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not require extra or additional 

documentation beyond what is required 

for Form I–9 completion. Further, 

employers participating in E-Verify who 

receive an E-Verify case result of 

‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) 

must promptly inform employees of the 

TNC and give such employees an 

opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC 

case result means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from an 

employee’s Form I–9 differs from 

Federal or state government records. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold pay, 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee based on the 

employee’s decision to contest a TNC or 

because the case is still pending with EVerify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) 

case result is received when E-Verify 

cannot verify 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 website at http://

www.dhs.gov/E-verify. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

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 and/or show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS. 

Examples of such documents are: 

(1) Your current EAD; 

(2) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797C) for your application to 

renew your current EAD providing an 

automatic extension of your currently 

expired or expiring EAD; 

(3) A copy of your Application for 

Temporary Protected Status Notice of 

Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; and 

(4) A copy of your past or current 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if 

you received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. Some benefit-granting 

agencies use the USCIS Systematic 

Alien Verification for Entitlements 

(SAVE) program to confirm the current 

immigration status of applicants for 

public benefits. 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 the 

following link: https://save.uscis.gov/ 

casecheck/, then by clicking the ‘‘Check 

Your Case’’ button. CaseCheck is a free 

service that lets you follow the progress 

of your SAVE verification using your 

date of birth and one immigration 

identifier number. If an agency has 

denied your application based solely or 

in part on a SAVE response, the agency 

must offer you the opportunity to appeal 

the decision in accordance with the 

agency’s procedures. If the agency has 

received and acted upon or will act 

upon a SAVE verification and you do 

not believe the response is correct, you 

may make an InfoPass appointment for 

an in-person interview at a local USCIS 

office. Detailed information on how to 

make corrections, make an appointment, 

or submit a written request to correct 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act can be found on the 

SAVE website at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

save. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00886 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2616–18; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2008–0034] 

RIN 1615–ZB71 

Termination of the Designation of El 

Salvador for Temporary Protected 

Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designation of El 

Salvador for Temporary Protected Status 

(TPS) is set to expire on March 9, 2018. 

After reviewing country conditions and 

consulting with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security has determined that 

conditions in El Salvador no longer 

support its designation for TPS and that 

termination of the TPS designation of El 

Salvador is required pursuant to statute. 

To provide time for an orderly 

transition, the Secretary is terminating 

the designation effective on September 

9, 2019, which is 18 months following 

the end of the current designation. 

Nationals of El Salvador (and aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in El Salvador) who 

have been granted TPS and wish to 

maintain their TPS and receive TPSbased Employment Authorization 

Documents (EAD) valid through 

September 9, 2019, must re-register for 

TPS in accordance with the procedures 

set forth in this Notice. After September 

9, 2019, nationals of El Salvador (and 

aliens having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in El Salvador) who 

have been granted TPS under the El 

Salvador designation will no longer 

have TPS. 

DATES: The designation of El Salvador 

for TPS is terminated effective at 11:59 

p.m., local time, on September 9, 2019. 

The 60-day re-registration period runs 

from January 18, 2018 through March 

19, 2018. (Note: It is important for reregistrants to timely re-register during 

this 60-day period.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• You may contact Alex King, Branch 

Chief, Waivers and Temporary Services 

Branch, Service Center Operations 

Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529– 

2060; or by phone at (202) 272–8377 

(this is not a toll-free number). Note: 

The phone number provided here is 

solely for questions regarding this TPS 

Notice. It is not for individual case 

status inquiries. 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the reregistration process and additional 

information on eligibility, please visit 

the USCIS TPS web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find 

specific information about this 

termination of El Salvador’s TPS by 

selecting ‘‘El Salvador’’ from the menu 

on the left side of the TPS web page. 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

may check Case Status Online, available 

on the USCIS website at http:// 


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1As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section 

1517 of title XV of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135, any 

reference to the Attorney General in a provision of 

the INA describing functions transferred from the 

Department of Justice to the U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) ‘‘shall be deemed to refer 

to the Secretary’’ of Homeland Security. See 6 

U.S.C. 557 (codifying the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, tit. XV, section 1517). 

