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59Because the suspension of requirements under 

this notice applies throughout an academic term 

during which the suspension is in effect, DHS 

considers an F–1 nonimmigrant student who 

engages in a reduced course load or employment (or 

both) after this notice is effective to be engaging in 

a ‘‘full course of study,’’ see 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6), and 

eligible for employment authorization, through the 

end of any academic term for which such student 

is matriculated as of May 27, 2026, provided the 

student satisfies the minimum course load 

requirements in this notice. 

twelve credit hours, or otherwise 

applicable minimum requirements (with 

a minimum of six semester or quarter 

hours of instruction per academic term 

if the student is at the undergraduate 

level, or a minimum of three semester 

or quarter hours of instruction per 

academic term if the student is at the 

graduate level). See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(5)(v), 

214.2(f)(6), 214.2(f)(9)(i) and (ii). 

How does an F–1 student who has 

received a DED-related EAD then apply 

for authorization to take a reduced 

course load under this notice? 

There is no further application 

process with USCIS if a student has 

been approved for a DED-related EAD. 

However, the F–1 nonimmigrant student 

must demonstrate and provide 

documentation to the DSO of severe 

economic hardship as a direct result of 

the current humanitarian crisis in 

Lebanon. The DSO will then verify and 

update the student’s SEVIS record to 

enable the F–1 nonimmigrant student 

with DED to reduce their course load 

without any further action or 

application. No other EAD needs to be 

issued for the F–1 nonimmigrant 

student to have employment 

authorization. 

Can a noncitizen who has been granted 

a DED-related EAD apply for 

reinstatement to F–1 nonimmigrant 

student status after the noncitizen’s 

F–1 nonimmigrant student status has 

lapsed? 

Yes. Current regulations permit 

certain students who fall out of F–1 

nonimmigrant student status to apply 

for reinstatement. See 8 CFR 

214.2(f)(16). This provision might apply 

to students who worked on a DEDrelated EAD or dropped their course 

load before July 26, 2024, and therefore 

fell out of F–1 nonimmigrant status. The 

student must satisfy the criteria set forth 

in the F–1 nonimmigrant student status 

reinstatement regulations. 

How long will this notice remain in 

effect? 

This notice grants temporary relief 

until May 27, 2026,59 to eligible F–1 

nonimmigrant students. DHS will 

continue to monitor the situation in 

Lebanon. Should the special provisions 

authorized by this notice need 

modification or extension, DHS will 

announce such changes in the Federal 

Register. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

An F–1 nonimmigrant student seeking 

off-campus employment authorization 

due to severe economic hardship 

resulting from the current crisis in 

Lebanon must demonstrate to the DSO 

that this employment is necessary to 

avoid severe economic hardship. A DSO 

who agrees that a nonimmigrant student 

should receive such employment 

authorization must recommend an 

application approval to USCIS by 

entering information in the remarks 

field of the student’s SEVIS record. The 

authority to collect this information is 

in the SEVIS collection of information 

currently approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 1653–0038. 

This notice also allows an eligible F– 

1 nonimmigrant student to request 

employment authorization, work an 

increased number of hours while the 

academic institution is in session, and 

reduce their course load while 

continuing to maintain F–1 

nonimmigrant student status. 

To apply for employment 

authorization, certain F–1 

nonimmigrant students must complete 

and submit a currently approved Form 

I–765 according to the instructions on 

the form. OMB has previously approved 

the collection of information contained 

on the current Form I–765, consistent 

with the PRA (OMB Control Number 

1615–0040). Although there will be a 

slight increase in the number of Form I– 

765 filings because of this notice, the 

number of filings currently contained in 

the OMB annual inventory for Form I– 

765 is sufficient to cover the additional 

filings. Accordingly, there is no further 

action required under the PRA. 

Alejandro Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27787 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–CB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2789–25; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2024–0015] 

RIN 1615–ZC11 

Designation of Lebanon for Temporary 

Protected Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected 

Status (TPS) designation. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Secretary) is 

designating Lebanon for Temporary 

Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, 

beginning on November 27, 2024, and 

ending on May 27, 2026. This 

designation allows Lebanese nationals 

(and individuals having no nationality 

who last habitually resided in Lebanon) 

who have continuously resided in the 

United States since October 16, 2024, 

and who have been continuously 

physically present in the United States 

since November 27, 2024, to apply for 

TPS. 

DATES: Designation of Lebanon for TPS 

begins on November 27, 2024, and will 

remain in effect for 18 months. For 

registration instructions, see the 

Registration Information section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• You may contact Rena ́ CutlipMason, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland 

Security, by mail at 5900 Capital 

Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 

20746, or by phone at 240–721–3000. 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the registration 

process and additional information on 

eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS 

web page at https://uscis.gov/tps. You 

can find specific information about 

Lebanon’s TPS designation by selecting 

‘‘Lebanon’’ from the menu on the left 

side of the TPS web page. 

• If you have additional questions 

about TPS, please visit https://uscis.gov/ 

tools. Our online virtual assistant, 

Emma, can answer many of your 

questions and point you to additional 

information on our website. If you 

cannot find your answers there, you 

may also call our USCIS Contact Center 

at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 


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1The ‘‘continuous residence date’’ (CR) is any 

date established by the Secretary when a country 

is designated (or sometimes redesignated) for TPS. 

The ‘‘continuous physical presence date’’ (CPP) is 

the effective date of the most recent TPS 

designation of the country, which is either the 

publication date of the designation announcement 

in the Federal Register or a later date established 

by the Secretary. See INA sec. 244(b)(2)(A) 

(effective date of designation), (c)(1)(A)(i)–(ii) 

(discussing CR and CPP date requirements); 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(2)(A), (c)(1)(A)(i)–(ii). 

