[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68717-68725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24984]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2728-22; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2019-0020]
RIN 1615-ZB83
Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary
Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan,
Honduras, and Nepal
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of continuation of Temporary Protected Status and
related documentation for certain TPS beneficiaries.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) announces actions to ensure its continued compliance with the
preliminary injunction order of the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California in Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen, et al.,
No. 18-cv-01554 (N.D. Cal. October 3, 2018) (``Ramos'') and with the
order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California to stay proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, No. 19-cv-00731
(N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019) (``Bhattarai''). Beneficiaries under the
existing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador,
Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal, the 2011 designation of Haiti, and the
2013 designation of Sudan will retain their TPS while the preliminary
injunction in Ramos and the Bhattarai orders remain in effect, provided
that their TPS is not withdrawn because of individual ineligibility.
They may also apply under the more recent designations of Haiti and
Sudan in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and if granted, will retain TPS
in accordance with their grants regardless of any potential end to the
Ramos injunction. Other individuals who have been newly granted TPS
under the 2021 designation of Haiti and the 2022 designation of Sudan,
but who did not have TPS at the time of those designations, are not
covered by this litigation compliance notice. Their TPS grants remain
valid in accordance with their individual notices of approval from
USCIS. This notice further provides information on the automatic
extension of the validity of TPS-related Employment Authorization
Documents (EADs); Notices of Action (Forms I-797); and Arrival/
Departure Records (Forms I-94), (collectively ``TPS-related
documentation'') for those beneficiaries under the TPS designations for
El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal.
DATES: DHS is automatically extending the validity of certain TPS-
related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations for
El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal through June
30, 2024, from the current expiration date of December 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ren[aacute] Cutlip-
Mason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division, Office of Policy and
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security, by mail at 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs,
MD 20746, or by phone at 800-375-5283.
For further information on TPS, please visit the USCIS TPS web page
at https://www.uscis.gov/tps.
If you have additional questions about TPS, please visit https://uscis.gov/tools. Our online virtual assistant, Emma, can answer many of
your questions and point you to additional information on our website.
If you are unable to find your answers there, you may also call our
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Contact Center at
800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual
cases may check Case Status Online, available on the USCIS website at
https://www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS Contact Center at https://uscis.gov/contactcenter.
Further information will also be available at local USCIS offices
upon publication of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Abbreviations
BIA--Board of Immigration Appeals
CFR--Code of Federal Regulations
DHS--U.S. Department of Homeland Security
EAD--Employment Authorization Document
EOIR--Executive Office for Immigration Review
FNC--Final Nonconfirmation
Form I-765--Application for Employment Authorization
Form I-797--Notice of Action (Approval Notice)
Form I-821--Application for Temporary Protected Status
Form I-9--Employment Eligibility Verification
Form I-912--Request for Fee Waiver
Form I-94--Arrival/Departure Record
FR--Federal Register
Government--U.S. Government
IER--U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and
Employee Rights Section
IJ--Immigration Judge
INA--Immigration and Nationality Act
SAVE--USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program
Secretary--Secretary of Homeland Security
TPS--Temporary Protected Status
TTY--Text Telephone
USCIS--U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S.C.--United States Code
Background on TPS
TPS is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible
nationals of a foreign state designated for TPS under the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA) or to eligible persons without nationality
who last habitually resided in the designated foreign state, regardless
of their country of birth.
During the TPS designation period, TPS beneficiaries are
eligible to remain in the United States, may not be removed, and are
authorized to work as long as they continue to have TPS. They may apply
for and receive EADs as evidence of employment authorization.
TPS beneficiaries may also apply for and be granted travel
authorization as a matter of discretion.
To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries must meet the
eligibility standards at
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INA section 244(c)(1)-(2), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)-(2).
When the Secretary terminates a foreign state's TPS
designation, beneficiaries return to one of the following:
[cir] The same immigration status or category that they maintained
before TPS, if any (unless that status or category has since expired or
been terminated); or
[cir] Any other lawfully obtained immigration status or category
they received while registered for TPS, as long as it is still valid on
the date TPS terminates.
Purpose of This Action
This notice ensures DHS's continued compliance with various court
orders issued by the federal district courts in the Ramos and Bhattarai
lawsuits that require DHS to maintain the TPS designations for El
Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal, as well as the
TPS and TPS-related documentation for eligible affected
beneficiaries.\1\ The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
vacated the district court's preliminary injunction in Ramos on
September 14, 2020, holding that the decision to designate, extend, or
terminate TPS is not subject to judicial review. However, the appellate
order is not currently effective because the Ninth Circuit has not
issued any directive to carry out the order to the federal district
court.\2\ Therefore, the Ramos preliminary injunction remains in
effect. In addition, the order of the district court in Bhattarai
staying proceedings and approving the parties' stipulated agreement to
continue TPS and TPS-related documentation for eligible beneficiaries
from Nepal and Honduras remains in effect. Affected TPS beneficiaries
from the six countries will retain their status, provided they continue
to meet all the individual requirements for TPS eligibility described
in INA section 244(c) and 8 CFR 244. As necessary, DHS will publish
future information in the Federal Register to ensure its compliance
with any relevant court orders that may be issued after the date of
this notice.
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\1\ See Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen, et al., No. 18-cv-01554 (N.D.
Cal. Oct. 3, 2018) (district court granted preliminary injunction
against terminations of TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, and
Nicaragua) (``Ramos''); and Bhattarai, et al. v. Nielsen, et al.,
No. 19-cv-00731 (N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019) (district court stayed
proceedings until Ramos appeal decided and approved parties'
stipulation for continued TPS and issuance of TPS-related
documentation to eligible, affected beneficiaries of TPS for
Honduras and Nepal during the stay and pendency of the appeal)
(``Bhattarai''). In 2019, the federal district court for the Eastern
District of New York had also enjoined the termination of the 2011
TPS designation for Haiti in Saget, et al., v. Trump, et al., No.
