The extension allows beneficiaries to maintain their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) until March 2024.
Through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that existing TPS beneficiaries from Venezuela can re-register to maintain and renew their Employment Authorization Documents.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, previously announced the 18-month extension of Venezuela's TPS designation.
Given the processing times for TPS re-registration applications, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledges that not all re-registered individuals may receive new EADs before their current ones expire tomorrow (September 9, 2022). The agency clarified that it will automatically extend the validity of EADs until September 9, 2023.
Furthermore, those re-enrolling must do so during the 60-day re-enrollment period that runs from September 8, 2022 to November 7, 2022. They must also continue to meet the "eligibility requirements," meaning they must not have a criminal record and meet other requirements that could prevent them from obtaining immigration protection.
Approximately 323,000 people are eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Venezuela's initial designation, to join this program that seeks to protect citizens of countries experiencing violence and insecurity or that have suffered a natural disaster. However, only about 111,700 Venezuelans have applied for this immigration relief.
USCIS will continue processing pending applications filed under Venezuela's initial TPS designation. Individuals with a pending Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, or a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Regarding TPS, they do not need to resubmit any of the applications.
Likewise, he reported that if one of the aforementioned forms is approved, this immigration relief will be provided until March 10, 2024, and a new EAD valid until March 10, 2024 will be issued.
Venezuelans who are currently eligible under the existing designation but have not yet applied for TPS must submit their applications by September 9, 2022. Finally, Venezuelans who arrived in the United States after March 8, 2021, are not eligible for TPS.
With information from: USCIS
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