2Although INA section 244(b)(1) ascribes this 

power to the Attorney General, Congress transferred 

this authority from the Attorney General to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security. See Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 

2135 (2002); see also 8 U.S.C. 1103(a); 6 U.S.C. 557. 

3 INA sec. 244(b)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(A). 

4 INA sec. 244(b)(1)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C). In 

addition, the Secretary may designate a country (or 

part thereof) for TPS based on an environmental 

disaster if the country has officially requested such 

designation and certain other statutory 

requirements are met. INA sec. 244(b)(1)(B), 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(B). 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

may check Case Status Online, available 

on the USCIS website at uscis.gov, or 

visit the USCIS Contact Center at 

https://uscis.gov/contactcenter. 

• You can also find more information 

at local USCIS offices after this notice is 

published. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals 

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DoS—U.S. Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

FNC—Final Nonconfirmation 

Form I–131—Application for Travel 

Documents, Parole Documents, and 

Arrival/Departure Records 

Form I–765—Application for Employment 

Authorization 

Form I–797—Notice of Action (Approval 

Notice) 

Form I–797C—Notice of Action (Receipt 

Notice) 

Form I–821—Application for Temporary 

Protected Status 

Form I–9—Employment Eligibility 

Verification 

Form I–912—Request for Fee Waiver 

Form I–94—Arrival/Departure Record 

FR—Federal Register 

Government—U.S. Government 

IER—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights 

Section 

IJ—Immigration Judge 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

PDF—Portable Document Format 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

U.S.C.—United States Code 

Registration Information 

Registration: The registration period 

for individuals to apply for TPS begins 

on November 27, 2024, and will remain 

in effect through May 27, 2026. 

Purpose of This Action (TPS) 

Through this notice, DHS sets forth 

procedures necessary for nationals of 

Lebanon (or individuals having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Lebanon) to submit an initial 

registration application under the 

designation of Lebanon for TPS and 

apply for an Employment Authorization 

Document (EAD). Under the 

designation, individuals must submit an 

initial Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821) for 

Lebanon, and they may also submit an 

Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765), during the 

18-month initial registration period that 

runs from November 27, 2024, through 

May 27, 2026. In addition to 

demonstrating continuous residence in 

the United States since October 16, 

2024,1 and meeting other eligibility 

criteria, initial applicants for TPS under 

this designation must demonstrate that 

they have been continuously physically 

present in the United States since 

November 27, 2024, the effective date of 

this designation of Lebanon, before 

USCIS may grant them TPS. DHS 

estimates that approximately 11,000 

individuals are eligible to apply for TPS 

under the designation of Lebanon. 

What is Temporary Protected Status 

(TPS)? 

• TPS is a temporary immigration 

status granted to eligible nationals of a 

foreign state designated for TPS under 

the INA, or to eligible individuals 

without nationality who last habitually 

resided in the designated foreign state, 

regardless of their country of birth. 

• During the TPS designation period, 

TPS beneficiaries are eligible to remain 

in the United States, may not be 

removed, are authorized to work, and 

may obtain EADs if they continue to 

meet the requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for and be granted travel authorization 

as a matter of DHS discretion. 

• To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries 

must meet the eligibility standards at 

INA section 244(c)(1)–(2), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)–(2). 

• When the Secretary terminates a 

foreign state’s TPS designation, 

beneficiaries return to one of the 

following: 

Æ The same immigration status or 

category that they maintained before 

TPS, if any (unless that status or 

category has since expired or 

terminated); or 

Æ Any other lawfully obtained 

immigration status or category they 

received while registered for TPS, as 

long as it is still valid beyond the date 

TPS terminates. 

What authority does the Secretary have 

to designate Lebanon for TPS? 

Section 244(b)(1) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1), authorizes the Secretary, 

after consultation with appropriate 

agencies of the U.S. Government, to 

designate a foreign state (or part thereof) 

for TPS if the Secretary determines that 

certain country conditions exist.2 The 

Secretary may designate a country (or 

part of a country) for TPS on the basis 

of an ‘‘ongoing armed conflict’’ in the 

country if, due to such conflict, 

requiring the return of that country’s 

nationals ‘‘would pose a serious threat 

to their personal safety.’’ 3 The Secretary 

also may designate a country (or part 

thereof) for TPS if the Secretary finds 

‘‘that there exist extraordinary and 

temporary conditions’’ in the country 

that prevent that country’s nationals 

‘‘from returning to the [country] in 

safety,’’ unless the Secretary finds that 

permitting such nationals ‘‘to remain 

temporarily in the United States is 

contrary to the national interest of the 

United States.’’ 4

The decision to designate any foreign 

state (or part thereof) is a discretionary 

decision, and there is no judicial review 

of any determination with respect to the 

designation, termination, or extension of 

a designation. See INA sec. 244(b)(5)(A), 

8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(5)(A). The Secretary, 

at their discretion, may then grant TPS 

to eligible nationals of that foreign state 

(or individuals having no nationality 

who last habitually resided in the 

designated foreign state). See INA sec. 

244(a)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A). 

At least 60 days before the expiration 

of a foreign state’s TPS designation or 

extension, the Secretary, after 

consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, must review the 

conditions in the foreign state 

designated for TPS to determine 

whether they continue to meet the 

conditions for the TPS designation. See 

INA sec. 244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(3)(A). If the Secretary 

determines that the conditions in the 

foreign state continue to meet the 

conditions for TPS designation, the 

designation will be extended for an 

additional period of six months or, in 

the Secretary’s discretion, 12 or 18 

months. See INA sec. 244(b)(3)(A), (C), 

8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A), (C). If the 

Secretary determines that the foreign 


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5This TPS designation for Lebanon is separate 

and apart from the President’s July 26, 2024 

memorandum providing for deferred enforced 

departure (DED) for certain Lebanese nationals in 

the United States. See Deferred Enforced Departure 

for Certain Lebanese Nationals, 89 FR 61341 (July 

26, 2024); see also Implementation of Employment 

Authorization for Individuals Covered by Deferred 

Enforced Departure for Lebanon, 89 FR 83901 (Oct. 