18-cv-1599 (E.D.N.Y. April 11, 2019) (``Saget''), and DHS had cited
to that order in previous notices continuing the affected
beneficiaries' TPS and documentation. See, e.g., 86 FR 50725, 50726
(Sept. 10, 2021). However, the Saget case was dismissed upon the
court's approval of the parties' joint Stipulation of Dismissal for
mootness following the Secretary's new 18-month designation of Haiti
for TPS on Aug. 3, 2021, and DHS' continuation of existing
beneficiaries' TPS and related documentation under the Ramos
injunction through Dec. 31, 2022. See id., Order approving
Stipulation of Dismissal, dated Oct. 15, 2021.
\2\ See Ramos, et al., v. Wolf, et al., No. 18-16981 (9th Cir.,
Sept. 14, 2020).
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DHS initially published notices to ensure its compliance with the
Ramos preliminary injunction on October 31, 2018 and March 1, 2019, and
the Bhattarai order to stay proceedings on May 10, 2019. See 83 FR
54764; 84 FR 7103; and 84 FR 20647. The Department later published a
notice to ensure its continued compliance with the combined orders in
Ramos, Bhattarai, and Saget 3 on November 4, 2019. That
notice automatically extended certain TPS and TPS-related documentation
through January 4, 2021 for all eligible TPS beneficiaries covered by
the courts' orders. See 84 FR 59403. The Department last published a
notice to ensure its continued compliance with these combined court
orders on September 10, 2021. That notice again automatically extended
certain TPS and TPS-related documentation through December 31, 2022 for
all eligible TPS beneficiaries covered by the courts' orders. See 86 FR
50725. Through this Federal Register notice, DHS announces actions to
ensure its continued compliance with the district court orders in Ramos
and Bhattarai while those orders remain in effect.
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\3\ As noted, on Oct. 15, 2021, the parties in Saget v. Trump,
entered into a Stipulation of Dismissal as the case was rendered
moot due to the Aug. 3, 2021, FRN implementing the new Haiti
designation. See 86 FR 41863.
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The TPS designations for El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the 2011
designation of Haiti and the 2013 designation of Sudan will remain in
effect, as required by the Ramos district court order, so long as the
preliminary injunction remains in effect. The TPS designations for
Honduras and Nepal will remain in effect so long as the Bhattarai order
staying proceedings and approving the parties' stipulated agreements
continues in effect. Affected TPS beneficiaries under the TPS
designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and
Nepal will retain their TPS and their TPS-related documentation will
continue to be valid in accordance with the specific orders that affect
the TPS designations regarding their individual countries, provided
that the affected beneficiaries continue to meet all the individual
requirements for TPS. See INA section 244(c)(3). See also 8 CFR 244.14.
DHS will not terminate TPS for any of the affected countries pending
final disposition of the Ramos appeal, including through any additional
appellate channels in which relief may be sought, or by other orders of
the court. Following consideration of current country conditions, the
Secretary has newly designated Haiti and Sudan for TPS for 18 months,
allowing eligible individuals covered by the Ramos and Saget
injunctions as well as other eligible individuals to register for and
maintain TPS through February 3, 2023 and October 19, 2023,
respectively.
On August 3, 2021, DHS issued a Federal Register Notice
implementing the new designation of Haiti for TPS, and on April 19,
2022, DHS issued a Federal Register Notice implementing the new
designation of Sudan for TPS. In order to secure TPS pursuant to the
new Haiti and Sudan designations, eligible individuals must apply
before the close of the registration periods on February 3, 2023 and
October 19, 2023, respectively. Eligible individuals are strongly
encouraged to apply at the earliest practicable date, to ensure that
their TPS continues without any gaps in the event that the Ramos and
Bhattarai court orders cease to be effective. See Designation of Haiti
for Temporary Protected Status, 86 FR 41863 (August 3, 2021) and
Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status, 87 FR 23202 (April
19, 2022).
DHS is further announcing it is automatically extending, through
June 30, 2024, the validity of certain TPS-related documentation, as
specified in this notice, for beneficiaries under the TPS designations
for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal provided
that the affected beneficiaries remain individually eligible for TPS.
Automatic Extension of EADs Issued Under the TPS Designations for El
Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
Through this Federal Register notice, DHS automatically extends the
validity of EADs listed in Table 1 below issued to beneficiaries under
the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan,
Honduras, and Nepal. Such beneficiaries may show their EADs to
employers to demonstrate they have employment authorization and may
choose also to show employers this Federal Register notice to explain
that their TPS-Related Documentation
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has been automatically extended through June 30, 2024. This notice
explains how TPS beneficiaries, their employers, and benefit-granting
agencies may determine which EADs are automatically extended and how
this affects the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification; E-
Verify; and USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
processes. Additionally, a beneficiary under the TPS designation for
any of these countries who has applied for a new EAD but who has not
yet received their new EAD is covered by this automatic extension,
provided that the EAD he or she possesses contains one of the
expiration dates listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Affected EADs
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Then the validity
If an EAD has a category code of A-12 or C-19 and an of the EAD is
expiration date of: extended through:
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07/22/2017........................................... 06/30/2024
11/02/2017........................................... 06/30/2024
01/05/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
01/22/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
03/09/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
06/24/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
07/05/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
11/02/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
01/05/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
04/02/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
06/24/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
07/22/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
09/09/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
01/02/2020........................................... 06/30/2024
01/05/2020........................................... 06/30/2024
03/24/2020........................................... 06/30/2024
01/04/2021........................................... 06/30/2024
10/04/2021........................................... 06/30/2024
12/31/2022........................................... 06/30/2024
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Automatic Extension of Forms I-94 and Forms I-797
Also through this Federal Register notice, DHS automatically
extends the validity periods of the Forms I-94 and Forms I-797 listed
in Table 2 below previously issued to beneficiaries under the TPS
designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and
Nepal. These extensions apply only if the TPS beneficiary properly
filed for re-registration during either the most recent DHS-announced
registration period for their country,\4\ or any applicable previous
DHS-announced re-registration periods for the beneficiary's country,\5\
or has a re-registration application that remains pending. This notice
does not extend the validity periods of Forms I-94 or Forms I-797 for
any TPS beneficiary who failed to file for TPS re-registration during
one of the applicable previous DHS-announced re-registration periods,
or for whom a re-registration request has been denied. In addition, the
extensions do not apply for any beneficiary from whom TPS has been
withdrawn.
