y nicaragüenses (33KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Press Release: DHS Announces 18-Month TPS Extensions for Nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua (32KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Preguntas y respuestas: El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) anuncia la extensión de 18 meses del Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para los nicaragüenses (68KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 18-Month TPS Extensions for Nationals of Nicaragua (66KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Secretary Chertoff Extends Temporary Protected Status for Eligible Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (27KB PDF) 05/02/2007
March, 2007
USCIS Announces Employment Authorization Update for TPS Recipients from Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador (30KB PDF) 03/09/2007
January, 2007
Fact Sheet: Salvadoran Re-registration for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the Issuance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) (34KB PDF) 01/26/2007
Fact Sheet: Honduran and Nicaraguan Re-registration for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the Issuance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) (33KB PDF) 01/26/2007
September, 2006
Questions and Answers: Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (62KB PDF) The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to review, at least 60 days before the end of the TPS designation or any extension thereof, the conditions in a foreign state designated for TPS to determine whether the conditions for a TPS designation continue to be met and, if so, the length of an extension of TPS. 09/20/2006
June, 2006
DHS Announces Publication of Notice in the Federal Register for 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of El Salvador (68KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the publication of a Notice in the Federal Register designating a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of El Salvador until September 9, 2007. 06/15/2006
May, 2006
USCIS Reissues Reminder for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Eligible for Temporary Protected Status (31KB PDF) With less than three weeks remaining, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today re-issued a reminder to Hondurans and Nicaraguans eligible to file a re-registration application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the closing date of June 1, 2006. 05/12/2006
USCIS Issues Reminder for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Eligible for Temporary Protected Status (31KB PDF) With less than one month remaining, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today issued a reminder to Hondurans and Nicaraguans eligible to file a re-registration application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the closing date of June 1, 2006. 05/02/2006
March, 2006
Q & A: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras for 12 Months (67KB PDF) 03/30/2006
Q & A: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaragua for 12 Months (67KB PDF) 03/30/2006
Preguntas y Respuestas: DHS Extindee El Estado de Proteccion Temporal (TPS) para Honduras pr 12 Meses (73KB PDF) 03/30/2006
DHS Announces Publication of Notices in the Federal Register for 12-Month Extensions of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua (44KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the publication of Notices in the Federal Register designating a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua until July 5, 2007. 03/30/2006
February, 2006
DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Extension for El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (28KB PDF) In a continuing effort to assist El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua in recovering from the natural disasters that affected the Central American region, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a decision to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an additional 12 months for all three countries. 02/23/2006
September, 2005
Fact Sheet: El Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status Re-registration and the Issuance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) (37KB PDF) 09/09/2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (49KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burundi until November 2, 2006. 09/02/2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Burundi for 12 Months (61KB PDF) The Secretary of Homeland Security extended the designation of Burundi for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 12 months, effective November 2, 2005 through November 2, 2006. 09/02/2005
DHS Announces an 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (48KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan until May 2, 2007. 09/02/2005
August, 2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Liberia for 12 Months (59KB PDF) 08/16/2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (48KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia until October 1, 2006. 08/16/2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (48KB PDF) 08/16/2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Liberia For 12 Months (59KB PDF) The Secretary of Homeland Security extended the designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 12 months, effective October 1, 2005 through October 1, 2006. 08/16/2005
DHS Announces Extension of Employment Authorization Documents for Somalis with Temporary Protected Status (107KB PDF) USCIS announced an extension through February 2006 of employment authorization documents (EADs) for eligible Somalis with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). 08/10/2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia For 12 Months (168KB PDF) The Secretary of Homeland Security extended the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 12 months, effective September 17, 2005 through September 17, 2006. 08/10/2005
July, 2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia (45KB PDF) 07/28/2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia For 12 Months (48KB PDF) 07/28/2005
December, 2004
USCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by January 3, 2005 (144KB PDF) 12/06/2004
USCIS Recuerda a los Hondureños y Nicaragüenses Elegibles que deberán Reinscribirse para el 3 de enero de 2005 en relación con el Estado Temporario de Protección (TPS) (179KB PDF) 12/06/2004
November, 2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua (165KB PDF) 11/02/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Honduras (165KB PDF) 11/02/2004
October, 2004
DHS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua (Rev. 11/2/04), (160KB PDF) 10/29/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (123KB PDF) 10/08/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (126KB PDF) 10/08/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 12-Month Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (71KB PDF) 10/07/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (45KB PDF) 10/07/2004
September, 2004
USCIS Extends Validity of Certain Liberian Employment Authorization Documents Until October 24, 2004: Questions and Answers (38KB PDF) 09/30/2004
USCIS Extends Validity of Certain Liberian Employment Authorization Documents Until October 24, 2004 (43KB PDF) 09/30/2004
August, 2004
DHS Announces Termination and Re-Designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for 12 Months (112KB PDF) 08/25/2004
DHS Announces Termination and Re-Designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for 12 Months, Questions and Answers (104KB PDF) 08/25/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals Of Somalia (152KB PDF) 08/06/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals Of Somalia, Questions and Answers (157KB PDF) 08/06/2004
July, 2004
Questions and Answers: Termination of TPS for Nationals of Montserrat (149KB PDF) 07/06/2004