18, 2024). 

6Hezbollah (also spelled ‘‘Hizballah’’) was 

designated as a foreign terrorist organization in 

1997. See U.S. Dep’t of State, Country Reports on 

Terrorism 2022, 276, Nov. 30, 2023, available at 

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 

11/Country_Reports_on_Terrorism_2022-v3.pdf 

(accessed Oct. 15, 2024). 

7 Israel-Hezbollah conflict in maps: Where is 

fighting happening in Lebanon, BBC, Oct. 9, 2024, 

available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ 

c9vp7dg3ml1o (last visited Oct. 31, 2024); 

ReliefWeb, Statement By the Humanitarian 

Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, on the OneYear Mark of Escalations in Lebanon, 9 October 

2024, available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/ 

lebanon/statement-humanitarian-coordinatorlebanon-imran-riza-one-year-mark-escalationslebanon-9-october-2024-enar (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

8Melanie Lidman, Bassam Hatoum, and Bassem 

Mroue, Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon 

as thousands flee widening war, AP, October 5, 

2024, available at: https://apnews.com/article/ 

mideast-wars-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-5-october2024-a8b70daeccc57a86fc6d939c604f2caf (accessed 

Oct. 31, 2024). 

9 9 Lebanon: Flash Update #33—Escalation of 

hostilities in Lebanon, United Nations Office for the 

Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oct. 

9, 2024, available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/ 

lebanon/lebanon-flash-update-33-escalationhostilities-lebanon-7-october-2024 (last visited Oct. 

31, 2024); Lebanon: At a Glance—Escalation of 

hostilities in Lebanon, as of 07 October 2024, 

United Nations Office for the Coordination of 

Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oct. 7, 2024, 

available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/lebanon/ 

lebanon-glance-escalation-hostilities-lebanon-07- 

october-2024-assistance-provided-27-september2024 (last visited Oct. 31, 2024). 

10OCHA, Today’s top news: Lebanon, Occupied 

Palestinian Territory, Cameroon, Oct. 18, 2024, 

available at: https://www.unocha.org/news/todaystop-news-lebanon-occupied-palestinian-territorycameroon (accessed Oct. 31, 2024); Displacement 

Tracking Matrix: Lebanon, Mobility Snapshot: 

Round 51, International Organization for Migration 

(IOM), Oct. 7, 2024, available at: https://

dtm.iom.int/reports/lebanon-mobility-snapshotround-51-07-10-2024 (last visited Oct. 31, 2024). 

See also European Commission, Lebanon, available 

at: https://civil-protection-humanitarianaid.ec.europa.eu/where/middle-east-and-northernafrica/lebanon_

en#:∼:text=People%20in%20Lebanon

%2C%20including%20refugees,are

%20dramatically%20exacerbating%20these

%20vulnerabilities (accessed Oct. 31, 2024); United 

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Displaced 

families in Lebanon yearn for peace and a return 

home, Oct. 6, 2024, available at: https://

www.unhcr.org/us/news/stories/displaced-familieslebanon-yearn-peace-and-return-home (accessed 

Nov. 4, 2024). 

11ReliefWeb, Statement By the Humanitarian 

Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, on the OneYear Mark of Escalations in Lebanon, 9 October 

2024, available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/

lebanon/statement-humanitarian-coordinatorlebanon-imran-riza-one-year-mark-escalationslebanon-9-october-2024-enar (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 12 Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 

The End Game to Lebanon’s Woes: IMF Reform and 

Political Willingness, Nov. 10, 2023, available at: 

https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2023/11/10/the-endgame-to-lebanons-woes-imf-reform-and-politicalwillingness/ (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

13 Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 

The End Game to Lebanon’s Woes: IMF Reform and 

Political Willingness, Nov. 10, 2023, available at: 

https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2023/11/10/the-endgame-to-lebanons-woes-imf-reform-and-politicalwillingness/ (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 14The Guardian, Lebanon to default on debt for 

first time amid financial crisis, Mar. 7, 2020, 

available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ 

2020/mar/07/lebanon-to-default-on-debt-for-firsttime-amid-financial-crisis (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 15World Bank, Lebanon: New World Bank Project 

to Restore Basic Fiscal Management Functions in 

Support of Public Service Delivery, Feb. 15, 2024, 

available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/

press-release/2024/02/15/lebanon-new-world-bankproject-to-restore-basic-fiscal-managementfunctions-in-support-of-public-servicedelivery#:∼:text=Beirut%2C%20February

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Spring 2021: Lebanon Sinking (to the Top 3), 

available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/ 

country/lebanon/publication/lebanon-economicmonitor-spring-2021-lebanon-sinking-to-the-top-3 

(accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 17Bassem Mroue, IMF warns Lebanon that the 

country is still facing enormous challenges, years 

after a meltdown began, Reuters, Sept. 15, 2023, 

available at: https://apnews.com/article/lebanonimf-central-bank-sayrafa-banks-meltdown0d56ddea8dc9510d110959f794a06ed9 (accessed 

Oct. 31, 2024). 18World Bank, Lebanon Poverty and Equity 

Assessment 2024: Weathering a Protracted Crisis 

(English). Washington, DC: World Bank Group, May 

23, 2024, available at: https://

documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/09905222

4104516741/pdf/P1766511325da10a7

1ab6b1ae97816dd20c.pdf (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 19United Nations Economic and Social 

Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), 

Continued 

state no longer meets the conditions for 

TPS designation, the Secretary must 

terminate the designation. See INA sec. 

244(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B). 

Why was Lebanon designated for TPS? 