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\4\ DHS issued a new designation period for Haiti TPS on Aug. 3,
2021 and Sudan TPS on Apr. 19, 2022. The registration periods end on
Feb. 3, 2023 and Oct. 19, 2023, respectively.
\5\ El Salvador: July 8-Sept. 6, 2016, or Jan. 18-March 19,
2018;
Haiti: Aug. 25-Oct. 26, 2015, May 24-July 24, 2017, or Jan. 18-
March 19, 2018;
Honduras: May 16-July 16, 2016; Dec. 15, 2017-Feb. 13, 2018 or
June 5-Aug. 6, 2018;
Nepal: Oct. 26-Dec. 27, 2016 or May 22-July 23, 2018;
Nicaragua: May 16-July 15, 2016 or Dec. 15, 2017-Feb. 13, 2018;
Sudan: Jan. 25-March 25, 2016 or Oct. 11, 2017-Dec. 11, 2017.
\6\ Your Forms I-94 and I-797 may show a different beginning
date of validity than those listed here if you were a late initial
filer (LIF) at the time because the forms would have the date of
approval of your LIF application for TPS. As long as they bear an
end date of validity listed in this chart, then they are
automatically extended by this Notice.
Table 2--Affected Forms I-94 and I-797 \6\
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Validity of
Beginning date of Forms I-94 and I-
Country validity: End date of validity: 797 extended
through:
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El Salvador............................ Sept. 10, 2016........... March 9, 2018............ 06/30/2024
March 10, 2018........... Sept. 9, 2019............ 06/30/2024
Sept. 10, 2019........... Oct. 4, 2021............. 06/30/2024
Oct. 5, 2021............. Dec. 31, 2022............ 06/30/2024
Haiti.................................. Jan. 23, 2016............ July 22, 2017............ 06/30/2024
July 23, 2017............ Jan. 22, 2018............ 06/30/2024
Jan. 23, 2018............ July 22, 2019............ 06/30/2024
July 23, 2019............ Oct. 4, 2021............. 06/30/2024
Oct. 5, 2021............. Dec. 31, 2022............ 06/30/2024
Honduras............................... July 6, 2016............. Jan. 5, 2018............. 06/30/2024
Jan. 6, 2018............. July 5, 2018............. 06/30/2024
July 6, 2018............. Jan. 5, 2020............. 06/30/2024
Jan. 6, 2020............. Oct. 4, 2021............. 06/30/2024
Oct. 5, 2021............. Dec. 31, 2022............ 06/30/2024
Nepal.................................. Dec. 25, 2016............ June 24, 2018............ 06/30/2024
June 25, 2018............ June 24, 2019............ 06/30/2024
June 25, 2019............ Oct. 4, 2021............. 06/30/2024
Oct. 5, 2021............. Dec. 31, 2022............ 06/30/2024
Nicaragua.............................. July 6, 2016............. Jan. 5, 2018............. 06/30/2024
Jan. 6, 2018............. Jan. 5, 2019............. 06/30/2024
Jan. 6, 2019............. Oct. 4, 2021............. 06/30/2024
Oct. 5, 2021............. Dec. 31, 2022............ 06/30/2024
Sudan.................................. May 3, 2016.............. Nov. 2, 2017............. 06/30/2024
Nov. 3, 2017............. Nov. 2, 2018............. 06/30/2024
Nov. 3, 2018............. Oct. 4, 2021............. 06/30/2024
Oct. 5, 2021............. Dec. 31, 2022............ 06/30/2024
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Application Procedures
Current beneficiaries covered by the court orders that continue the
TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua,
and Sudan do not need to pay a fee or file any application, including
Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765), to maintain
their TPS benefits through June 30, 2024 under this notice, provided
that they have properly re-registered for TPS during either the most
recent DHS-announced registration period for their country,\7\ or any
applicable previous re-registration period described in Footnote 5. In
the case of TPS beneficiaries under the prior Haiti and Sudan
designations, re-registering under the applicable previous re-
registration period in Footnote 5 is sufficient to qualify for the
extension in this notice.
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\7\ DHS issued a new designation period for Haiti TPS on Aug. 3,
2021 and Sudan TPS on Apr. 19, 2022. The registration periods end on
Feb. 3, 2023 and Oct. 19, 2023, respectively.
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Although there is no need to pay a fee or file an application to
qualify for this extension, in order to secure TPS pursuant to the new
Haiti or Sudan designations, eligible individuals must apply before the
close of the registration period on February 3, 2023 under the new
Haiti designation and October 19, 2023 under the new Sudan designation.
