If you are applying for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Haiti’s designation, effective Aug. 3, 2021, you must register during the 18-month registration period that runs from Aug. 3, 2021 through Feb. 3, 2023. We encourage you to register as soon as possible within the 18-month registration period.

If you are applying for TPS Haiti for the first time, you may file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, online. Only initial applicants from certain countries are eligible to file Form I-821 online. All other TPS applicants and current beneficiaries who are re-registering under the extension of a TPS designation must continue to file a paper Form I-821. When filing an initial TPS application, you can also request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by submitting a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online with your Form I-821.

File Online

If an initial TPS applicant from a country not currently eligible for online filing of Form I-821, or a re-registrant files Form I-821 online, USCIS will deny the application and retain the fee.

If you are filing for a replacement EAD for already granted TPS, or for re-registration, send your TPS package to the appropriate address in the table below:

We are automatically extending the validity of EADs with the category codes “A-12” or “C-19” and one of the expiration dates shown below that we issued to beneficiaries under the TPS designation of Haiti who continue to maintain TPS eligibility:

If you are a TPS Haiti beneficiary who applied for a new EAD but has not yet received it, you are also covered by this automatic extension as long as the EAD that you have contains one of the expiration dates noted in the chart above. When you present your automatically extended EAD to your employer, refer them to this Federal Register notice (PDF) that shows that we have extended your EAD and employment authorization through Oct. 4, 2021. 

Extensions of Other DHS Documentation

Additionally, we are automatically extending the validity periods of the following Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, and Forms I-797, Notice of Action (Approval Notice) under the designation of Haiti:

¹ _{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.}

However, the extension of the validity periods above applies only if you properly filed for TPS re-registration during either the most recent DHS-announced registration period for TPS Haiti that ran from Jan. 18 through March 19, 2018; the previous re-registration periods from May 24 through July 24, 2017, or from Aug. 25 through Oct. 26, 2015; or have a re-registration application that remains pending.

The extension does not apply if your TPS has been finally withdrawn or denied.

Information for TPS Beneficiaries Regarding Re-registration

If you wish to continue your TPS through Feb, 3, 2023 under the new designation of Haiti, you must file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, so that USCIS may determine your continued TPS eligibility. If you re-registered for TPS under the prior 2011 Haiti TPS designation in accordance with the re-registration time periods noted above and in fn. 3 of the notice at 85 FR 79208 (Dec. 9, 2020), then your TPS continues and your documents are valid through Oct. 4, 2021. If you failed to file for re-registration in one of the noted time periods and file your Form I-821 now, USCIS will treat your application as a new TPS application under the new 18-month designation of TPS for Haiti. If you have a pending re-registration application, USCIS will also treat that application as an application under the new designation.

If you are a TPS Haiti beneficiary and your EAD was not automatically extended, or if you wish to apply for a new EAD, you may file Form I–765 with the appropriate fee or a fee waiver request. If approved, we will issue an EAD with an Oct. 4, 2021, expiration date. Similarly, we will issue an EAD with a Oct. 4, 2021, expiration date for those with pending EAD applications that we ultimately approve.

You might be eligible for other immigration options listed on the Explore My Options page.

To apply for a lawful permanent status (Green Card), you must be eligible under one of the categories listed on the Green Card Eligibility Categories page. Once you find the category that may fit your situation, click on the link provided to get information on eligibility requirements, how to apply, and whether your family members can also apply with you.

Note on Seeking Asylum: Being granted and maintaining TPS status until a reasonable period before the filing of the asylum application is considered an extraordinary circumstance for the purposes of the one year filing deadline. In other words, having TPS status “stops the clock” on the requirement to file for asylum within one year of arriving in the United States, if the one-year clock has not already expired. See 8 CFR 208.4(a)(5)(iv).

Please be aware that some unauthorized practitioners may try to take advantage of you by claiming they can file TPS forms. These same individuals may ask that you pay them to file such forms. We want to ensure that all potential TPS applicants know how to obtain legitimate, accurate legal advice and assistance. A list of accredited representatives and free or low-cost legal providers is available on the USCIS website on the finding legal advice web page.

We don’t want you to become a victim of an immigration scam. If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure the person helping you is authorized to give legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited representative working for a Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized organization can give you legal advice. Visit the Avoid Scams page for information and resources.

More Information

• भट्टराइ बिरुद्द नेल्सन मुद्दाबारे पछिल्लो जानकारी (PDF, 1.44 MB)
• Dènye Nouvèl sou Plent Ramos Kont Nielsen an (PDF, 379.44 KB)
• تحديث بشأن راموس ضد نيلسين (PDF, 480.83 KB)
• Peyi ki Kalifye pou Pwogram TPS lan (Zafè Pwoteksyon Pwovizwa): Ayiti
• Re-Registration Period Now Open for Haitians with Temporary Protected Status
• La période de réinscription est maintenant ouverte pour les Haïtiens bénéficiant du statut de protection temporaire
• Peryòd Re-Enskripsyon Louvri Kounye pou Ayisyen ak Estati Pwoteksyon Tanporè

Forms

• I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
• I-131, Application for Travel Document
• I-912,Request for Fee Waiver
• I-601, Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility
• In-Country Refugee/Parole Processing for Central American Minors

Tools

• My Case Status
• Additional Information on Filing a Fee Waiver
• TPS Avoid Scams Flier (PDF, 34.69 KB)

Non-USCIS Links

• Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section