DHS has reviewed conditions in 

Lebanon. Based on this review, 

including input received from the 

Department of State (DoS) and other 

U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary 

has determined that an 18-month TPS 

designation is warranted because of 

armed conflict and extraordinary and 

temporary conditions described below.5

Overview 

Long-standing humanitarian needs in 

Lebanon have been exacerbated by an 

escalation of armed conflict in the 

country, resulting in civilian casualties 

and massive numbers of displaced 

individuals. Lebanon was already 

grappling with profound socioeconomic 

and political crises, and the destruction 

and casualties caused by the ongoing 

armed conflict further threaten the 

safety of people in Lebanon and have 

significantly intensified the impact of 

the crises on people in Lebanon. 

Armed Conflict 

Since October 7, 2023, there has been 

an escalation of hostilities across the 

Lebanon-Israel border between 

Hezbollah 6 and the Israel Defense 

Forces. By September 2024, the conflict 

between Israel and Hezbollah had 

significantly escalated, with Israel 

launching a ground invasion of southern 

Lebanon on September 30, 2024.7 Israeli 

airstrikes targeting Hezbollah 

strongholds, including in urban regions 

in and around Beirut, caused civilian 

casualties and displacement.8

Since October 2023, more than 2,000 

people in Lebanon have been killed and 

almost 10,000 injured, with 

approximately 1,100 people in Lebanon 

killed and 7,000 injured between 

September 17, 2024, and October 7, 

2024 alone.9 Approximately one million 

people have been impacted by the 

conflict, with estimates of between 

541,000 and one million people being 

displaced in Lebanon, and over 200,000 

people have fled to Syria.10 The armed 

conflict has resulted in one of the 

deadliest periods in Lebanon’s recent 

history.11

Economic Crisis 

Lebanon has been experiencing an 

economic crisis since 2019.12 In October 

2019, the Lebanese pound collapsed due 

to the nation’s ‘‘unstable fixed exchange 

rate, large external and fiscal deficits, 

and mounting losses in the banking 

sector, which led to an abrupt reduction 

of capital inflows.’’ 13 In March 2020, 

Lebanon defaulted on its government 

debt for the first time in its history.14

Since the onset of the financial crisis in 

2019, the Lebanese pound has lost more 

than 98% of its value.15 In 2021, the 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 

estimated that Lebanon’s economic 

collapse may be the third worst 

economic crisis in the world since the 

mid-nineteenth century.16 Almost four 

years after the collapse, in December 

2023, the IMF warned that ‘‘the small 

nation is still facing ‘enormous 

economic challenges,’ with a collapsed 

banking sector, eroding public services, 

deteriorating infrastructure and 

worsening poverty.’’ 17

Poverty in Lebanon has more than 

tripled over the past decade reaching 

44% of the total population.18 Families 

in Lebanon are described as 

multidimensionally poor, with ‘‘rising 

deprivation in the areas of health care, 

medicines, services, education 

employment, housing and assets.’’ 19


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Multidimensional poverty in Lebanon (2019–2021), 

available at: https://www.unescwa.org/sites/default/ 

files/news/docs/21-00634-_multidimentional_

poverty_in_lebanon_-policy_brief_-_en.pdf 

(accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

20 IPC—Integrated Food Security Phase 

Classification, Lebanon: Acute Food Insecurity 

Projection Update for April-September 2023, May 

30, 2024, available at: https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipccountry-analysis/details-map/en/c/1157035/ 

?iso3=LBN (accessed Nov. 5, 2024). 

21The Washington Post, Pandora Papers: Leaks 

prompt investigations in some countries—and 

denial in others, Oct. 9, 2021, available at: https:// 

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/09/

russia-ukraine-jordan-lebanon-pandora-papers/ 

(accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

22Lebanon’s president leaves with no 

replacement amid political, economic crisis, PBS 

News Hour, Oct. 30, 2022, available at: https:// 

www.pbs.org/newshour/world/lebanons-presidentleaves-with-no-replacement-amid-politicaleconomic-crisis (accessed Oct. 31, 2024); Matt 

Bradley, Analysis: As war rages, some in Lebanon 

see opportunity in a weakened Hezbollah, NBC 

News, Oct. 4, 2024, available at: https://

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hezbollahwar-nasrallah-airstrikes-hamas-gazaassassinations-rcna173851 (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

23Matt Bradley, Analysis: As war rages, some in 

Lebanon see opportunity in a weakened Hezbollah, 

NBC News, Oct. 4, 2024, available at: https://

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hezbollahwar-nasrallah-airstrikes-hamas-gazaassassinations-rcna173851 (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

24 Instability in Lebanon, Global Conflict Tracker, 

Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign 

Relations, Feb. 13, 2024, available at: https:// 

www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/ 

political-instability-lebanon (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

25 International Organization for Migration, 

Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2024, available at: 

https://crisisresponse.iom.int/response/lebanoncrisis-response-plan-2024 (accessed Oct. 31, 2024); 

Human Rights Watch, Cut Off From Life Itself: 

Lebanon’s Failure on the Right to Electricity, Mar. 

9, 2023, available at: https://www.hrw.org/report/ 

2023/03/09/cut-life-itself/lebanons-failure-rightelectricity (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

26Human Rights Watch, Lebanon: Nationwide 

Electricity Blackout, Aug. 29, 2024, available at 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/29/lebanonnationwide-electricity-blackout (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

27Human Rights Watch, Lebanon: Nationwide 

Electricity Blackout, Aug. 29, 2024, available at 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/29/lebanonnationwide-electricity-blackout (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

28Human Rights Watch, ‘‘Cut Off From Life 

Itself’’ Lebanon’s Failure on the Right to Electricity, 

Mar. 9, 2023, available at: https://www.hrw.org/ 

report/2023/03/09/cut-life-itself/lebanons-failureright-electricity (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

29 Id. 

30OCHA, Today’s top news: Israel and Occupied 

Palestinian Territory, Lebanon, Sudan, Oct. 7, 2024, 

available at: https://www.unocha.org/news/todaystop-news-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territorylebanon-sudan (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

31Lebanon: Flash Update #33—Escalation of 

hostilities in Lebanon, United Nations Office for the 

Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oct. 