Eligible individuals for the new TPS Haiti or Sudan designations are
strongly encouraged to apply at the earliest practicable date, to
ensure that their TPS continues beyond the court-ordered extensions and
without any gaps in status.
TPS beneficiaries who have failed to re-register properly for TPS
during any of these re-registration periods may still file an
Application for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821) but must
demonstrate ``good cause'' for failing to re-register on time, as
required by law. See INA section 244(c)(3)(C) (TPS beneficiary's
failure to register without good cause in form and manner specified by
DHS is a ground for TPS withdrawal); 8 CFR 244.17(b) and Form I-821
instructions.\8\
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\8\ An applicant for TPS Haiti who applies under the procedures
announced in the Notice regarding the new TPS designation of Haiti
at 86 FR 41863 (Aug. 3, 2021) is an initial applicant and does not
have to demonstrate ``good cause'' for failing to re-register under
prior TPS Haiti designations. Similarly, an applicant for TPS Sudan
who applies under the procedures announced in the Notice regarding
the new TPS designation of Sudan at 87 FR 23202 (April 19, 2022) is
an initial applicant and does not have to demonstrate ``good cause''
for failing to re-register under prior TPS Sudan designations.
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Any currently eligible beneficiary who does not presently have a
pending EAD application under the TPS designations for El Salvador,
Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras or Nepal may file Form I-765 with the
appropriate fee or a fee waiver request in order to obtain a new EAD
with a printed expiration date of June 30, 2024. However, applicants
under the Haiti 2021 and Sudan 2022 new TPS designations may also file
Form I-821 for TPS and, if eligible, receive an EAD with a printed
expiration date that correlates with those new designations.
Possible Future Actions
In order to comply with statutory requirements for TPS while the
district courts' orders or any superseding court orders concerning the
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal remain in effect, DHS may require
these beneficiaries to re-register and will announce the re-
registration procedures in a future Federal Register notice. DHS has
the authority to conduct TPS re-registration in accordance with INA
section 244(c)(3)(C) and 8 CFR 244.17. Through the re-registration
process, which is generally conducted every 12 to 18 months while a
foreign state is designated for TPS, USCIS determines whether each TPS
beneficiary is continuing to maintain individual eligibility for TPS,
including but not limited to, the requirements related to disqualifying
criminal or security issues. See id.; INA section 244(c)(2); 8 CFR
244.2, 244.3, and 244.4 (describing individual TPS eligibility
requirements, including mandatory criminal and security bars).
The Secretary has already newly designated Haiti for TPS for 18
months through February 3, 2023. See 86 FR 41863. Eligible Haitian
nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually
resided in Haiti) who wish to receive or continue their existing TPS
through that date are encouraged to submit their applications for TPS
by following the instructions in the Federal Register notice,
Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, at 86 FR 41863.
Failure to submit an application under the new designation of Haiti,
however, does not affect the continuation of the validity of TPS and
TPS documents through June 30, 2024 as described in this notice.
Similarly, the Secretary has already newly designated Sudan for TPS
for 18 months through October 19, 2023. See 87 FR 23202. Eligible
Sudanese nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Sudan) who wish to receive or continue their
existing TPS through that date are encouraged to submit their
applications for TPS by following the instructions in the Federal
Register notice, Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status,
at 87 FR 23202. Failure to submit an application under the new
designation of Sudan, however, does not affect the continuation of the
validity of TPS and TPS documents through June 30, 2024 as described in
this notice.
The Government appealed both the Ramos and Saget preliminary
injunctions. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit ruled for the Government and vacated the Ramos
preliminary injunction on September 14, 2020. However the preliminary
injunction remains in effect because the appellate court has not issued
its directive (i.e., the mandate) to the district court to implement
the panel's decision. The plaintiffs have filed a request for a hearing
en banc which is pending. The Saget case was dismissed as a result of
the new TPS designation for Haiti on October 15, 2021.\9\
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\9\ Order Approving Stipulation of Dismissal, dated Oct. 15,
2021 in Saget (cited previously).
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Should the Government ultimately prevail in its challenge to the
Ramos preliminary injunction and absent any further change with respect
to TPS designations for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, or Nepal, the
Secretary's determination to terminate TPS for any of those countries
will take effect no earlier than 365 days from the issuance of any
appellate mandate to the district court or upon the expiration of this
Federal Register notice's extension of TPS-related documents on June
30, 2024, whichever is later.\10\
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\10\ The most recent litigation compliance Federal Register
notice stated that, absent any further change in the TPS designation
of El Salvador, the termination of the TPS designation for El
Salvador would go into effect no earlier than 365 days after the
issuance of any appellate court mandate. Absent any change in the
TPS designations of Nicaragua, Honduras, Sudan, or Nepal, that
notice further provided that such terminations would go into effect
no earlier than 120 days after issuance of the appellate mandate.
The notice also provided that, should the government move to vacate
the Bhattarai order to stay proceedings in light of an appellate
decision affirming the preliminary injunction in Ramos that suggests
a basis on which to distinguish the determinations to terminate the
TPS designations for Honduras and Nepal from the TPS terminations at
issue in Ramos, TPS would remain in effect for Honduras and Nepal
for at least 180 days following an order of the district court
vacating the stay in proceedings. See 86 FR 50725, 50729 (Sept. 10,
2021). DHS has since determined that absent any further action with
respect to TPS for Nicaragua, Honduras, or Nepal, it is appropriate
to apply the same minimum post-mandate 365-day effective date
provision to the terminations of the existing designations for those
countries as for El Salvador. This decision remains consistent with
the parties' court-approved stipulations for implementing the
current district court orders in Ramos and Bhattarai. (As noted, the
Secretary has newly designated Sudan as well as Haiti for TPS
eliminating the need for this minimum effective date provision for
the challenged TPS terminations for those countries.)
