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Archive for the ‘Temporary Protected Status’ CategoryCheck Out Our Immigration Videos on YouTubeTuesday, February 16th, 2010Our law firm created a YouTube page where we will post all of our instructional immigration videos. Right now, you can see a video on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals, and a video where our staff and clients describe the immigration process and our law firm. We will be uploading more exciting immigration videos in the coming weeks! To access our YouTube page and view our immigration videos, please click here or click the YouTube icon on our home page. TPS Registration Begins for Haitian NationalsFriday, January 22nd, 2010U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on January 21, 2009 that eligible Haitian nationals in the United States may begin the application process for Temporary Protected Status. The TPS designation for Haiti is effective immiately and will remain in effect through July 22, 2011. The designation means that eligible Haitian nationals will not be removed from the United States and will also be eligible to apply to work in the United States. The 180-day registration period for eligible Haitian nationals to apply for TPS begins today and will end on July 20, 2010. The designation applies only to those Haitians who resided in the United States on or before Jan. 12, 2010; TPS will not be granted to Haitian nationals who entered the United States after Jan. 12, 2010. We will provide additional information at www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available. DHS Announces 18 month TPS Extension for Nationals of SudanTuesday, January 12th, 2010The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through Nov. 2, 2011, to eligible nationals of Sudan and people having no nationality who last habitually resided in Sudan. This extension does not apply to Sudanese who entered the United States after Oct.7, 2004. Certain nationals of Sudan who have not previously applied for TPS may be able to apply under the late initial registration provisions. TPS is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible nationals of a country (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided in that specific country) designated for TPS under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). During the period for which the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) designates a country for TPS, TPS beneficiaries are eligible to remain in the United States and may obtain work authorization, so long as they continue to meet the terms and conditions of their TPS status. DHS has released a Frequently Asked Questions on this extension. We urge all nationals of Sudan who intend to benefit from this extension of TPS to read this memo. To access the memo, please click here. |