9, 2024, available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/ 

lebanon/lebanon-flash-update-33-escalationhostilities-lebanon-7-october-2024 (last visited Oct. 

31, 2024). 

32OCHA, Today’s top news: Israel and Occupied 

Palestinian Territory, Lebanon, Sudan, Oct. 7, 2024, 

available at: https://www.unocha.org/news/todaystop-news-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territorylebanon-sudan (accessed Oct. 31, 2024); World 

Food Programme, Lebanon, available at: https://

www.wfp.org/countries/lebanon (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

33OCHA, Today’s top news: Israel and Occupied 

Palestinian Territory, Lebanon, Sudan, Oct. 7, 2024, 

available at: https://www.unocha.org/news/todaystop-news-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territorylebanon-sudan (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

34European Commission, Lebanon, available at: 

https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.

ec.europa.eu/where/middle-east-and-northernafrica/lebanon_en#:∼:text=People%20in

%20Lebanon%2C%20including%20refugees,are

%20dramatically%20exacerbating%20these%20

vulnerabilities (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

35 Id. 

36OCHA, Today’s top news: Israel and Occupied 

Palestinian Territory, Lebanon, Sudan, Oct. 7, 2024, 

available at: https://www.unocha.org/news/todaystop-news-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territorylebanon-sudan (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

37 Id. 

38World Food Programme, Lebanon, available at: 

https://www.wfp.org/countries/lebanon (accessed 

Oct. 31, 2024). 

39OCHA, Today’s top news: Lebanon, Occupied 

Palestinian Territory, Cameroon, Oct. 18, 2024, 

available at: https://www.unocha.org/news/todaystop-news-lebanon-occupied-palestinian-territorycameroon (accessed Oct. 31, 2024); Human Rights 

Watch, Lebanon Events of 2022, available at: 

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/countrychapters/lebanon (accessed Oct. 31, 2024). 

40ReliefWeb, Statement by the Humanitarian 

Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, on the OneYear Mark of Escalations in Lebanon, 9 October 

2024, available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/ 

lebanon/statement-humanitarian-coordinatorProtective food subsidies have ended 

and living costs have risen dramatically, 

preventing families from accessing 

enough food and other basic needs each 

day.20

Political Crisis 

Since 2022, reports have implicated 

current and former Lebanese prime 

ministers in corruption cases.21 More 

crucially, Lebanon has not had a 

President since 2022, when Michel 

Aoun stepped down a day before his 

presidential term expired.22 The 

country’s affairs are run by an unelected 

caretaker government; with no elected 

president, passage of new legislation 

and much needed economic reform is 

not occurring.23 Moreover, since the 

hostilities increased between Israel and 

Hezbollah, tensions have also increased 

between Hezbollah and Sunni and 

Maronite factions, making political 

agreements unlikely in the near-term.24

The inability to effectively govern in 

Lebanon has resulted in financial 

insolvency, crumbling infrastructure, 

and the inability to provide basic 

services including access to electricity 

and fuel.25 Problems with the electric 

utility are particularly severe, leading to 

shortages, including in August of this 

year when ‘‘Lebanon’s only operational 

power plant shut down after the staterun electricity company . . . ran out of 

fuel, resulting in a complete nationwide 

power outage.’’ 26 The blackout ‘‘left 

residents and key state institutions, 

such as the airport, water pump 

stations, sewage systems, and prisons, 

without state-provided electricity for 

more than 24 hours, and reliant on 

costly and highly polluting private 

diesel generators.’’ 27 The Lebanese state 

is unable to provide the vast majority of 

citizens with more than one to three 

hours of electricity per day.28 This lack 

of access to electricity has adversely 

impacted access to education, health, 

water, sanitation, and a healthy 

environment.29

Humanitarian Crisis 

The economic crisis, government 

failings, and recent escalating conflict 

have worsened an already fragile 

humanitarian situation in Lebanon.30

According to the United Nations Office 

for the Coordination of Humanitarian 

Affairs, ‘‘one year on from the escalation 

of hostilities across the country’s 

southern border, Lebanon’s 

humanitarian crisis is deteriorating at an 

alarming rate,’’ with Israeli airstrikes 

expanding beyond the border into 

civilian areas and greatly impacting 

vulnerable populations in Lebanon.31

Access to sufficient food, water, and 

healthcare has decreased.32

Humanitarian needs continue to 

increase amid the escalating hostilities 

in Lebanon, exacerbated by the damage 

to vital infrastructure.33

Financial barriers and lack of 

medicine have significantly reduced 

access to health care in Lebanon.34 The 

ongoing hostilities have aggravated 

these issues, with services struggling to 

respond to the needs of the displaced 

and conflict-affected,35 and health care 

facilities have been either destroyed or 

closed due to the conflict.36 Access to 

food and potable water continue to be 

limited, as ‘‘[w]ater infrastructure is also 

affected with to date, at least 25 water 

facilities damaged affecting more than 

300,000 people.’’ 37 According to the 

World Food Programme, 2.5 million 

people of the 5.3 million population 

need food assistance and 47.5 percent of 

people in Lebanon (including Lebanese 

nationals and refugees) are food 

insecure.38

Moreover, increasing levels of internal 

displacement are exacerbating the 

challenges facing Lebanon, including 

those related to hosting the substantial 

Syrian refugee population.39 Children 

have also been impacted by the conflict. 