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The Secretary has announced new 18-month designations of Haiti and
Sudan for TPS, which continue through February 3, 2023 and October 19,
2023, respectively. Application procedures for TPS under the new Haiti
and Sudan designations, including for individuals who currently have
TPS pursuant to the court orders, are provided in the notices published
at 86 FR 41863 and 87 FR 23202.
Additional Notes
Nothing in this notice affects DHS's ongoing authority to determine
on a case-by-case basis whether a TPS beneficiary continues to meet the
eligibility requirements for TPS described in INA section 244(c) and
the implementing regulations in part 244 of Title 8 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Notice of Compliance With the ``Order Enjoining the Implementation and
Enforcement of Determinations To Terminate the TPS Designations for El
Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan'' in Ramos and the ``Order To
Stay Proceedings and Agreement To Stay the Determinations To Terminate
the TPS Designations for Honduras and Nepal'' in Bhattarai
The previously announced determinations to terminate the existing
designations of TPS for El Salvador and Nicaragua, and the 2011
designation of Haiti and the 2013 designation of Sudan \11\ will not be
implemented or enforced unless and until the district court's order in
Ramos is reversed and that reversal becomes final. As required by the
order to stay proceedings in Bhattarai, DHS will not implement or
enforce the previously announced determinations to terminate the
existing TPS designations for Honduras and Nepal \12\ unless and until
the district court's order in Ramos enjoining implementation and
enforcement of the determinations to terminate the TPS designations for
El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and the 2011 designation of Haiti and
the 2013 designation of Sudan is reversed and that reversal becomes
final for some or all of the affected countries, or by other order of
the court. Any termination of TPS-related documentation for
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Nicaragua,
the 2011 designation of Haiti, the 2013 designation of Sudan, and the
designations of Honduras, and Nepal will go into effect no earlier than
either 365 days following the issuance of any mandate to the district
court or June 30, 2024, whichever is later, as described in the
``Possible Future Action'' section of this Federal Register notice.
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\11\ See Termination of the Designation of El Salvador for
Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 2654 (Jan. 18, 2018); Termination
of the Designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status, 82
FR 59636 (Dec. 15, 2017); Termination of the Designation of Sudan
for Temporary Protected Status, 82 FR 47228 (Oct. 11, 2017): and
Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected
Status, 83 FR 2648 (Jan. 18, 2018).
\12\ See Termination of the Designation of Honduras for
Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 26074 (June 5, 2018); Termination
of the Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR
23705 (May 22, 2018).
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In further compliance with the still-valid district court orders,
DHS is publishing this notice automatically extending the validity of
the TPS-related documentation specified in the Supplementary
Information section of this notice through June 30, 2024, for eligible
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal. DHS will issue future notices,
as necessary, that will continue TPS-related documentation for all
affected beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador,
Nicaragua, Sudan, Haiti, Honduras, and Nepal, so long as the Ramos
preliminary injunction and Bhattarai order to stay proceedings remain
in place; for Haiti as long as the Ramos preliminary injunction remains
in place; or by other order of the court. However, should compliance
with the Ramos and/or Bhattarai, court orders remain necessary, DHS may
announce periodic re-registration procedures for eligible TPS
beneficiaries in accordance with the INA and DHS regulations. DHS
further continues its commitment to a transition period, as described
above.
All TPS beneficiaries must continue to maintain their TPS
eligibility by meeting the requirements for TPS in INA section 244(c)
and 8 CFR part 244. DHS will continue to adjudicate any pending TPS re-
registration and pending late initial applications for affected
beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Nicaragua,
Honduras, and Nepal. Nationals of Haiti and Sudan (and individuals
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti or Sudan)
are encouraged to apply under the new designations for Haiti and Sudan
announced at 86 FR 41863 and 87 FR 23202. DHS will also continue to
make appropriate individual TPS withdrawal decisions in accordance with
existing procedures if an individual no longer maintains TPS
eligibility. DHS will take appropriate steps to continue its compliance
with the orders, and with all statutory requirements.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Approved Documentation To Demonstrate Continuation of Lawful Status and
TPS-Related Employment Authorization
Documentation automatically extended through this Federal
Register notice dated November 16, 2022.
[cir] Certain TPS-related documentation, including EADs, of
affected beneficiaries under the TPS designations for El Salvador,
Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal, that are automatically
extended through this Federal Register notice through June 30, 2024.
[cir] Regardless of their country of birth, a beneficiary granted
TPS under the designation for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan,
Honduras, or Nepal may show their EAD that has been automatically
extended to their employer to demonstrate identity and continued TPS-
related employment eligibility to meet Employment Eligibility
Verification (Form I-9) requirements. In addition, a beneficiary
granted TPS under a designation for one of these countries may also
choose to show an employer this Federal Register notice, which explains
that their EAD has been automatically extended.
[cir] As evidence of their lawful status, a TPS beneficiary may
show their EAD that has been automatically extended, or Form I-94, or
Form I-797, along with a copy of this Federal Register notice, to law
enforcement, federal, state, and local government agencies, and private
entities.
Unexpired TPS-related EAD.
Alternatively, a TPS beneficiary may choose to show other
acceptable documents that are evidence of identity and employment
eligibility as described in the instructions to Form I-9.
Am I eligible to receive an automatic extension of my current EAD using
this Federal Register notice?
