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DHS Secretary Designates Afghanistan for TPS
May 20, 2022
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has designated Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) 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 Afghanistan TPS designation and apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) during the 18-month registration period that begins May 20, 2022, and ends on Nov. 20, 2023.
Parole Under Uniting for Ukraine
May 09, 2022
This announcement provides information about documentation and the SAVE verification process for individuals paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine, which permits Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members to be considered for parole on a case-by-case basis for up to two years.
DHS Publishes Rule Temporarily Increasing Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and/or EADs for Certain Individuals
May 04, 2022
On May 4, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a temporary final rule (87 FR 26614) to temporarily increase employment authorization and/or the Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) auto-extension period for certain applicants who timely apply to renew their EAD.  Specifically, the rule temporarily increases employment authorization and/or the EAD auto-extension period to a maximum of up to 540 days from the expiration date on their EAD.  Previously, the EAD auto-extension was only up to 180 days.
DHS Secretary Designates Ukraine for TPS
April 20, 2022
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has designated Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective April 19, 2022, through Oct. 19, 2023. Ukrainian nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine may submit an initial registration application under the Ukraine TPS designation and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) during the 180-month registration period that begins April 19, 2022, and ends on Oct. 19, 2023.
DHS Secretary Designates Sudan for TPS
April 19, 2022
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation 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 Sudan TPS designation 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.
USCIS Issues Notices Extending Certain Syria TPS EADs through Sept. 24, 2022
April 05, 2022
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. DHS previously automatically extended EADs with a Sept. 30, 2019, or March 31, 2018, expiration date through a Federal Register notice.
SAVE Fact Sheet - Information for SAVE Users: Cuban-Haitian Entrants
March 18, 2022
SAVE has published an update to its Cuban-Haitian Entrant Fact Sheet to assist SAVE user agencies in verifying when applicants are Cuban-Haitian Entrants. The term “Cuban-Haitian Entrant” relates to benefit eligibility rather than an immigration status. Individuals who meet the definition of a Cuban-Haitian Entrant (CHE) may be eligible for certain public benefits.
USCIS to Issue Individual Notices Extending Certain Somalia TPS EADs through Sept. 12, 2022
March 18, 2022
USCIS will issue individual notices extending the validity of certain Forms I-766, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to the small number of Somalia TPS beneficiaries whose renewal EAD applications remain pending.  Their current EADs bear an A12 or C19 category and a September 17, 2021, expiration end date, which DHS previously automatically extended via publication of a Federal Register notice.  These individual notices further extend the validity of these EADs until September 12, 2022.
TPS for South Sudan Redesignated and Extended for 18 Months
March 04, 2022
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan for 18 months, from May 3, 2022 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 between March 3, 2022 and Nov. 3, 2023.
SAVE Records Disposal
February 04, 2022
Beginning May 7, 2022, USCIS will dispose of SAVE records 10 years old and older, which are those dated on or before Dec. 31, 2011. SAVE user agencies will have until April 30, 2022, to download case information from the Historic Records Report if they want to retain information about these SAVE cases.
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