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center at 

800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 

Service is available in English and 

Spanish. 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals 

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DOS—Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

FNC—Final Nonconfirmation 

FR—Federal Register 

Government—U.S. Government 

IJ—Immigration Judge 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

IER—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights 

Section 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

U.S.C.—United States Code 

Through this Notice, DHS sets forth 

procedures necessary for eligible 

nationals of El Salvador (or aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in El Salvador) to reregister for TPS and to apply for renewal 

of their EADs with USCIS. Reregistration is limited to persons who 

have previously registered for TPS 

under the designation of El Salvador 

and whose applications have been 

granted. 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS under El Salvador’s 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period runs from January 19, 2018 

through March 19, 2018. USCIS will 

issue new EADs with a September 9, 

2019 expiration date to eligible 

Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries who 

timely re-register and apply for EADs. 

Given the timeframes involved with 

processing TPS re-registration 

applications, DHS recognizes that not 

all re-registrants will receive new EADs 

before their current EADs expire on 

March 9, 2018. Accordingly, through 

this Federal Register notice, DHS 

automatically extends the validity of 

EADs issued under the TPS designation 

of El Salvador for 180 days, through 

September 5, 2018. This 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, and E-Verify 

processes. 

What is Temporary Protected Status 

(TPS)? 

• TPS is a temporary immigration 

status granted to eligible nationals of a 

country designated for TPS under the 

INA, or to eligible persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in the designated country. 

• During the TPS designation period, 

TPS beneficiaries are eligible to remain 

in the United States, may not be 

removed, and are authorized to obtain 

EADs so long as they continue to meet 

the requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for and be granted travel authorization 

as a matter of discretion. 

• The granting of TPS does not result 

in or lead to lawful permanent resident 

status. 

• 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 

country’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 been 

terminated); or 

Æ Any other lawfully obtained 

immigration status or category they 

received while registered for TPS, as 

long as it is still valid on the date TPS 

terminates. 

When was El Salvador designated for 

TPS? 

On March 9, 2001, the Attorney 

General designated El Salvador for TPS 

based on an environmental disaster 

within that country, specifically the 

devastation resulting from a series of 

earthquakes that occurred in 2001. See 

Designation of El Salvador Under 

Temporary Protected Status, 66 FR 

14214 (Mar. 9, 2001). The designation 

has been continuously extended since 

its initial designation. The Secretary of 

Homeland Security last announced an 

extension of TPS for El Salvador on July 

8, 2016, based on the Secretary’s 

determination that the conditions 

warranting the designation continued to 

be met. See Extension of the Designation 

of El Salvador for Temporary Protected 

Status, 81 FR 44645 (July 8, 2016). 

What authority does the Secretary have 

to terminate the designation of El 

Salvador for TPS? 

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

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

after consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, to designate a 

foreign state (or part thereof) for TPS if 

the Secretary determines that certain 

country conditions exist.1 The Secretary 

may then grant TPS to eligible nationals 

of that foreign state (or eligible aliens 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in the designated 

country). See INA section 244(a)(1)(A), 

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

At least 60 days before the expiration 

of a country’s TPS designation or 

extension, the Secretary, after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, must review the 

conditions in the foreign state 

designated for TPS to determine 

whether the conditions for the TPS 

designation continue to be met. See INA 

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

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

determines that the foreign state 

continues to meet the conditions for 

TPS designation, the designation must 

be extended for an additional period of 

6 months and, in the Secretary’s 

discretion, may be extended for 12 or 18 

months. See INA section 244(b)(3)(C), 8 

U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C). If the Secretary 

determines that the foreign state no 

longer continues to meet the conditions 

for TPS designation, the Secretary must 

terminate the designation, but such 

termination may not take effect earlier 

than 60 days after the date the Federal 

Register notice of termination is 

published, or if later, the expiration of 

the most recent previous extension of 

the country designation. See INA 

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

1254a(b)(3)(B). The Secretary may 

determine the appropriate effective date 

of the termination and the expiration of 

any TPS-related documentation, such as 

EADs, for the purpose of providing for 

an orderly transition. See id.; INA 

section 244(d)(3), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(d)(3). 

Why is the Secretary terminating the 

TPS designation for El Salvador as of 

September 9, 2019? 