The start of the new school year has 

been postponed until November 4th as 

75 percent of the country’s public 

schools have been converted into 

shelters.40 ‘‘More than 10% of the 1.2 


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lebanon-imran-riza-one-year-mark-escalationslebanon-9-october-2024-enar (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

41European Commission, Lebanon, available at: 

https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.

ec.europa.eu/where/middle-east-and-northernafrica/lebanon_en#:∼:text=People

%20in%20Lebanon%2C%20

including%20refugees,are%20

dramatically%20exacerbating

%20these%20vulnerabilities (accessed Oct. 31, 

2024). 

42Find information about online filing at ‘‘Forms 

Available to File Online,’’ https://www.uscis.gov/ 

file-online/forms-available-to-file-online. 

43https://myaccount.uscis.gov/users/sign_up. 

44https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/stakeholdermessages/uscis-launches-online-pdf-filing-option. 

Sign up to create a new USCIS online account at 

https://myaccount.uscis.gov/users/sign_up. 

million school-aged Lebanese children 

are out of school, mainly due to 

economic vulnerabilities. Additionally, 

54% of the 715,000 Syrian refugee 

children are out of formal education, 

with only 47,000 of them accessing 

some form of non-formal education.’’ 41

In summary, based on the escalation 

of armed conflict and its resulting 

impacts on critical infrastructure, preexisting economic and political crises, 

and further deteriorating humanitarian 

conditions, Lebanese nationals are 

unable to return safely to their homes. 

Notice of the Designation of Lebanon 

for TPS 

By the authority vested in me as 

Secretary under INA section 244, 8 

U.S.C. 1254a, I have determined, after 

consultation with the appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, the statutory 

conditions supporting Lebanon’s 

designation for TPS on the basis of 

armed conflict and extraordinary and 

temporary conditions are met, and it is 

not contrary to the national interest of 

the United States to permit TPS 

Lebanon beneficiaries to remain in the 

United States temporarily. See INA sec. 

244(b)(1)(A) and (C), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(A) and (C). I estimate 

approximately 11,000 individuals may 

be eligible for TPS under the 

designation of Lebanon. On the basis of 

this determination, I am designating 

Lebanon for TPS for 18 months, 

beginning on November 27, 2024, and 

ending on May 27, 2026. See INA sec. 

244(b)(1) and (b)(2); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1), and (b)(2). 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Eligibility and Employment 

Authorization for TPS 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees To Register for TPS 

To register for TPS based on the 

designation of Lebanon, you must 

submit a Form I–821 and pay the filing 

fee (or request a fee waiver, which you 

may submit on Form I–912). You also 

need to pay a biometric services fee. If 

you cannot pay the biometric services 

fee, you may ask USCIS to waive the fee. 

Please see additional information under 

the ‘‘Biometric Services Fee’’ section of 

this notice. 

TPS beneficiaries are eligible for an 

EAD, which proves they are authorized 

to work in the United States. You do not 

need to submit Form I–765 or have an 

EAD to be granted TPS, but if you want 

an EAD to use as proof that you can 

work in the United States, see below for 

more information. 

For more information on the 

application forms and fees for TPS, 

please visit the USCIS TPS web page at 

https://www.uscis.gov/tps. Fees for the 

Form I–821, the Form I–765, and 

biometric services are also described in 

8 CFR 106.2 and the fee waiver-related 

regulations in 8 CFR 106.3. In addition, 

USCIS Form G–1055, Fee Schedule, 

provides the current fees required for 

the Form I–821 and Form I–765 for TPS 

applicants. 

How can TPS beneficiaries obtain an 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD)? 

Everyone must provide their 

employer with documentation showing 

that they have the legal right to work in 

the United States. TPS beneficiaries are 

eligible to obtain an EAD, which proves 

their legal right to work. If you want to 

obtain an EAD, you must file Form I– 

765 and pay the Form I–765 fee (or 

request a fee waiver, which you may 

submit on Form I–912). TPS applicants 

may file this form along with their TPS 

application, or at a later date, if their 

TPS application is still pending or has 

been approved. 

Refiling an Initial TPS Registration 

Application After Receiving a Denial of 

a fee Waiver Request 

If USCIS denies your fee waiver 

request, you can resubmit your TPS 

application. The fee waiver denial 

notice will contain specific instructions 

about resubmitting your application. 

Filing Information 

USCIS offers the option to applicants 

for TPS under Lebanon’s designation to 

file Form I–821 and related requests for 

EADs online or by mail. However, if you 

file Form I–912, Request for Fee Waiver 

or a written fee waiver request for your 

Form I–821 or any applications filed 

together with your Form I–821, you 

must submit your applications by mail. 

When filing a TPS application, you can 

also request an EAD by submitting a 

completed Form I–765 with your Form 

I–821. Under certain circumstances, you 

may also upload a completed Form I– 

765 with a fee or fee waiver request, in 

Portable Document Format (PDF) 

through your USCIS online account. 

More information about filing your 

Form I–765 and fee waiver request 

through a PDF upload is available at 

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/ 

stakeholder-messages/uscis-launchesonline-pdf-filing-option. 

Online filing: Form I–821 and Form I– 

765 are available for concurrent filing 

online.42 To file these forms online, you 

must first create a USCIS online 

account.43

PDF upload: Form I–765, if 

applicable, and Form I–912, if 

applicable, are available for PDF upload. 

To upload these documents, you must 

first create a USCIS online account.44

Mail filing: Mail your completed Form 

I–821; Form I–765, if applicable; Form 

I–912, if applicable; and supporting 

documentation to the proper address in 

Table 1—Mailing Addresses. 

TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you send your 

paper application via: 

Then, mail your application to: 

U.S. Postal Service 

USPS: 

USCIS 

Attn: TPS Lebanon, 

P.O. Box 6943, 

Chicago, IL 60680– 

6943. 

FedEx, UPS, or DHL 

deliveries: 

USCIS 

Attn: TPS Lebanon 

(Box 6943), 131 S. 

Dearborn St. 3rd 

Floor, Chicago, IL 

60603–5517. 