Yes. Regardless of your country of birth, provided that you
currently have a TPS-related EAD with the specified expiration dates
below, this notice automatically extends your EAD as stated in Table 3
below.
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Table 3--Affected EADs
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Then this Federal
If your EAD has category code of A-12 or C-19 and an Register notice
expiration date of: extends your EAD
through:
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07/22/2017........................................... 06/30/2024
11/02/2017........................................... 06/30/2024
01/05/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
01/22/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
03/09/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
06/24/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
07/05/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
11/02/2018........................................... 06/30/2024
01/05/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
04/02/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
06/24/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
07/22/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
09/09/2019........................................... 06/30/2024
01/02/2020........................................... 06/30/2024
01/05/2020........................................... 06/30/2024
03/24/2020........................................... 06/30/2024
01/04/2021........................................... 06/30/2024
10/04/2021........................................... 06/30/2024
12/31/2022........................................... 06/30/2024
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When hired, what documentation may I show to my employer as evidence of
employment authorization and identity when completing Form I-9?
You can find the Lists of Acceptable Documents on the Form I-9,
Employment Eligibility Verification, as well as the Acceptable
Documents web page at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents. Employers must complete Form I-9 to verify the identity and
employment authorization of all new employees. Within three days of
hire, employees must present acceptable documents to their employers as
evidence of identity and employment authorization to satisfy Form I-9
requirements.
You may present any documentation from List A (which provides
evidence of both your identity and employment authorization) or
documentation from List B (which provides evidence of your identity)
together with documentation from List C (which provides evidence of
your employment authorization), or you may present an acceptable
receipt as described in the Form I-9 Instructions. Employers may not
reject a document based on a future expiration date. You can find
additional information about Form I-9 on the I-9 Central web page at
https://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central.
An EAD is an acceptable document under List A. See the section
``How do my employer and I complete Form I-9 using my automatically
extended employment authorization for a new job?'' of this Federal
Register notice for further information. If your EAD has one of the
expiration dates in Table 4 and states A-12 or C-19 under Category, it
has been extended automatically by virtue of this Federal Register
notice, and you may choose to present it to your employer as proof of
identity and employment eligibility for Form I-9 through June 30, 2024,
unless your TPS has been withdrawn or your request for TPS has been
denied. Your country of birth notated on the EAD does not have to
reflect one of these TPS designated countries for you to be eligible
for this extension.
Table 4--Affected EADs and Form I-9
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Enter this date as
the employment Your employer must
If your EAD has category code of authorization reverify your
A-12 or C-19 and an expiration expiration date in employment
date of: Section 1 of Form authorization by:
I-9:
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07/22/2017...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
11/02/2017...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
01/05/2018...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
01/22/2018...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
03/09/2018...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
06/24/2018...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
07/05/2018...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
11/02/2018...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
01/05/2019...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
04/02/2019...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
06/24/2019...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
07/22/2019...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
09/09/2019...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
01/02/2020...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
01/05/2020...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
03/24/2020...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
01/04/2021...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
10/04/2021...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
12/31/2022...................... 06/30/2024 07/01/2024
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What documentation may I present to my employer for Form I-9 if I am
already employed but my current TPS-related EAD is set to expire?
Even though we have automatically extended your EAD, your employer
is required by law to ask you about your continued employment
authorization. Your employer may need to re-inspect your automatically
extended EAD to check the ``Card Expires'' date and Category code if
your employer did not keep a copy of your EAD when you initially
presented it. Once your employer has reviewed the ``Card Expires'' date
and Category code, your employer should update the EAD expiration date
in Section 2 of Form I-9. See the section, ``What updates should my
current employer make to Form I-9 if my EAD has been automatically
extended?'' of this Federal Register notice for further information.
You may show this Federal Register notice to your employer to explain
what to do for Form I-9 and to show that your EAD has been
automatically extended through June 30, 2024 as indicated in the above
chart, but you are not required to do so.
The last day of the automatic EAD extension is June 30, 2024.
Before you start work on July 1, 2024, your employer is required by law
to reverify your employment authorization in Section 3 of Form I-9. By
that time, you must present any document from List A or any document
from List C on Form I-9, Lists of Acceptable Documents, or
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an acceptable List A or List C receipt described in the Form I-9
instructions to reverify employment authorization.
Your employer may not specify which List A or List C document you
must present and cannot reject an acceptable receipt.
Can I obtain a new EAD?
Yes, if you remain eligible for TPS and apply for a new EAD, you
can obtain a new EAD. However, you do not need to apply for a new EAD
in order to benefit from this automatic extension. If you are a
beneficiary under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, or Nepal and want to obtain a new EAD valid
through June 30, 2024, then you must file Form I-765, Application for
Employment Authorization, and pay the associated fee (or obtain a fee
waiver). If you do not want a new EAD, you do not have to file Form I-
765 or pay the Form I-765 fee. If you do not want to request a new EAD
now, you may file Form I-765 at a later date and pay the fee (or
request a fee waiver), provided that you still have TPS or a pending
TPS application.
If you are unable to pay the application fee and/or biometric
services fee, you may request a fee waiver by submitting a Request for
Fee Waiver (Form I-912). For more information on the application forms
and fees for TPS, please visit the USCIS TPS web page at https://www.uscis.gov/tps.
If you have a Form I-821 and/or Form I-765 application that is
still pending under the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, or Nepal, then you should not file either
application again. If your pending Form I-821 is approved, you will be
issued Forms I-797 and I-94 valid through June 30, 2024. Similarly, if
you have a pending TPS-related Form I-765 that is approved, your new
EAD will be valid through June 30, 2024. Your TPS itself continues as
long as the preliminary injunction impacting your country's TPS
designation remains in effect and in accordance with any relevant
future Federal Register notices that DHS may issue respecting your
country's TPS designation, or until your TPS is finally withdrawn for
individual ineligibility under INA section 244(c), or the applicable
TPS designation is terminated as discussed in the ``Possible Future
Action'' section of this Federal Register notice.
