The Department of Homeland Security announced on December 30, 2022that Somalia designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is extended for 18 months from March 18, 2023 to September 17, 2024.
The Department of Homeland Security announced on December 30, 2022 that Yemen has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from March 4, 2023 to September 3, 2024 due to the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary conditions…
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the TPS for Haiti been extended for an additional 18 months. Haiti was originally granted TPS from August 3, 2021, until February 3, 2023.
Temporary Protected Status, “TPS” has been the subject of much litigation where the prior Trump administration had attempted to end TPS designation for many countries.
Beneficiaries under the initial designation for Temporary Protected Status, “TPS” for Venezuela that have been residing in the United States since March 8, 2021, will be eligible to re-register or renew their TPS.
The criteria to determine appropriate application of the current July 1st, 2022 policy is substantially based on law articulated in the federal district court decision.
Advance parole is a travel document issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, “USCIS” that authorizes certain noncitizens inside the United States to depart and return to the United States after temporary travel abroad.
This new policy centered around USCIS’s new interpretation of rules where they concluded that a TPS beneficiary who travels with proper travel authorization is considered an alien that is admitted and inspected into the United States potentially qualifying for a…
The last two years have seen significant developments resulting in changes in the interpretation of law by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” that has affected a beneficiary of Temporary Protected Status, “TPS” and the potential path towards…
The Department of Homeland Security announced on April 15, 2022 that Cameroon has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months as a result of the ongoing armed conflict in the country.
The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 3, 2021 that Ukraine has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as a result of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine.
The Department of Homeland Security has extended and redesignated Somalia for Temporary Protected status. The extension is for 18 months, from September 18, 2021 to March 17, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security has announced on May 25, 2021 that temporary protected status has been extended to Burma nationals. This designation will initially run from May 25, 2021 to November 25, 2022.
A dual citizen cannot change status using a passport from a different country than the one they entered on. The nationality claimed at entry is their sole nationality for the duration of the visit.
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that Venezuela has been designed for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from March 9, 2021 through September 9, 2022. TPS is granted to certain groups of people in the wake of…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that the Department of Homeland Security may proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status for four countries, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The decision also impacts the TPS designations for Nepal and…
USCIS has announced in a policy memorandum on August 31 that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who travel abroad using a Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-issued travel document under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 244(f)(3) generally will retain the…
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals have been extended for 18 months, from March 4, 2020 to September 3, 2021. Current Beneficiaries will have until May 1, 2020 to request the extension and maintain their status through September 3,…
The Department of Homeland Security will continue to extend Temporary Protected Stats (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan to comply with court challenges against DHS’s decision to terminate TPS for these countries. TPS is granted…
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian nationals have been extended for 18 months from September 30, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Current beneficiaries will have until November 22, 2019 to request the extension of status and work authorization. This extension…
On August 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced that temporary protected status (TPS) for Syrian nationals will be extended to March 31, 2021. Syrian nationals will be required to re-register to extend their work and travel benefits, the…
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