DHS has reviewed conditions in El 

Salvador. Based on the review, 

including input received from other 

appropriate U.S. Government agencies, 

including the Department of State, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security has 

determined that the conditions 

supporting El Salvador’s 2001 

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environmental disaster due to the 

damage caused by the 2001 earthquakes 

are no longer met. Recovery efforts 

relating to the 2001 earthquakes have 

largely been completed. The social and 

economic conditions affected by the 

earthquakes have stabilized, and people 

are able to conduct their daily activities 

without impediments directly related to 

damage from the earthquakes. 

Additionally, El Salvador has been 

regularly accepting the return of its 

nationals with final removal orders In 

fiscal year 2016, DHS removed 20,538 

Salvadoran nationals, and, in fiscal year 

2017, DHS removed 18,838 Salvadoran 

nationals. 

Following the 2001 earthquake, El 

Salvador received a significant amount 

of international aid to assist in its 

recovery efforts, including millions of 

dollars dedicated to emergency and 

long-term assistance. Accordingly, many 

reconstruction projects have now been 

completed. Damaged schools and 

hospitals have been reconstructed and 

repaired, homes have been rebuilt, and 

money has been provided for water and 

sanitation and to repair damaged roads 

and other infrastructure. Additionally, 

El Salvador’s economy is steadily 

improving. The Salvadoran Government 

has estimated that the country’s 

unemployment rate was 7 percent in 

2014, 2015, and 2016. The Gross 

Domestic Product (GDP) in El Salvador 

reached an all-time high of $26.80 

billion (USD) in 2016 and is expected to 

reach $27.3 billion (USD) by the end of 

2017. El Salvador’s GDP is projected to 

increase to about $28.6 billion in 2020. 

Government assistance and resources 

for returnees are reportedly limited, but 

the Salvadoran Government, U.S. 

Government, and international 

organizations are working cooperatively 

to improve security and economic 

opportunities in El Salvador to lay the 

groundwork for an eventual return of 

many Salvadorans from the United 

States. DHS estimates that there are 

approximately 262,500 nationals of El 

Salvador (and aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in El Salvador) who hold TPS under El 

Salvador’s designation. 

Notice of Termination of the TPS 

Designation of El Salvador 

By the authority vested in the 

Secretary of Homeland Security under 

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

1254a(b)(3), I have determined, after 

consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, that the 

conditions for the designation of El 

Salvador for TPS under 244(b)(1)(B) of 

the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(B), are no 

longer met. Accordingly, I order as 

follows: 

(1) Pursuant to INA section 

244(b)(3)(B) and in accordance with INA 

section 244(d)(3), in order to provide for 

an orderly transition, the designation of 

El Salvador for TPS is terminated 

effective at 11:59 p.m., local time, on 

September 9, 2019, which is 18 months 

following the end of the current 

designation. 

(2) Information concerning the 

termination of TPS for nationals of El 

Salvador (and aliens having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in El Salvador) will be available at local 

USCIS offices upon publication of this 

Notice and through the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375– 

5283. This information will be 

published on the USCIS website at 

www.uscis.gov. 

Kirstjen M. Nielsen, 

Secretary. 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees To Re-Register for 

TPS 

To re-register for TPS based on the 

designation of El Salvador, you must 

submit an Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821). You do 

not need to pay the filing fee for the 

Form I–821. See 8 CFR 244.17. You may 

be required to pay the biometric services 

fee. Please see additional information 

under the ‘‘Biometric Services Fee’’ 

section of this Notice. 

Through operation of this Federal 

Register notice, your existing EAD 

issued under the TPS designation of El 

Salvador with the expiration date of 

March 9, 2018, is automatically 

extended for 180 days, through 

September 5, 2018. You do not need to 

apply for a new EAD in order to benefit 

from this 180-day automatic extension. 

However, if you want to obtain a new 

EAD valid through September 9, 2019, 

you must file an Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) and pay the Form I–765 fee (or 

request a fee waiver). Note, if you do not 

want a new EAD, you do not have to file 

Form I–765 or pay the Form I–765 fee. 

If you do not want to request a new EAD 

now, you may also file Form I–765 at a 

later date and pay the fee (or request a 

fee waiver), provided that you still have 

TPS or a pending TPS application. But 

unless you timely re-register and 

properly file an EAD application in 

accordance with this Notice, the validity 

of your current EAD will end on 

September 5, 2018. You may file the 

application for a new EAD either prior 

to or after your current EAD has 

expired. However, you are strongly 

encouraged to file your application for 

a new EAD as early as possible to avoid 

gaps in the validity of your employment 

authorization documentation and to 

ensure that you receive your new EAD 

by September 5, 2018. 

