USCIS Extends Certain TPS Work Permits Through March 9, 2025

The work authorization of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries under the designations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan are being extended through March 9, 2025. USCIS will issue Form I-797, Notice of Action, to TPS beneficiaries who are eligible to re-register for TPS or have a pending application to renew their Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The notice further extends the validity of their EAD through March 9, 2025. Employees may show their Form I-797, along with their TPS-based EAD (EAD with an A12 or C19 code), to any U.S. employer as proof of continued work authorization through March 9, 2025. After a new employee has completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, employers must create a case in E-Verify for the employee. Employers should enter the EAD document number that was entered on Form I-9, as well as the automatically extended date of March 9, 2025. Employers must reverify these employees on Form I-9 before they start work on March 10, 2025.