All Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Applicants May Now File Forms I-821 and I-765 Online

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USCIS has announced that as of November 29th, 2021, all applicants eligible to file for TPS under one of the current designations may file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, and Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online. The following countries are currently designated for TPS:

  • Burma (Myanmar)

  • El Salvador

  • Haiti

  • Honduras

  • Nepal

  • Nicaragua

  • Somalia

  • South Sudan

  • Sudan

  • Syria

  • Venezuela

  • Yemen

First-time TPS applicants and TPS beneficiaries who are re-registering may apply for TPS online. Applicants can request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by submitting a completed Form I-765 with their Form I-821, or may submit their Form I-765 separately later. However, filing both forms together may help applicants receive their EAD more promptly.

Up-to-date information on TPS may be found on USCIS’s TPS informational page.