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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from Nov. 21, 2023, through May 20, 2025.  

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas rescinded the termination of the designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended TPS for Nicaragua for 18 months, from Jan. 6, 2024, through July 5, 2025.  Individuals with a pending or approved TPS application may qualify for certain public benefits and REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards. When applying for a Federal, state, or local government benefit, individuals will need to provide a document showing they applied for or are beneficiaries of TPS for Nicaragua. They may provide a TPS Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with a category code of A12 or C19, or a copy of their Form I-797, Notice of Action, for a current Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status. DHS previously automatically extended the validity of certain TPS-related documents issued under Nicaragua’s ongoing TPS designation through June 30, 2024, as specified in the November 2022 Federal Register notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas rescinded the termination of the designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended TPS for Nepal for 18 months, from Dec. 25, 2023, through June 24, 2025.  Individuals with a pending or approved TPS application may qualify for certain public benefits and REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards. When applying for a Federal, state, or local government benefit, individuals will need to provide a document showing they applied for or are beneficiaries of TPS for Nepal. They may provide a TPS Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with a category code of A12 or C19, or a copy of their Form I-797, Notice of Action, for a current Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status. DHS previously automatically extended the validity of certain TPS-related documents issued under Nepal’s ongoing TPS designation through June 30, 2024, as specified in the November 2022 Federal Register notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas rescinded the termination of the designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended TPS for Honduras for 18 months, from Jan. 6, 2024, through July 5, 2025.  Individuals with a pending or approved TPS application may qualify for certain public benefits and REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards. When applying for a Federal, state, or local government benefit, individuals will need to provide a document showing they applied for or are beneficiaries of TPS for Honduras. They may provide a TPS Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with a category code of A12 or C19, or a copy of their Form I-797, Notice of Action, for a current Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status. DHS previously automatically extended the validity of certain TPS-related documents issued under Honduras’ ongoing TPS designation through June 30, 2024, as specified in the November 2022 Federal Register notice.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas rescinded the termination of the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended TPS for El Salvador for 18 months, from Sept. 10, 2023, through March 9, 2025.  Individuals with a pending or approved TPS application may qualify for certain public benefits and REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards. When applying for a Federal, state, or local government benefit, individuals will need to provide a document showing they applied for or are beneficiaries of TPS for El Salvador. They may provide a TPS Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with a category code of A12 or C19, or a copy of their Form I-797, Notice of Action, for a current Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status. 

The additional verification response time for September 2023 is now about 20 federal workdays, an improvement from the about 36 federal workdays it averaged this time last year (September 2022). Response times vary depending upon the complexity of the case. Cases that require additional information or submission of a document may require additional time.

This announcement provides updated information about documentation and the SAVE verification process for individuals who are paroled into the United States under the modernized Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole Processes, which permit nationals of these countries and their immediate family members to be paroled on a case-by-case basis for up to three years.

SAVE service has been restored. Users are once again able to create and submit cases without experiencing system timeouts and increased processing times. If you have any questions, please contact Joel Burzinski and Jamie Scheele, Product Management and Delivery Branch.