Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821)

Temporary Protected Status in the United States

Foreign nationals hailing from countries under duress are eligible to apply for temporary protected status with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. This extension allows you to remain in the United States until the crisis in your country is resolved. In the meantime you will be allowed to live and work in America. There are a variety of reasons that a country may warrant its abroad residents eligibility for temporary protected status including extensive warfare, epidemics or natural disasters. Below is a list of the countries given temporary protected status.

Countries of Origin Eligible for Temporary Protected Status

El Salvador

Salvadorian nationals have been granted temporary protected status as of March 9, 2001. This status will expire on September 9, 2013. Nationals were allowed to re-register between January 9 and March 12, 2012. Employment authorization documents were automatically extended through September 9, 2012.

Haiti

Haitian nationals have been granted temporary protected status from July 23, 2011 to January 22, 2014. Applicants were able to re-register from October 1 through November 30 of 2012. Current employment authorization documents will remain active until July 22, 2013.

Honduras

Honduran nationals have been granted temporary protected status from January 5, 1999 until July 5, 2013. Applicants were able to re-register between November 4, 2011 and January 5, 2012. Employment authorization documents were automatically extended through July 5 of 2012.

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan nationals have been granted temporary protected status from January 5, 1999 until July 5, 2013. Applicants were able to re-register between November 4, 2011 and January 5, 2012. Current employment authorization documents will remain active until July 5 of 2012.

Somalia

Somali nationals have been granted temporary protected status from September 18, 2012 until March 17, 2014. Applicants may re-register between May 1, 2012 and July 2, 2012. Initial registration was May 1, 2012 through October 29, 2012. Employment authorization documents have not been automatically extended for Somali nationals.

Sudan

Sudanese nationals have been granted temporary protected status between October 7, 2004 and May 2, 2013. Applicants were able to re-register between October 13, 2011 and April 10, 2012. Employment authorization documents were automatically extended through May 2 of 2012.

South Sudan

South Sudanese nationals have been granted temporary protected status from November 3, 2011 to May 2, 2013. Initial application will take place between October 31, 2011 and April 10, 2012. Employment authorization documents were extended through May 2 of 2012 for those who have TPS Sudan EADs and were waiting for new South Sudan TPS EADs.

Syria

Syrian nationals have been granted temporary protected status from March 29, 2012 to September 30, 2013. Initial application took place between March 29 and September 25 of 2012.