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USCIS Grants
18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan
Sudanese nationals living in the US under the Temporary Protection Status(TPS)
have been granted 18 Months extension. This was announced on Tuesday, through a
press release by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Sudan
Nationals under this program have till May 2, 2010. The extension will offer
those who have already been granted TPS an opportunity to re-register and
maintain their status for an additional 18 months. TPS does not apply to
Sudanese nationals who entered the United States after Oct. 7, 2004.
USCIS also automatically extended the validity of employment authorization
documents (EADs) held by Sudanese nationals in current TPS status from Nov. 2,
2008 to May 2, 2009. This six-month extension will allow sufficient time for
eligible TPS beneficiaries to receive their new EADs without a lapse.
The extension of TPS for Sudan is effective Nov. 3 and will remain in effect
through May 2, 2010. Nationals of Sudan who have been granted TPS must
re-register for the 18-month extension during the 60-day re-registration period
from Aug. 14 until Oct. 14, 2008. Sudanese TPS beneficiaries are encouraged to
apply as soon as possible following the start of the 60-day period.
Applications will not be accepted prior to the opening of the re-registration
period.
In order to re-register for TPS, the beneficiaries must submit Form I-821
(Application for Temporary Protected Status) without the application fee and
Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization). If the applicant is only
seeking to re-register for TPS and not seeking an extension of employment
authorization, he or she must submit Form I-765 for data-gathering purposes
only, and will not be required to submit the I-765 filing fee. All applicants
seeking an extension of employment authorization through May 2, 2010 must submit
the required application filing fee with Form I-765. A separate
biometric service fee must be submitted by re-registrants, 14-years of age and
older.
There are approximately 500 nationals of Sudan (or people having no nationality
who last habitually resided in Sudan) who are eligible for re-registration.
Applicants may request a fee waiver for any of the application or biometric
service fees, in accordance with the regulations. Failure to submit the required
filing fees or a properly documented fee waiver request will result in the
rejection of the re-registration application.
The TPS extension for Sudan and further details on application requirements and
procedures under this extension are available in today’s Federal Register, or by
calling the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283. TPS forms
are available by calling the toll-free USCIS forms line (800-870-3676).
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