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April 11, 2023
Ukraine
| TPS Designated Through: | October 19, 2023 |
| Registration Period: | April 19, 2022 – October 19, 2023 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | April 11, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | April 19, 2022 |
| TPS Designation Date: | April 19, 2022 |
Afghanistan
| TPS Designated Through: | Nov. 20, 2023 |
| Registration Period: | May 20, 2022 – Nov. 20, 2023 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | March 15, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | May 20, 2022 |
| TPS Designation Date: | May 20, 2022 |
Burma (Myanmar)
| TPS Designated Through: | May 25, 2024 |
| Re-Registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: | Sept. 27, 2022 – Nov. 26, 2022 |
| Registration Period for People Who are Applying for TPS for the First Time: | Sept. 27, 2022 – May 25, 2024 |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | Nov. 25, 2023 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | Sept. 25, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | Nov. 26, 2022 |
| TPS Designation Date: | May 25, 2021 |
Cameroon
| TPS Extended Through: | Dec. 7, 2023 |
| Registration Period: | June 7, 2022 – Dec. 7, 2023 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | April 14, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | June 7, 2022 |
| TPS Designation Date: | June 7, 2022 |
Ethiopia
| TPS Extended Through: | June 12, 2024 |
| Registration Period: | Dec. 12, 2022 – June 12, 2024 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | Oct. 20, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | Dec. 12, 2022 |
| TPS Designation Date: | Dec. 12, 2022 |
Somalia
ALERT: On Jan. 12, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This extension and redesignation will be in effect from March 18, 2023, through Sept. 17, 2024.
| TPS Extended Through: | Sept. 17, 2024 |
| Re-registration Period for Aliens Who Already Have TPS: | March 13, 2023 – May 12, 2023 |
| Registration Period for People Who are Applying for TPS for the First Time: | March 13, 2023 – Sept. 17, 2024 |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | March 17, 2024 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | Jan. 11, 2023 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | March 18, 2023 |
| Initial TPS Designation Date: | Sept. 16, 1991 |
| Current TPS Designation Dates: | March 18, 2023 |
South Sudan
ALERT: On March 2, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced an extension and redesignation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
| TPS Extended Through: | Nov. 3, 2023 |
| Re-registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: | March 3, 2022 – May 3, 2022 |
| Registration Period for People Who are Applying for TPS for the First Time: | March 3, 2022 – Nov. 3, 2023 |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Continuous Residence Date in U.S. Since: | March 1, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | March 3, 2022 |
| TPS Designation Date: | Nov. 3, 2011 |
| Current TPS Designation Date: | May 3, 2022 |
Syria
ALERT: On July 29, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through March 31, 2024. A Federal Register notice also provides automatic extension of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) of existing beneficiaries of Syria TPS, through Sept. 30, 2023.
| TPS Designated Through: | March 31, 2024 |
| Re-Registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: | Aug. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Registration Period for People Who are Applying for TPS for the First Time | Aug. 1, 2022 – March 31, 2024 |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: | July 28, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | Oct. 1, 2022 |
| Initial TPS Designation Date: | March 29, 2012 |
| Current TPS Designation Date: | Oct. 1, 2022 |
Yemen
| TPS Extended Through: | Sept. 3, 2024 |
| Re-Registration Period for Individuals Who Already Have TPS: | Jan. 3, 2023 – March 6, 2023 |
| Initial Registration Period for Individuals Who do not Currently Have TPS: | Jan. 3, 2023– Sept. 3, 2024 |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | March 3, 2024 |
| Continuous Residence in the U.S. Since: | Dec. 29, 2022 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | March 4, 2023 |
| Initial TPS Designation Date: | Sept. 3, 2015 |
| Current TPS Designation: | March 4, 2023 |
(Source: www.uscis.gov)