If you are seeking an EAD with your 

re-registration for TPS, please submit 

both the Form I–821 and Form I–765 

together. If you are unable to pay the 

application fee and/or biometric 

services fee, you may complete a 

Request for Fee Waiver (Form I–912) or 

submit a personal letter requesting a fee 

waiver with satisfactory supporting 

documentation. For more information 

on the application forms and fees for 

TPS, please visit the USCIS TPS web 

page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. Fees 

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

biometric services are also described in 

8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i). 

Note: If you have a Form I–821 and/or 

Form I–765 that was still pending as of 

January 18, 2018, then you do not need to file 

either application again. If your pending TPS 

application is approved, you will be granted 

TPS through September 9, 2019. Similarly, if 

you have a pending TPS-related application 

for an EAD that is approved, it will be valid 

through the same date. 

Biometric Services Fee 

Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are 

required for all applicants 14 years and 

older. Those applicants must submit a 

biometric services fee. As previously 

stated, if you are unable to pay for the 

biometric services fee, you may 

complete a Form I–912 or submit a 

personal letter requesting a fee waiver 

with satisfactory supporting 

documentation. For more information 

on the biometric services fee, please 

visit the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov. If necessary, you may be 

required to visit an Application Support 

Center to have your biometrics 

captured. For additional information on 

the USCIS biometrics screening process 

please see the USCIS Customer Profile 

Management Service Privacy Impact 

Assessment, available at www.dhs.gov/ 

privacy. 

Refiling a Re-Registration TPS 

Application After Receiving a Denial of 

a Fee Waiver Request 

You should file as soon as possible 

within the 60-day re-registration period 

so USCIS can process your application 

and issue any EAD promptly. Properly 

filing early will also allow you to have 

time to refile your application before the 

deadline, should USCIS deny your fee 

waiver request. If, however, you receive 

a denial of your fee waiver request and 

are unable to refile by the re-registration 

deadline, you may still refile your Form 


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I–821 with the biometrics fee. This 

situation will be reviewed to determine 

whether you established good cause for 

late TPS re-registration. However, you 

are urged to refile within 45 days of the 

date on any USCIS fee waiver denial 

notice, if possible. See INA section 

244(c)(3)(C); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(3)(C); 8 

CFR 244.17(b). For more information on 

good cause for late re-registration, visit 

the USCIS TPS web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. Following denial of 

your fee waiver request, you may also 

refile your Form I–765 with fee either 

with your Form I–821 or at a later time, 

if you choose. 

Note: Although a re-registering TPS 

beneficiary age 14 and older must pay the 

biometric services fee (but not the Form I– 

821 fee) when filing a TPS re-registration 

application, you may decide to wait to 

request an EAD. Therefore, you do not have 

to file the Form I–765 or pay the associated 

Form I–765 fee (or request a fee waiver) at 

the time of re-registration, and could wait to 

seek an EAD until after USCIS has approved 

your TPS re-registration application. If you 

choose to do this, to re-register for TPS you 

would only need to file the Form I–821 with 

the biometrics services fee, if applicable, (or 

request a fee waiver). 

Mailing Information 

Mail your application for TPS to the 

proper address in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you . . . Mail to . . . 

Are applying for re-registration and you live in the following states/territories: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Colorado, 

Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, 

North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, 

South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Wisconsin, 

Wyoming.

U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: 

TPS El Salvador, P.O. Box 660864, Dallas, TX 75266. 

Non-U.S. Postal Delivery Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Attn: TPS El Salvador, 2501 S. State Highway, 121 Business Suite 400, Lewisville, TX 75067. 

Are applying for re-registration and you live in the following states/territories: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia.

U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: 

TPS El Salvador, P.O. Box 8635, Chicago, IL 60680–8635. 

Non-U.S. Postal Delivery Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Attn: TPS El Salvador, 131 S. Dearborn—3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603–5517. 

Are applying for re-registration and you live in the following states: Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: 

TPS El Salvador, P.O. Box 21800, Phoenix, AZ 85036. 

