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Archive for the ‘Temporary Protected Status’ Category
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Nicaragua from the current expiration of Jul. 5, 2010 to the new expiration date of Jan. 5, 2012.
Under the extension, individuals who have been granted TPS are eligible to re-register and maintain their status for an additional 18 months provided they remain otherwise eligible for TPS. TPS does not apply to Nicaraguan nationals who entered the United States after Dec. 30, 1998.
To maintain TPS status, Nicaraguan TPS beneficiaries must re-register during the re-registration period from May 5 until July 6, 2010. It is important to re-register as soon as the re-registration period opens to allow sufficient time for USCIS to complete all the routine background checks and further application processing. Applications from Nicaraguan TPS beneficiaries will not be accepted before May 5, 2010.
USCIS will issue a new Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to eligible TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register and apply for EADs. However, USCIS will automatically extend the validity of existing EADs held by Nicaraguan TPS beneficiaries until Jan. 5, 2011.
TPS beneficiaries must submit Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, to re-register. Applicants seeking an extension of employment authorization must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with the required fee. If an individual is only seeking to re-register for TPS, the applicant must still file Form I-765 for data-gathering purposes; the filing fee is not required. Re-registrants age 14 and older must submit the biometric fee.
To read an informative Question/Answer memo posted by USCIS on this TPS extension, please click here.
We will provide updates on our web site at www.bashyamspiro.com as they become available.
Tags: Immigration, Immigration Lawyer, Nicaragua, Raleigh Immigration Lawyer, Temporary Protected Status, TPS, TPS for Nicaragua, uscis
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras from the current expiration of Jul. 5, 2010 to the new expiration date of Jan. 5, 2012.
Under the extension, individuals who have been granted TPS are eligible to re-register and maintain their status for an additional 18 months provided they remain otherwise eligible for TPS. There are approximately 66,000 nationals of Honduras (and people having no nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras) who may be eligible for re-registration. TPS does not apply to Honduran nationals who entered the United States after Dec. 30, 1998.
To maintain TPS status, Honduran TPS beneficiaries must re-register during the re-registration period from May 5 until July 5, 2010. It is important to re-register as soon as the re-registration period opens to allow sufficient time for USCIS to complete all the routine background checks and further application processing. Applications from Honduran TPS beneficiaries will not be accepted before May 5, 2010.
USCIS will issue a new Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to eligible TPS beneficiaries who timely re-register and apply for EADs. However, USCIS will automatically extend the validity of existing EADs held by Honduran TPS beneficiaries until Jan. 5, 2011. This automatic extension will allow sufficient time for eligible TPS beneficiaries to re-register and receive new EADs without any lapse in employment authorization.
TPS beneficiaries must submit Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, to re-register. Applicants seeking an extension of employment authorization must file an Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, with the required fee. If an individual is only seeking to re-register for TPS, the applicant must still file Form I-765 for data-gathering purposes; the filing fee is not required. Re-registrants age 14 and older must submit the biometric fee.
The USCIS issued a Question and Answer on the new TPS extension for Hondurans. To read this Q/A, please click here.
We will post additional information on our web site when it becomes available.
Tags: Honduras, Immigration, Immigration Lawyer, Raleigh Immigration Lawyer, Temporary Protected Status, TPS, uscis
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Sunday, April 4th, 2010
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has automatically extended employment authorization for Liberian nationals covered under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through Sept. 30, 2010. DED has also been extended through Sept. 30, 2011 for qualified Liberians and those persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia. The sixth-month automatic extension of existing Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) will permit eligible Liberians to continue working while they file their applications for new EADs that will cover the full twelve months of the DED extension.
Although DED was scheduled to end for Liberian nationals on March 31, 2010, President Obama determined that there are compelling foreign policy reasons to continue deferring enforced departure from the United States for eligible Liberian nationals presently living in the United States under the existing grant of DED for 18 additional months.
Certain individuals are ineligible for DED, including Liberians who did not have Temporary Protected Status on September 30, 2007 and are therefore not covered under current DED, certain criminals, persons subject to the mandatory bars to Temporary Protected Status, and persons whose removal is in the interest of the United States.
In addition to automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents for Liberian nationals covered under DED, USCIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register with instructions for these individuals on how to obtain employment authorization for the remainder of the DED extension.
We urge Liberians and employers to read this excellent Q and A from the USCIS.
We will post additional information on www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available.
Tags: Deferred Enforced Departure, immigration law, Immigration Lawyer, Liberia, Liberians, Raleigh Immigration Attorney, Temporary Protected Status, TPS, uscis
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Our 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.
Tags: Haiti, Immigration, Immigration Lawyer, Immigration Videos, Raleigh Immigration Lawyer, Temporary Protected Status, TPS, Video, You Tube
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
U.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.
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
The 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.
Tags: Sudan, Temporary Protected Status, TPS
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