DHS Concludes Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Montserrat (129KB PDF) 07/06/2004
April, 2004
Estado de Protección Temporal para Hondureños y Nicaragüenses Extendido (12KB PDF) 04/30/2004
March, 2004
USCIS Issues Employment Authorization Documents For Salvadorans Who Have Re-registered For Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (95KB PDF) 03/03/2004
September, 2003
Questions and Answers: Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (82KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Department of Homeland Security Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sudan (77KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Questions and Answers: Conclusion of TPS for Nationals of Sierra Leone (108KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Questions and Answers: Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (120KB PDF) 09/04/2003
DHS Concludes Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sierra Leone (95KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Department of Homeland Security Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Burundi (90KB PDF) 09/03/2003
August, 2003
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia Questions and Answers (29KB PDF) 08/07/2003
BCIS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Liberia (12KB PDF) 08/07/2003
July, 2003
BCIS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (13KB PDF) 07/21/2003
Estatus de Protección Temporal para El Salvador Extendido hasta el 9 de marzo 2005 (13KB PDF) 07/16/2003
Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador Extended to March 9, 2005 (12KB PDF) 07/16/2003
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (31KB PDF) 07/16/2003
Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador to be Extended (10KB PDF) 07/10/2003
BCIS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Nationals of Montserrat (11KB PDF) 07/01/2003
June, 2003
BCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension (13KB PDF) 06/16/2003
BCIS Recuerda a los Hondureños y Nicaraguenses elegibles para Reinscribirse al TPS y la Extensión del Documento de Autorización de Empleo (EAD) (14KB PDF) 06/16/2003
April, 2003
Extensión del Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para Hondureños y Nicaraguenses (33KB PDF) 04/30/2003
Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua Extended (11KB PDF) 04/30/2003
Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (32KB PDF) 04/30/2003
February, 2003
Attorney General Terminates Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Angola (20KB PDF) 02/28/2003
November, 2002
Effective June 20, 2000, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers (Revised 11/7/02) (43KB PDF) 11/07/2002
INS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by November 12, 2002 (22KB PDF) 11/07/2002
October, 2002
Attorney General Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sierra Leone (DOJ Release) (87KB PDF) 10/30/2002
September, 2002
Attorney General Designates Liberia Under The Temporary Protected Status Program (32KB PDF) 09/27/2002
Liberia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Questions and Answers (38KB PDF) 09/27/2002
Reinscripción TPS para salvadoreños comienza hoy (29KB PDF) 09/09/2002
Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños (33KB PDF) 09/09/2002
SIN recuerda a los Empleadores sobre la Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños Elegibles (29KB PDF) 09/09/2002
Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible Salvadorans (33KB PDF) 09/09/2002
TPS Re-registration Opens for Salvadorans Today (28KB PDF) 09/09/2002
INS Issues Reminder to Employers About Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Eligible Salvadorans (28KB PDF) 09/09/2002
August, 2002
Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF) 08/30/2002
Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF) 08/30/2002
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (21KB PDF) 08/09/2002
July, 2002
DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible El Salvadorans (20KB PDF) 07/09/2002
Extensión de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) Para Salvadoreños (Q's & A's) (36KB PDF) 07/09/2002
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (Q&A) (35KB PDF) 07/09/2002
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible El Salvadorans (33KB PDF) 07/09/2002
June, 2002
INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by July 2, 2002 (22KB PDF) 06/21/2002
May, 2002
DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF) 05/01/2002
El Departmento de Justicia Extiende el Periodo de TPS por 12 Meses Para Nacionales de Honduras y Nicaragua (31KB PDF) 05/01/2002
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Q's & A's) (41KB PDF) 05/01/2002
February, 2002
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Angola (22KB PDF) 02/08/2002
January, 2002
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries Will Not be Entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database (17KB PDF) 01/14/2002
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries Will Not be Entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database (Spanish Version) (18KB PDF) 01/14/2002
September, 2001
INS Extends and Re-designates Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Somalia (23KB PDF) 09/12/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF) 09/04/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF) 09/04/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sierra Leone (21KB PDF) 09/04/2001
August, 2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Montserrat (21KB PDF) 08/08/2001
July, 2001
INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension (31KB PDF) 07/11/2001
INS Automatically Extends the Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents for Current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Class Members (37KB PDF) 07/02/2001
May, 2001
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (revised) (39KB PDF) 05/08/2001
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Spanish version) (40KB PDF) 05/03/2001
INS Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Spanish version) (31KB PDF) 05/03/2001
April, 2001
INS Extends New and Renewal Applications of Temporary Protected Status for Angolans (revised) (21KB PDF) 04/12/2001
March, 2001
INS Announces Opening of TPS Application Period for Salvadorans (Spanish version) (35KB PDF) 03/08/2001
INS Announces Opening of TPS Application Period for Salvadorans (34KB PDF) 03/08/2001
President Bush Announces El Salvador Designated For Temporary Protected Status Following Devastating Earthquakes (22KB PDF) 03/02/2001
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans (Spanish version) (36KB PDF) 03/02/2001
President Bush Announces El Salvador Designated For Temporary Protected Status Following Devastating Earthquakes (Spanish version) 03/02/01 (23KB PDF) 03/02/2001
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans (34KB PDF) 03/02/2001
December, 2000
INS Issues Employment Authorization Documents for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Who Have Re-registered for Temporary Protected Status (18KB PDF) 12/01/2000
August, 2000
Temporary Protected Status for Bosnia-Herzegovina to End (24KB PDF) 08/30/2000
July, 2000
INS Reminds Employers of Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans With Temporary Protected Status (29KB PDF) 07/21/2000
June, 2000
INS Announces Successful Settlement of a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Lawsuit (34KB PDF) 06/28/2000
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-Registration Filing Period and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Validity Period for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF) 06/06/2000
May, 2000
INS Updates on TPS Application Period (32KB PDF) 05/10/2000
INS Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (30KB PDF) 05/05/2000
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans, Nicaraguans (30KB PDF) 05/05/2000
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