Non-U.S. Postal Delivery Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Attn: TPS El Salvador, 1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S, Suite 

100, Phoenix, AZ 85034. 

Are applying for the first time as a late initial registration (this is for all 

states/territories).

U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: 

TPS El Salvador, P.O. Box 8635, Chicago, IL 60680–8635. 

Non-U.S. Postal Delivery Service: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Attn: TPS El Salvador, 131 S. Dearborn—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 

wish to request an EAD or are reregistering for the first time following a 

grant of TPS by an IJ or the BIA, please 

mail your application to the appropriate 

mailing address in Table 1. When reregistering and requesting an EAD based 

on an IJ/BIA grant of TPS, please 

include a copy of the IJ or BIA order 

granting you TPS with your application. 

This will help us to verify your grant of 

TPS and process your application. 

Supporting Documents 

The filing instructions on the Form I– 

821 list all the documents needed to 

establish eligibility for TPS. You may 

also find information on the acceptable 

documentation and other requirements 

for applying or registering for TPS on 

the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/tps 

under ‘‘El Salvador.’’ 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD) 

How can I obtain information on the 

status of my EAD request? 

To get case status information about 

your TPS application, including the 

status of an EAD request, you can check 

Case Status Online at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center at 

800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). If 

your Form I–765 has been pending for 

more than 90 days, and you still need 

assistance, you may request an EAD 

inquiry appointment with USCIS by 

using the InfoPass system at https://

infopass.uscis.gov. However, we 

strongly encourage you first to check 

Case Status Online or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service Center for 

assistance before making an InfoPass 

appointment. 

Am I eligible to receive an automatic 

180-day extension of my current EAD 

through September 5, 2018, using this 

Federal Register notice? 

Yes. Provided that you currently have 

an El Salvador TPS-based EAD, this 

Federal Register notice automatically 

extends your EAD by 180 days (through 

September 5, 2018) if you: 

• Are a national of El Salvador (or an 

alien having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in El Salvador); 

• Have an EAD with a marked 

expiration date of March 9, 2018, 

bearing the notation A–12 or C–19 on 

the face of the card under Category. 

Although this Federal Register notice 

automatically extends your EAD 

through September 5, 2018, you must 

re-register timely for TPS in accordance 

with the procedures described in this 

Federal Register notice if you would 

like to maintain your TPS. 

When hired, what documentation may I 

show to my employer as evidence of 

employment authorization and identity 

when completing Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9)? 

You can find a list of acceptable 

document choices on the ‘‘Lists of 

Acceptable Documents’’ for Form I–9. 

Employers must complete Form I–9 to 

verify the identity and employment 

authorization of all new employees. 

Within three days of hire, employees 


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must present acceptable documents to 

their employers as evidence of identity 

and employment authorization to satisfy 

Form I–9 requirements. 

You may present any document from 

List A (which provides evidence of both 

identity and employment 

authorization), or one document from 

List B (which provides evidence of your 

identity) together with one document 

from List C (which is evidence of 

employment authorization), or you may 

present an acceptable receipt for List A, 

List B, or List C documents as described 

in the Form I–9 Instructions. Employers 

may not reject a document based on a 

future expiration date. You can find 

additional detailed information about 

Form I–9 on USCIS’ I–9 Central web 

page at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. 

An EAD is an acceptable document 

under List A. If your EAD has an 

expiration date of March 9, 2018, and 

states A–12 or C–19 under Category, it 

has been extended automatically for 180 

days by virtue of this Federal Register 

notice and you may choose to present 

this Notice along with your EAD to your 

employer as proof of identity and 

employment eligibility for Form I–9 

through September 5, 2018, unless your 

TPS has been withdrawn or your 

request for TPS has been denied. If you 

properly filed for a new EAD in 

accordance with this Notice, you will 

also receive Form I–797C, Notice of 

Action that will state your current A–12 

or C–19 coded EAD is automatically 

extended for 180 days. You may choose 

to present your EAD to your employer 

together with this Form I–797C as a List 

A document that provides evidence of 

your identity and employment 

authorization for Form I–9 through 

September 5, 2018, unless your TPS has 

been withdrawn or your request for TPS 

has been denied. See the subsection 

titled, ‘‘How do my employer and I 

complete the Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) using an 

automatically extended EAD for a new 

job?’’ for further information. 

