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I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status

ALERT: Certain TPS beneficiaries and applicants who electronically filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, did not receive a receipt notice or their receipt notice did not include language about the 540-day automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) extension. On or before the week of March 13, we will send these applicants an email and/or text notification instructing them to sign into their USCIS online account and obtain a corrected, printable receipt notice. We will also send corrected paper receipt notices by mail. Please note that, if you are a TPS beneficiary and your TPS country designation is still current, you are authorized to work. However, you must obtain your corrected receipt notice to present when completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. If you are eligible for the 540-day automatic EAD extension, any USCIS receipt notice for your Form I-765-- together with your expired EAD-- will serve as acceptable proof of employment authorization and EAD validity during the automatic extension period.

If you believe you are an eligible national of a designated country or a person without nationality who last habitually resided in the designated country, use this form to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). When filing an initial TPS application or re-registering for TPS, you can also request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by submitting a completed Form I-765, Request for Employment Authorization, when you file Form I-821.

You may also file your Form I-765 request separately at a later date.

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What This Form Can Help You Do

Temporary Protected Status

Form Details

Forms and Document Downloads
Form I-821 (PDF, 820.89 KB)
Instructions for Form I-821 (PDF, 324.64 KB)
Edition Date

07/03/19. E. We will also accept the 07/03/19 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.

If you complete and print this form to mail it in, make sure that the form edition date and page numbers are visible at the bottom of all pages and that all pages are from the same edition of the form. If any of the form’s pages are missing or are from a different edition of the form, we may reject your form.

If you need help downloading and printing forms, read our instructions. 

Where to File

All applicants eligible to file for TPS under one of the current designations may file Form I-821 online. For more information, please see our TPS page.

If you choose to mail a paper application, use the corresponding address listed on the TPS page.

Filing Fee
Varies.

See the chart below for fee information. You can also use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee. For additional details, please refer to the Federal Register notice for your country or go to our TPS page.

You may pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check or pay by credit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing and biometric service fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request. Use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee.

Pay each filing fee separately. We are transitioning to electronically processing immigration benefit requests, which requires us to use multiple systems to process your package. Because of this, you must pay each filing fee separately for any form you submit. We may reject your entire package if you submit a single, combined payment for multiple forms.

The Applicant IsApplicant's AgeI-821 FeeBiometric ServicesI-765 FeeTotal
Submitting their initial TPS application and requesting an EADYounger than 14$50$0$0$50
14-65 years old$50$85$410$545
66 and older$50$85$0$135
Submitting their initial TPS application and not requesting an EADYounger than 14$50$0N/A$50
14 and older$50$85N/A$135
Re-registering for TPS and requesting an EADYounger than 14$0$0$410$410
14 and older$0$85$410$495
Re-registering for TPS and not requesting an EADYounger than 14$0$0N/A$0
14 and older$0$85N/A$85

N/A: Not applicable

Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)

Please do not submit this checklist with your Form I-821. It is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review these requirements before completing and submitting your form. Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.

If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language to English.

Did you provide the following?

  • Evidence to prove your identity and nationality;
  • Evidence to prove your date of entry into the United States;
  • Evidence to prove your residence in the United States; and
  • Court disposition records (if you were ever arrested, charged, or convicted for a criminal offense).
Form Filing Tips

Filing Tips for Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status

Complete all sections of the form. We will reject the form if these fields are missing:

  • Part 1 – Type of Application
  • Part 2 – Information About You
    • Family Name
    • U.S. Mailing Address (Mailing Address must be a U.S. address)
    • Alien Registration Number (re-registration only)
    • Date of Birth

Filing Tips: Go to our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to help ensure we will accept your application.

Don’t forget to sign your form. We will reject any unsigned form.

Special Instructions

E-Notification:  If you want to receive an email and/or text message when we accept your form at a USCIS lockbox, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your application.

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03/02/2023
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