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Category: TPS


DHS Extends Haiti TPS, Extends Suspension of Certain Requirements for F-1 Haitian Students

The Department of Homeland Security has published a notice in the Federal Register extending Haitian temporary protected status (TPS) for an additional 18 months, ending on July 22, 2014 (PDF). The 60-day re-registration period for current Haiti TPS beneficiaries who wish to maintain their TPS began on October 1, 2012, and will run through November… Read More

DHS To Extend Haiti TPS

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is extending Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS). The Department of Homeland Security expects to publish a notice in the Federal Register shortly announcing this decision. The Federal Register notice will provide additional guidance on: Who is eligible for TPS; How to re-register if you have TPS; When to begin… Read More

Syria Designated for Temporary Protected Status, DHS Announces

The Department of Homeland Security has designated Syria for temporary protected status (TPS) for a period of 18 months, effective March 29, 2012, through September 30, 2013. The registration period also runs from March 29, 2012, through September 30, 2013. The designation allows eligible Syrian nationals (and those having no nationality who last habitually resided… Read More

DHS Extends TPS Designation for El Salvador

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the designation of El Salvador for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months from its current expiration date of March 9, 2012. The 18-month extension of the TPS designation of El Salvador is effective March 10, 2012, and will remain in effect through September 9, 2013. The… Read More

USCIS Reminds Haitians That They May File Late for TPS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently reminded eligible nationals of Haiti (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) who have not filed their temporary protected status (TPS) applications to follow guidance about late filing. Haiti was originally designated for TPS in January 2010 in response to a catastrophic earthquake, and was… Read More