To reduce confusion over this 

extension at the time of hire, you should 

explain to your employer that your EAD 

has been automatically extended 

through September 5, 2018. You may 

also provide your employer with a copy 

of this Federal Register notice, which 

explains that your EAD has been 

automatically extended. As an 

alternative to presenting evidence of 

your automatically extended EAD, you 

may choose to present any other 

acceptable document from List A, a 

combination of one selection from List 

B and one selection from List C, or a 

valid receipt. 

What documentation may I present to 

my employer for Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Form I–9) if I am already 

employed but my current TPS-related 

EAD is set to expire? 

Even though your EAD has been 

automatically extended, your employer 

will need to ask you about your 

continued employment authorization no 

later than before you start work on 

March 10, 2018. You will need to 

present your employer with evidence 

that you are still authorized to work. 

Once presented, you may correct your 

employment authorization expiration 

date in Section 1 and your employer 

should correct the EAD expiration date 

in Section 2 of Form I–9. See the 

subsection titled, ‘‘What corrections 

should my current employer and I make 

to Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) if my employment 

authorization has been automatically 

extended?’’ for further information. You 

may show this Federal Register notice 

to your employer to explain what to do 

for Form I–9 and to show that your EAD 

has been automatically extended 

through September 5, 2018. Your 

employer may need to reinspect your 

automatically extended EAD to check 

the expiration date and Category code to 

record the updated expiration date on 

your Form I–9 if your employer did not 

keep a copy of this EAD when you 

initially presented it. In addition, if you 

properly filed your Form I–765 to obtain 

a new EAD, you will receive a Form I– 

797C, Notice of Action. Form I–797C 

will state that your current A–12 or C– 

19 coded EAD is automatically extended 

for 180 days. You may present Form I– 

797C to your employer along with your 

EAD to confirm that the validity of your 

EAD has been automatically extended 

through September 5, 2018, unless your 

TPS has been withdrawn or your 

request for TPS has been denied. To 

reduce the possibility of gaps in your 

employment authorization 

documentation, you should file your 

Form I–765 to request a new EAD as 

early as possible during the reregistration period. 

The last day of the automatic EAD 

extension is September 5, 2018. Before 

you start work on September 6, 2018, 

your employer must reverify your 

employment authorization. At that time, 

you must present any document from 

List A or any document from List C on 

Form I–9 Lists of Acceptable 

Documents, or an acceptable List A or 

List C receipt described in the Form I– 

9 Instructions to reverify employment 

authorization. 

By September 6, 2018, your employer 

must complete Section 3 of the current 

version of the form, Form I–9 07/17/17 

N, and attach it to the previously 

completed Form I–9, if your original 

Form I–9 was a previous version. Your 

employer can check the USCIS’ I–9 

Central web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/I-9Central for the most 

current version of Form I–9. 

Note that your employer may not 

specify which List A or List C document 

you must present and cannot reject an 

acceptable receipt. 

Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to prove my 

status, such as proof of my Salvadoran 

citizenship? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

including reverifying employment 

authorization, employers must accept 

any documentation that appears on 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 need not reverify 

List B identity documents. Employers 

may not request documentation that 

does not appear on the ‘‘Lists of 

Acceptable Documents.’’ Therefore, 

employers may not request proof of 

Salvadoran citizenship or proof of reregistration for TPS when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. If presented with 

EADs that have been automatically 

extended, employers should accept such 

documents as a valid List A document 

so long as the EAD reasonably appears 

to be genuine and relates to the 

employee. Refer to the Note to 

Employees section of this Federal 

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. 

How do my employer and I complete 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) using my automatically 

extended employment authorization for 

a new job? 

When using an automatically 

extended EAD to complete Form I–9 for 

a new job before September 6, 2018, you 

and your employer should do the 

following: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘An alien authorized to work 

until’’ and enter September 5, 2018, the 

automatically extended EAD expiration 

date as the ‘‘expiration date, if 

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b. Enter your Alien Number/USCIS 

number or A-Number where indicated 

(your EAD or other document from DHS 

will have your USCIS number or ANumber printed on it; the USCIS 

number is the same as your A-Number 

without the A prefix). 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring it is 

in category A–12 or C–19 and has a 

March 9, 2018 expiration date; 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Insert September 5, 2018, the date 

that is 180 days from the date the 

current EAD expires. 

