DHS Notice of Extension and Redesignation of Syria for TPS

On July 29, 2022, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension and redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through March 31, 2024. This extension allows existing TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through March 31, 2024, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their status through March 31, 2024, must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period, between August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022, per the Federal Register Notice posted on August 1, 2022.   

This notice also provides automatic extension of the validity of certain EADs previously issued under the TPS designation of Syria through September 30, 2023. Therefore, as proof of continued employment authorization through September 30, 2023, TPS beneficiaries can show their EADs that have the notation A-12 or C-19 under Category and a “Card Expires” date of September 30, 2022, March 31, 2021, September 30, 2019, or March 31, 2018. The Federal Register Notice explains how TPS beneficiaries and their employers may determine which EADs are automatically extended and how this affects the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, E-Verify, and USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) processes. Employers and employees can find the Lists of Acceptable Documents on the last page of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, as well as at the Acceptable Documents web page here.