TPS Applicants from Five Designated Countries Can File Initial Applications Online

USCIS announced on July 21, 2021, that TPS applicants who are eligible nationals of Burma, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, or Yemen, or individuals without nationality who habitually resided in one of those countries can now file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, online, if they are applying for the first time. First-time TPS applicants can also concurrently file Form I-821 and Form I-765, Request for Employment Authorization online.