Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Honduras

TPS Extended through:	January 5, 2018
Re-registration period for People Who Already Have TPS:	May 16, 2016 – July 15, 2016
Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through:	January 5, 2017
Continuous Residence in U.S. Since:	December 30, 1998
Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since:	January 5, 1999
TPS Designation Date:	January 5, 1999
Federal Register Notice Citation:	81 FR 30331

When to File for TPS

In order for you to maintain Temporary Protected Status (TPS), you must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from May 16, 2016, through July 15, 2016. We encourage you to register as soon as possible within the 60-day re-registration period.

If you have never been granted TPS, you may be eligible to file a late initial application. Go to the “Filing Late” section on the TPS Web page for more information.

Where to File

Send your TPS package to the appropriate address in the table below:

If you:	Then, mail your application to:
Are re-registering for TPS and you are using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package; or Were granted TPS by an Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and you wish to request an EAD; or You are re-registering for the first time after an IJ or the BIA granted you TPS and you are using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package.	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Attn: TPS Honduras P.O. Box 6943 Chicago, IL 60680-6943
Are registering late for the first time with a late initial filing and using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Attn: TPS Honduras P.O. Box 6943 Chicago, IL 60680-6943
Are using a non-U.S. Postal Service delivery service to mail your package (for re-registrations AND late initial filings)	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Attn: TPS Honduras 131 S. Dearborn - 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60603-5517

If you:

Then, mail your application to:

Are re-registering for TPS and you are using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package;

Were granted TPS by an Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and you wish to request an EAD;

You are re-registering for the first time after an IJ or the BIA granted you TPS and you are using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: TPS Honduras
P.O. Box 6943
Chicago, IL 60680-6943

Are registering late for the first time with a late initial filing and using the U.S. Postal Service to mail your package

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: TPS Honduras
P.O. Box 6943
Chicago, IL 60680-6943

Are using a non-U.S. Postal Service delivery service to mail your package (for re-registrations AND late initial filings)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: TPS Honduras
131 S. Dearborn - 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension

USCIS has automatically extended the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued under the last extension of TPS for Honduras for an additional 6 months, through January 5, 2017. If you are a TPS beneficiary under the Honduras designation and your EAD is based on your TPS status with an original expiration date of July 5, 2016, your EAD is covered by this automatic extension.

To prove that you are authorized to continue working legally, you may show the following documentation to your employer and government agencies:

Your TPS-related EAD with a July 5, 2016 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 a new EAD with the expiration date of January 5, 2018.

For more information on TPS eligibility requirements, what to file, and step-by-step instructions go to the TPS Web page.