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Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Yemen
TPS Extended Through: | September 3, 2018 |
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Re-Registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: | January 4, 2017 through March 6, 2017 |
Registration Period for People Who Are Applying for TPS for the First Time: | January 4, 2017 through July 3, 2017 |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | September 3, 2017 |
| Continuous Residence in the U.S. Since: | January 4, 2017 |
Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | March 4, 2017 |
| TPS Designation Date: | September 3, 2015 |
TPS Redesignation Date: | January 4, 2017 |
Federal Register Notice Citation: |
On January 4, 2017, USCIS announced the redesignation of Yemen for TPS and the extension of the current TPS designation of Yemen for an additional 18 months. This allows eligible Yemeni nationals (and people without nationality who last habitually resided in Yemen) to register or re-register for TPS.
When to File for TPS
If you currently have TPS under Yemen’s designation and would like to keep your TPS, you must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from January 4, 2017, through March 6, 2017. We encourage you to register as soon as possible within the 60-day registration period.
If you do not currently have TPS, you may file an initial application to register for TPS under Yemen’s recent designation. You must file your TPS package during the 180-day initial registration period that runs from January 4, 2017, through July 3, 2017. We encourage you to register as soon as possible within the 180-day initial registration period.
Go to the TPS Web Page for information about what you need to file to register.
Where to File
Send your TPS package by mail or courier to the appropriate address in the table below:
If you would like to send your application by: | Then, mail your application to: |
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U.S. Postal Service | USCIS P.O. Box 7555 |
A non-U.S. Postal Service courier | Attn: TPS Yemen |
Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension
USCIS has automatically extended the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the initial designation of TPS Yemen for an additional 6 months, through Sept. 3, 2017. If you are a TPS beneficiary under Yemen’s designation and your EAD is based on your TPS status with an original expiration date of March 3, 2017, your EAD is covered by this automatic extension and you may continue to work.
To prove that you are eligible to continue working legally, you may show the following documentation to your employer and government agencies:
- Your TPS-related EAD with a March 3, 2017 expiration date; and
- A copy of the Federal Register notice announcing the automatic extension.
Your employer may rely on the Federal Register notice as evidence of the continuing validity of your EAD. Go to the Documentation Employers May Accept and Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries May Present as Evidence of Employment Eligibility page for more information.
If USCIS approves your TPS re-registration application and you paid the fee for a new EAD (or USCIS approved your fee-waiver request), you will be issued an EAD with the expiration date of March 31, 2018.
For more information on TPS eligibility requirements, what to file, and step-by-step instructions, go to the TPS page.
Note to All Employers
For general questions about the employment eligibility verification process, visit the I-9 Central Temporary Protected Status page or call USCIS at 888-464-4218 (TTY: 877-875-6028) or email USCIS at I-9Central@dhs.gov. We accept calls and emails in English and many other languages. For questions about avoiding discrimination during the employment eligibility verification process, you may also call the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) Employer Hotline at 800-255-8155 (TTY: 800-237-2515), which offers language interpretation in many languages, or email OSC at osccrt@usdoj.gov.