Can my employer require that I provide any other documentation to prove
my status, such as proof of my citizenship from El Salvador, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, or Nepal?
No. When completing Form I-9, including reverifying employment
authorization, employers must accept any documentation you choose to
present from the Form I-9 Lists of Acceptable Documents that reasonably
appears to be genuine and that relates to you, or an acceptable List A,
List B, or List C receipt. Employers need not reverify List B identity
documents. Employers may not request proof of citizenship or proof of
re-registration for TPS when completing Form I-9 for new hires or
reverifying the employment authorization of current employees. If you
present an EAD that USCIS has automatically extended, employers should
accept it as a valid List A document so long as the EAD reasonably
appears to be genuine and to relate to you. Refer to the ``Note to
Employees'' section of this Federal Register notice for important
information about your rights if your employer rejects lawful
documentation, requires additional documentation, or otherwise
discriminates against you based on your citizenship or immigration
status, or your national origin.
How do my employer and I complete Form I-9 using my automatically
extended EAD for a new job?
See Table 4 in the question ``When hired, what documentation may I
show to my employer as evidence of employment authorization and
identity when completing Form I-9?'' to determine if your EAD has been
automatically extended.
1. For Section 1, you should:
a. Check ``An alien authorized to work until'' and enter June 30,
2024, as the expiration date; and
b. Enter your USCIS number or A-Number where indicated. (Your EAD
or other document from DHS will have your USCIS number or A-Number
printed on it; the USCIS number is the same as your A-Number without
the A prefix).
2. For Section 2, employers should:
a. Determine if your EAD has been automatically extended by using
Table 4 in the question ``When hired, what documentation may I show to
my employer as evidence of employment authorization and identity when
completing Form I-9?''
b. Write in the document title;
c. Enter the issuing authority;
d. Provide the document number; and
e. Write June 30, 2024, as the expiration date.
Before the start of work on July 1, 2024, employers must reverify
the employee's employment authorization on Form I-9.
What updates should my current employer make to Form I-9 if my
employment authorization has been automatically extended?
If you presented a TPS-related EAD that was valid when you first
started your job and USCIS has automatically extended your EAD, your
employer may need to re-inspect your current EAD if they do not have a
copy of the EAD on file. See Table 4 in the question ``When hired, what
documentation may I show to my employer as evidence of employment
authorization and identity when completing Form I-9?'' to determine if
your EAD has been automatically extended. The employer may not rely on
the country of birth listed on the card to determine whether you are
eligible for this extension. If your employer determines that USCIS has
automatically extended your EAD, your employer should update Section 2
of your previously completed Form I-9 as follows:
1. Write EAD EXT and June 30, 2024, as the last day of the
automatic extension in the Additional Information field; and
2. Initial and date the correction.
Note: This is not considered a reverification. Employers should
not reverify an employee until either this notice's automatic
extension of EADs has ended, or the employee presents a new document
to show continued employment authorization, whichever is sooner. By
July 1, 2024, when the employee's automatically extended EAD has
expired, employers are required by law to reverify the employee's
employment authorization in Section 3.
If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, how do I verify a new
employee whose EAD has been automatically extended?
Employers may create a case in E-Verify for a new employee by
entering the number from the Document Number field and the date from
the Expiration Date field on Form I-9 into the Document Number and
Expiration Date fields in E-Verify. Employers should ensure that they
entered June 30, 2024, as the expiration date for EADs that have been
automatically extended under this Federal Register notice on both the
employee's Form I-9 and their E-Verify case.
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If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, what do I do when I receive a
``Work Authorization Documents Expiration'' alert for an automatically
extended EAD?
E-Verify has automated the verification process for TPS-related
EADs that USCIS has automatically extended. If you have employees who
provided a TPS-related EAD when they first started working for you, you
will receive a ``Work Authorization Documents Expiring'' case alert
when the auto-extension period for this EAD is about to expire. Before
this employee starts work on July 1, 2024, you must reverify their
employment authorization on Form I-9. Employers may not use E-Verify
for reverification.
If I already have TPS for Haiti or Sudan, do I need to apply under the
new TPS designation for Haiti or Sudan?
TPS beneficiaries under the Haiti and Sudan designations whose TPS
has been continued pursuant to court orders, and as described in this
notice, are strongly encouraged to apply for TPS before the close of
the registration period on February 3, 2023 and October 19, 2023,
respectively, following the instructions in the August 3, 2021 Federal
Register notice regarding the new Designation of Haiti for Temporary
Protected Status at 86 FR 41863 or the April 19, 2022 Federal Register
notice regarding the new Designation for Sudan for Temporary Protected
Status at 87 FR 23202, respectively. Eligible individuals are strongly
encouraged to apply at the earliest practicable date, to ensure that
their TPS continues beyond the court-ordered extensions and without any
gaps in status.
If you are found eligible for TPS under the new Haiti or Sudan
designations, your TPS will continue through February 3, 2023 and
October 19, 2023, respectively, even if the current court order in
Ramos that continues TPS is no longer in effect.
