United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-03-03 article Notices D09002ee1c7eb0ed0 D09002ee1c7eb0f89 United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States U.s. Citizenship and Immigration Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Through this Notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from April 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019. The extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through September 30, 2019, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. This Notice also sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of Syria (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) to re-register for TPS and to apply for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue new EADs with a September 30, 2019 expiration date to eligible Syria TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register and apply for EADs under this extension. 83 FR 9329 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-05/2018-04454 2018-04454 fr05mr18-78 RIN 1615-ZB72 9111-97-P CIS No. 2618-18 DHS Docket No. USCIS-2013-0001 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-05/2018-04454 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-05/html/2018-04454.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-05/pdf/2018-04454.pdf 8 p. 9329 9336 83 FR 9329 RIN 1615-ZB72 Extension of the Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue NOTICE 2018-04454 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2018-04-01 CIS No. 2618-18 DHS Docket No. USCIS-2013-0001 9111-97-P 2018-04454 Notice.

Through this Notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from April 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019. The extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through September 30, 2019, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. This Notice also sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of Syria (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) to re-register for TPS and to apply for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue new EADs with a September 30, 2019 expiration date to eligible Syria TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register and apply for EADs under this extension.

Extension of Designation of Syria for TPS: The 18-month extension of the TPS designation of Syria is effective April 1, 2018, and will remain in effect through September 30, 2019. The 60-day re- registration period runs from March 5, 2018 through May 4, 2018. (Note: It is important for re-registrants to timely re-register during this 60-day period and not to wait until their EADs expire.) <bullet> You may contact Samantha Deshommes, Branch Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2060; or by phone at 800-375-5283. Extension of Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status , I-9Central@dhs.gov I9Central@dhs.gov IER@usdoj.gov http://www.dhs.gov/E-verify http://www.uscis.gov http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central http://www.uscis.gov/save http://www.uscis.gov/tps https://infopass.uscis.gov https://save.uscis.gov/casecheck/ https://www.justice.gov/ier uscis.gov/tools www.dhs.gov/privacy www.uscis.gov/tps Vol. 83, no. 43 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-03-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 292 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-05 P0b002ee198b3f78b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr05mr18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-03-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-05/pdf/FR-2018-03-05.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-03-05/xml/FR-2018-03-05.xml fdlp 9135 9418 DGPO 2018-03-03 2024-06-01 FR-2018-03-05 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-03-05 83 43