Form I-9 Related News

USCIS has published new Form I-9 guidance related to employees with E and L nonimmigrant status in the M-274, Handbook for Employers. For more information see Section 6.9 Other Temporary Workers.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, for 18 months, effective May 20, 2022, through Nov. 20, 2023. Afghan nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan may submit an initial registration application under the designation for TPS for Afghanistan and apply for an EAD during the 18-month registration period that begins May 20, 2022, and ends on Nov. 20, 2023. Once a TPS beneficiary is granted TPS and receives an EAD with a category code of A12 or C19, they are authorized to work. For additional information, see the Federal Register notice designating Afghanistan for TPS as well as the USCIS TPS webpage.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine, for 18 months, effective April 19, 2022, through Oct. 29, 2023. Ukrainian nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine may submit an initial registration application under the designation for TPS for Ukraine and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) during the 18-month registration period that begins April 19, 2022, and ends on Oct. 19, 2023.  

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan, for 18 months, effective April 19, 2022, through Oct. 19, 2023. Sudanese nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Sudan may submit an initial registration application under the designation for TPS for Sudan and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) during the 18-month registration period that begins April 19, 2022, and ends on Oct. 19, 2023. Once a TPS applicant receives their EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19, they can present that EAD to employers as evidence of their identity and authorization to work.

USCIS is issuing individual notices to certain TPS Syria beneficiaries whose applications to renew Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD), remain pending. These individual notices further extend the validity of their EADs until Sept. 24, 2022. Their current EADs bear an A12 or C19 category and an expiration date of March 31, 2021; Sept. 30, 2019; or March 31, 2018.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has automatically extended the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with a Category Code of A12 or C19 issued under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia through Sept. 12, 2022.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan through Nov. 3, 2023.  Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register March 3, 2022 through May 3, 2022. South Sudanese nationals and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation for TPS for South Sudan and apply for an EAD.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has automatically extended the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with a Category Code of A12 or C19 issued under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria through March 28, 2022.