Note to All Employers
Employers are reminded that the laws requiring proper employment
eligibility verification and prohibiting unfair immigration-related
employment practices remain in full force. This Federal Register notice
does not supersede or in any way limit applicable employment
verification rules and policy guidance, including those rules setting
forth reverification requirements. For general questions about the
employment eligibility verification process, employers may call USCIS
at 888-464-4218 (TTY 877-875-6028) or email USCIS at
[email protected]. USCIS accepts calls and emails in English and
many other languages. For questions about avoiding discrimination
during the employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9 and E-
Verify), employers may call the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil
Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) Employer
Hotline at 800-255-8155 (TTY 800-237-2515). IER offers language
interpretation in numerous languages. Employers may also email IER at
[email protected].
Note to Employees
For general questions about the employment eligibility verification
process, employees may call USCIS at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-875-6028) or
email USCIS at [email protected]. USCIS accepts calls in
English, Spanish, and many other languages. Employees or applicants may
also call the IER Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515) for
information regarding employment discrimination based upon citizenship,
immigration status, or national origin, including discrimination
related to Form I-9 and E-Verify. The IER Worker Hotline provides
language interpretation in numerous languages.
To comply with the law, employers must accept any document or
combination of documents from the Lists of Acceptable Documents if the
documentation reasonably appears to be genuine and to relate to the
employee, or an acceptable List A, List B, or List C receipt as
described in the Form I-9 instructions. Employers may not require extra
or additional documentation beyond what is required for Form I-9
completion. Further, employers participating in E-Verify who receive an
E-Verify case result of ``Tentative Nonconfirmation'' (mismatch) must
promptly inform employees of the mismatch and give such employees an
opportunity to take action to resolve the mismatch. A Tentative
Nonconfirmation case result means that the information entered into E-
Verify from an employee's Form I-9 differs from records available to
DHS.
Employers may not terminate, suspend, delay training, withhold or
lower pay, or take any other adverse action against an employee because
of a mismatch while the case is still pending with E-Verify. A Final
Nonconfirmation (FNC) case result is received when E-Verify cannot
verify an employee's employment eligibility. An employer may terminate
employment based on a case result of FNC. Work-authorized employees who
receive an FNC may call USCIS for assistance at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-
875-6028). For more information about E-Verify-related discrimination
or to report an employer for discrimination in the E-Verify process
based on citizenship, immigration status, or national origin, contact
IER's Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515). Additional
information about proper nondiscriminatory Form I-9 and E-Verify
procedures is available on the IER website at https://www.justice.gov/ier and on the USCIS and E-Verify websites at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central and https://www.e-verify.gov.
Note Regarding Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies (Such as
Departments of Motor Vehicles)
For Federal purposes, if you present an automatically extended EAD
as referenced in this Federal Register notice, you do not need to show
any other document, such as a Form I-797C, Notice of Action reflecting
receipt of a Form I-765 EAD renewal application or this Federal
Register notice, to prove that you qualify for this extension. While
federal government agencies must follow the guidelines laid out by the
federal government, State and local government agencies establish their
own rules and guidelines when granting certain benefits. Each state may
have different laws, requirements, and determinations about what
documents you need to provide to prove eligibility for certain
benefits. Whether you are applying for a Federal, State, or local
government benefit, you may need to provide the government agency with
documents that show you are a TPS beneficiary, show you are authorized
to work based on TPS or other status, or may be used by DHS to
determine whether you have TPS or other immigration status. Examples of
such documents are:
Your current EAD;
Your continued EAD with a TPS category code of A-12 or C-
19 and an expiration date shown in Table 3 in the question ``Am I
eligible to receive an automatic extension of my current EAD using this
Federal Register notice?'' even if your country of birth noted on the
EAD does not reflect one of these TPS designated countries; or
Your Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record;
Your Form I-797, Notice of Action, reflecting approval of
your Form I-765; or
Form I-797 or Form I-797C, Notice of Action, reflecting
approval or receipt of a past or current Form I-821.
Check with the government agency requesting documentation regarding
which document(s) the agency will
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accept. Some Federal, State and local government agencies use the USCIS
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE) program
to confirm the current immigration status of applicants for public
benefits.
While SAVE can verify that an individual has TPS, each agency's
procedures govern whether they will accept an unexpired EAD, Form I-
797, Form I-797C, or Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record. If an agency
accepts the type of TPS-related document you present, such as an EAD,
the agency should accept your automatically extended TPS-related
document, regardless of your country of birth. It may assist the agency
if you:
a. Give the agency a copy of this Federal Register notice showing
the extension of TPS-related documentation, in addition to your most
recent TPS-related document with your A-Number or USCIS number;
b. Explain that SAVE will be able to verify the continuation of
your TPS using this information; and
c. Ask the agency to initiate a SAVE query with your information
and follow through with additional verification steps, if necessary, to
get a final SAVE response verifying your TPS.
You can also ask the agency to look for SAVE notices or contact
SAVE if they have any questions about your immigration status or
automatic extension of TPS-related documentation. In most cases, SAVE
provides an automated electronic response to benefit-granting agencies
within seconds, but, occasionally, verification can be delayed.
You can check the status of your SAVE verification by using
CaseCheck at https://save.uscis.gov/casecheck/. CaseCheck is a free
service that lets you follow the progress of your SAVE verification
case using your date of birth and one immigration identifier number (A-
Number, USCIS number, or Form I-94 number) or Verification Case
Number). If an agency has denied your application based solely or in
part on a SAVE response, the agency must offer you the opportunity to
appeal the decision in accordance with the agency's procedures. If the
agency has received and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE verification
case and you do not believe the SAVE response is correct, the SAVE
website, http://www.uscis.gov/save, has detailed information on how to
make corrections or update your immigration record, make an
appointment, or submit a written request to correct records.
[FR Doc. 2022-24984 Filed 11-10-22; 5:15 pm]
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