Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Nepal
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ALERT: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem terminated Temporary Protected Status for Nepal. On August 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit court stayed the lower court order postponing the termination, allowing the termination to take effect. Accordingly, TPS benefits are no longer in effect as of August 20, 2025.
ALERT: After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Nepal no longer meets the conditions for its designation for TPS. See Termination of the Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 24151 (June 6, 2025). Nepal’s TPS designation and related benefits were slated to terminate on Aug. 5, 2025. However, on July 31, 2025, a single judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a stay in National TPS Alliance v. Noem, No. 25-cv-05687 (N.D. Cal.) which postponed the termination until Nov. 18, 2025. The judge did so even though the Department of Homeland Security recently prevailed in the U.S. Supreme Court, 8-1, in a similar case. The Department of Homeland Security vehemently disagrees with this ruling and is working to determine next steps.
| TPS Continues Through: | Aug. 20, 2025 |
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| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | No longer valid as of Aug. 20. 2025 |
| Continuous Residence Date in United States Since: | June 24, 2015 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in United States Since: | June 24, 2015 |
| TPS Designation Date: | June 24, 2015 |
| Federal Register Notice Citation: |
Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension
TPS benefits are no longer in effect as of Aug. 20, 2025.
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- Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
- Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
- Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records
- Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
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