Temporary Protected Status

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration benefit that allows qualified individuals from designated countries (or parts of those countries) who are in the United States to stay here for a limited time period. A country may be designated for TPS by the Secretary of Homeland Security based on certain conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from being able to return safely, or in certain circumstances, the country's government from being able to handle their return adequately. A TPS country designation may be based on on-going armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions in the country.

TPS Designated Country - Haiti

Final Day to Register: July, 20, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: July 22, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 21, 2010

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must pay based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then	And,
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	you are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also pay the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

Temporary Protected Status Designated Country - Honduras

TPS Extension Re-Registration Deadline: July 6, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: January 5, 2012

EADs Auto-extended through: January 5, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 5, 1999

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must submit based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then,	And,
Re-registering for TPS	You are applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Re-registering for TPS	You are not applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also submit the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over for both re-registrations and initial registrations.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

TPS Designated Country - Haiti

Final Day to Register: July, 20, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: July 22, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 21, 2010

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must pay based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then	And,
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	you are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also pay the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

Temporary Protected Status Designated Country - Honduras

TPS Extension Re-Registration Deadline: July 6, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: January 5, 2012

EADs Auto-extended through: January 5, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 5, 1999

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must submit based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then,	And,
Re-registering for TPS	You are applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Re-registering for TPS	You are not applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also submit the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over for both re-registrations and initial registrations.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

TPS Designated Country - Haiti

Final Day to Register: July, 20, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: July 22, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 21, 2010

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must pay based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then	And,
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	you are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also pay the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

Temporary Protected Status Designated Country - Honduras

TPS Extension Re-Registration Deadline: July 6, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: January 5, 2012

EADs Auto-extended through: January 5, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 5, 1999

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must submit based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then,	And,
Re-registering for TPS	You are applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Re-registering for TPS	You are not applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also submit the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over for both re-registrations and initial registrations.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

Temporary Protected Status Designated Country - Honduras

TPS Extension Re-Registration Deadline: July 6, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: January 5, 2012

EADs Auto-extended through: January 5, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 5, 1999

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization.

The table below shows the required application fees you must submit based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then,	And,
Re-registering for TPS	You are applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Re-registering for TPS	You are not applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the $340 Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the $50 Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

You must also submit the separate $80 biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over for both re-registrations and initial registrations.

If you cannot afford the required fees, you may file a fee waiver request for one or more of the fees, including the biometrics fee. For more information about requesting a fee waiver, see the 'Fee Waiver Guidance' link to the right.

PAGE Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to "I am applying for" if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

For additional information on requesting employment authorization and automatic extensions of EADs, see the 'Temporary Protected Status' link to the left.