TPS for Syria Extended and Redesignated for 18 Months; Certain EADs Automatically Extended Through March 31, 2025
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025. Syrian nationals and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Syria may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Syria for TPS and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register and may apply for new EADs.
Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration and EAD renewal applications, USCIS has automatically extended through March 31, 2025, the validity of certain EADs issued under the TPS designation for Syria.
Completing Form I-9
To complete or update Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for TPS Syria beneficiaries who present an EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of March 31, 2024; Sept. 30, 2022; or March 31, 2021, enter March 31, 2025, on Form I-9 as the new expiration date of the automatically extended EAD. You must reverify these employees before they start work on April 1, 2025.
Find more details about this extension and redesignation on the TPS designation for Syria page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.