If you were granted TPS by an 

immigration judge (IJ) or the Board of 

Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you 

want to request an EAD, you may 

submit Form I–765 one of three ways: 

online, mail your Form I–765 to the 

appropriate address in table 1, or upload 

a completed PDF through your USCIS 

online account. If you file online, you 

must include the fee. If you file by mail, 

you must include the fee or fee waiver 

request. If you file by PDF upload, you 

must include the fee or a fee waiver 

request. When you request an EAD 

based on an IJ or BIA grant of TPS, 

include with your application a copy of 

the order from the IJ or BIA granting you 

TPS. This will help us verify your grant 

of TPS and process your application. 

Supporting Documents 

The filing instructions for Form I–821 

list all the documents you need to 

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also find information on the acceptable 

documentation and other requirements 

for applying (also called registering) for 

TPS on the USCIS website at https://

uscis.gov/tps under ‘‘Lebanon.’’ 

Travel 

TPS beneficiaries and TPS applicants 

with pending Form I–821 applications 

may also apply for travel authorization, 

which USCIS may grant as a matter of 

discretion. You must file for travel 

authorization if you wish to travel 

outside of the United States. If USCIS 

grants travel authorization, it gives you 

permission to leave the United States 

and return during a specific period. To 

request travel authorization, you must 

file Form I–131, available at https://

www.uscis.gov/i-131. You may file Form 

I–131 together with your Form I–821 or 

separately. 

When you file Form I–131, a TPS 

beneficiary must: 

• Select Item Number 4 in Part 1 on 

the Form I–131; and 

• Submit the fee for Form I–131, or 

request a fee waiver, which you may 

submit on Form I–912. 

When you file Form I–131, a TPS 

applicant with a pending Form I–821 

must: 

• Select Item Number 5C in Part 1 on 

the Form I–131; and 

• Submit the fee for Form I–131, or 

request a fee waiver, which you may 

submit on Form I–912. 

If you are filing Form I–131 together 

with Form I–821, send your forms to the 

address listed in table 1. If you are filing 

Form I–131 separately based on a 

pending or approved Form I–821, send 

your form to the address listed in table 

2 and include a copy of Form I–797, 

Notice of Action, or Form I–797C, 

Notice of Action, indicating either 

approval or receipt of Form I–821. Form 

I–131 may not be filed by PDF upload. 

TABLE 2—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you are . . . Mail to . . . 

Filing Form I–131 together with a Form I–821 ........................................ The address provided in table 1. 

Filing Form I–131 based on a pending or approved Form I–821, and 

you are using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS): You must include a 

copy of the Notice of Action (Form I–797C or I–797) showing USCIS 

received or approved your Form I–821. 

USCIS, Attn: I–131 TPS, P.O. Box 660167, Dallas, TX 75266–0867. 

Filing Form I–131 based on a pending or approved Form I–821, and 

you are using FedEx, UPS, or DHL: 

You must include a copy of the Notice of Action (Form I–797C or Form 

I–797) showing USCIS received or approved your Form I–821.

USCIS, Attn: I–131 TPS, 2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business, Ste. 400, 

Lewisville, TX 75067. 

Biometric Services Fee for TPS 

Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are 

required for all applicants, in addition 

to a biometric services fee. As 

previously stated, if you cannot pay the 

biometric services fee, you may request 

a fee waiver, which you may submit on 

Form I–912. For more information on 

the application forms and fees for TPS, 

please visit the USCIS TPS web page at 

https://uscis.gov/tps. USCIS may require 

you to visit an Application Support 

Center to have your biometrics 

collected. For additional information on 

the USCIS biometric screening process, 

please see the USCIS Customer Profile 

Management Service Privacy Impact 

Assessment, available at https://

www.dhs.gov/publication/dhsuscispia060-customer-profile-managementservice-cpms. 

General Employment-Related 

Information for TPS Applicants and 

Their Employers 

How can I obtain information on the 

status of my TPS application and EAD 

request? 

To get case status information about 

your TPS application, as well as the 

status of your TPS-based EAD request, 

you can check Case Status Online at 

uscis.gov or visit the USCIS Contact 

Center at https://uscis.gov/ 

contactcenter. If you still need 

assistance, you may ask a question 

about your case online at https://

egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do or call 

the USCIS Contact Center at 800–375– 

5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 

When hired, what documentation may 

I show my employer as evidence of 

identity and employment authorization 

to complete Form I–9? 

You can find the Lists of Acceptable 

Documents on Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, as well as on the 

Acceptable Documents web page at 

https://uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptabledocuments. Employers must complete 

Form I–9 to verify the identity and 

employment authorization of all new 

employees. Within three business days 

of hire, employees must present 

acceptable documents to their 

employers as evidence of identity and 

employment authorization to satisfy 

Form I–9 requirements. 

You may present one selection from 

List A (which provides evidence of both 

identity and employment authorization) 

or one selection from List B (which 

provides evidence of your identity) 

together with one selection from List C 

(which provides evidence of 

employment authorization), or you may 

present an acceptable receipt as 

described in these lists. Employers may 

not reject a document based on a future 

expiration date. You can find additional 

information about Form I–9 on the I–9 

Central web page at https://

www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. An EAD is an 

acceptable document under List A. 

If I have an EAD based on another 

immigration status, can I obtain a new 

TPS-based EAD? 

Yes, if you are eligible for TPS, you 

can obtain a new TPS-based EAD, even 

if you already have an EAD or work 

authorization based on another 

immigration status. If you want to 

obtain a new TPS-based EAD valid 

through May 27, 2026, you must file 

Form I–765 and pay the associated fee 

(unless USCIS grants your fee waiver 

request). 

Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to complete 

Form I–9, such as evidence of my 

status, proof of my Lebanese 

citizenship, or a Form I–797 showing 

that I registered for TPS? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

employers must accept any 

documentation you choose to present 

from the Form I–9 Lists of Acceptable 

Documents that reasonably appears to 

be genuine and that relates to you, or an 

acceptable List A, List B, or List C 

receipt. Employers may not request 

proof of Lebanese citizenship or proof of 

registration for TPS when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. Refer to the ‘‘Note to 

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Register notice for important 

information about your rights if your 

employer rejects lawful documentation, 

requires additional documentation, or 

otherwise discriminates against you 

based on your citizenship or 

immigration status, or your national 

origin. 

Note to All Employers 

Employers are reminded that the laws 

requiring proper employment eligibility 

verification and prohibiting unfair 

immigration-related employment 

practices remain in full force. This 

Federal Register notice does not 

supersede or in any way limit 

applicable employment verification 

rules and policy guidance, including 

those rules setting forth reverification 

requirements. For general questions 

about the employment eligibility 

verification process, employers may call 

USCIS at 888–464–4218 (TTY 877–875– 

6028) or email USCIS at I9Central@

uscis.dhs.gov. USCIS accepts calls and 

emails in English, Spanish and many 

other languages. For questions about 

avoiding discrimination during the 

employment eligibility verification 

process (Form I–9 and E-Verify), 

employers may call the U.S. Department 

of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 

Immigrant and Employee Rights Section 

(IER) Employer Hotline at 800–255– 

8155 (TTY 800–237–2515). IER offers 

language interpretation in many 

languages. Employers may also email 

IER at IER@usdoj.gov or get more 

information online at https://

www.justice.gov/ier. 

Note to Employees 

For general questions about the 

employment eligibility verification 

process, employees may call USCIS at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028) or 

email USCIS at I-9Central@

uscis.dhs.gov. USCIS accepts calls and 

emails in English, Spanish and many 

other languages. Employees or job 

applicants may also call the U.S. 

Department of Justice, Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee 

Rights Section (IER) Worker Hotline at 

800–255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515) for 

information regarding employment 

discrimination based on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

including discrimination related to 

Form I–9 and E-Verify. The IER Worker 

Hotline provides language interpretation 

in many languages. 

To comply with the law, employers 

must accept any document or 

combination of documents from the 

Lists of Acceptable Documents if the 

documentation reasonably appears to be 

genuine and to relate to the employee, 

or an acceptable List A, List B, or List 

C receipt as described in these lists. 

Employers may not require extra or 

additional documentation beyond what 

is required for Form I–9 completion. 

Further, employers participating in EVerify who receive an E-Verify case 

result of ‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ 

(mismatch) must promptly inform 

employees of the mismatch and give 

such employees an opportunity to take 

action to contest the mismatch. A 

mismatch means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from Form I–9 

differs from records available to DHS. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold or 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee because of a 

mismatch while the case is still pending 

with E-Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation 

(FNC) case result occurs if E-Verify 

cannot confirm an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Work-authorized 

employees who receive an FNC may call 

USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781 

(TTY 877–875–6028). For more 

information about E-Verify-related 

discrimination or to report an employer 

for discrimination in the E-Verify 

process based on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

contact IER’s Worker Hotline at 800– 

255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515). 

Additional information about proper 

nondiscriminatory Form I–9 and EVerify procedures is available on the 

IER website at https://www.justice.gov/ 

ier and the USCIS and E-Verify websites 

at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central and 

https://www.e-verify.gov. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

For Federal purposes, individuals 

approved for TPS may show their Form 

I–797, Notice of Action, indicating 

approval of their Form I–821 

application, or may show their EAD 

with category code of A12 or C19 to 

prove that they have TPS. However, 

while Federal Government agencies 

must follow the guidelines laid out by 

the Federal Government, State and local 

government agencies establish their own 

rules and guidelines when granting 

certain benefits. Each state may have 

different laws, requirements, and 

determinations about what documents 

you need to provide to prove eligibility 

for certain benefits. Whether you are 

applying for a Federal, State, or local 

government benefit, you may need to 

provide the government agency with 

documents that show you are a TPS 

beneficiary or applicant, show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS or 

other status, or that may be used by DHS 

to determine if you have TPS or another 

immigration status. Examples of such 

documents are: 

• Your new EAD with a TPS category 

code of A12 or C19, even if your country 

of birth noted on the EAD does not 

reflect the TPS-designated country of 

Lebanon; 

• Your Form I–94, Arrival/Departure 

Record; 

• Your Form I–797, Notice of Action, 

reflecting approval of your Form I–765; 

or 

• Your Form I–797 or Form I–797C, 

Notice of Action, reflecting approval or 

receipt of a current Form I–821, if you 

received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

requesting documentation about which 

documents the agency will accept. 

Some state and local government 

agencies use SAVE, https://

www.uscis.gov/save, to confirm the 

current immigration status of applicants 

for public benefits. SAVE can verify 

when an individual has TPS or a 

pending TPS application based on the 

documents above. In most cases, SAVE 

provides an automated electronic 

response to benefit-granting agencies 

within seconds, but occasionally 

verification can be delayed. 

You can check the status of your 

SAVE verification by using CaseCheck 

at https://www.uscis.gov/save/savecasecheck. CaseCheck is a free service 

that lets you follow the progress of your 

SAVE verification case using your date 

of birth and one immigration identifier 

number (such as your A-Number, USCIS 

number, or Form I–94 number) or 

Verification Case Number. If an agency 

has denied your application based 

solely or in part on a SAVE response, 

the agency must allow you to appeal the 

decision in accordance with the 

agency’s procedures. If the agency has 

received and acted on or will act on a 

SAVE verification and you do not 

believe the SAVE response is correct, 

the SAVE website, https://

www.uscis.gov/save/for-benefitapplicants, has detailed information on 

how to correct or update your 

immigration record, make an 

appointment, or submit a written 

request to correct records. 

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