If you also filed for a new EAD, as 

proof of the automatic extension of your 

employment authorization, you may 

present your expired or expiring EAD 

with category A–12 or C–19 in 

combination with the Form I–797C 

Notice of Action showing that the EAD 

renewal application was filed and that 

the qualifying eligibility category is 

either A–12 or C–19. Unless your TPS 

has been withdrawn or your request for 

TPS has been denied, this document 

combination is considered an unexpired 

EAD under List A. In these situations, 

to complete Section 2, employers 

should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; and 

• The category code on the EAD is the 

same category code on Form I–797C, 

noting that employers should consider 

category codes A–12 and C–19 to be the 

same category code. 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Insert September 5, 2018, the date 

that is 180 days from the date the 

current EAD expires. Before the start of 

work on September 6, 2018, employers 

must reverify the employee’s 

employment authorization in Section 3 

of Form I–9. 

What corrections should my current 

employer and I make to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) if my 

employment authorization has been 

automatically extended? 

If you presented a TPS-related EAD 

that was valid when you first started 

your job and your EAD has now been 

automatically extended, your employer 

may need to re-inspect your current 

EAD if they do not have a copy of the 

EAD on file. You may, and your 

employer should, correct your 

previously completed Form I–9 as 

follows: 

1. For Section 1, you may: 

a. Draw a line through the expiration 

date in Section 1; 

b. Write September 5, 2018, the date 

that is 180 days from the date your 

current EAD expires above the previous 

date (March 9, 2018); and 

c. Initial and date the correction in the 

margin of Section 1. 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; and 

• Has an expiration date of March 9, 

2018. 

b. Draw a line through the expiration 

date written in Section 2; 

c. Write September 5, 2018, the date 

that is 180 days from the date the 

employee’s current EAD expires above 

the previous date (March 9, 2018); and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the Additional Information field in 

Section 2. 

In the alternative, if you properly 

applied for a new EAD, you may present 

your expired EAD with category A–12 

or C–19 in combination with the Form 

I–797C Notice of Action. The Form I– 

797C should show that the EAD renewal 

application was filed and that the 

qualifying eligibility category is either 

A–12 or C–19. To avoid confusion, you 

may also provide your employer a copy 

of this Notice. Your employer should 

correct your previously completed Form 

I–9 as follows: 

For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended for 180 days by ensuring: 

• It is in category A–12 or C–19; and 

• The category code on the EAD is the 

same category code on Form I–797C, 

noting that employers should consider 

category codes A–12 and C–19 to be the 

same category code. 

b. Draw a line through the expiration 

date written in Section 2; 

c. Write September 5, 2018, the date 

that is 180 days from the date the 

employee’s current EAD expires above 

the previous date (March 9, 2018); and 

d. Initial and date the correction in 

the Additional Information field in 

Section 2. 

Note: This is not considered a 

reverification. Employers do not need to 

complete Section 3 until either the 180-day 

extension has ended or the employee 

presents a new document to show continued 

employment authorization, whichever is 

sooner. By September 6, 2018, when the 

employee’s automatically extended EAD has 

expired, employers must reverify the 

employee’s employment authorization in 

Section 3. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

how do I verify a new employee whose 

EAD has been automatically extended? 

Employers may create a case in EVerify for a new employee using the 

EAD bearing the expiration date March 

9, 2018, or the Form I–797C receipt 

information provided on Form I–9. In 

either case, the receipt number entered 

as the document number on Form I–9 

should be entered into the document 

number field in E-Verify. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

what do I do when I receive a ‘‘Work 

Authorization Documents Expiration’’ 

alert for an automatically extended 

EAD? 

E-Verify automated the verification 

process for employees whose TPSrelated EAD was automatically 

extended. If you have employees who 

are TPS beneficiaries who provided a 

TPS-related EAD when they first started 

working for you, you will receive a 

‘‘Work Authorization Documents 

Expiring’’ case alert when the autoextension period for this EAD is about 

to expire. This indicates that you should 

update Form I–9 in accordance with the 

instructions above. Before such an 

employee starts to work on September 6, 

2018, employment authorization must 

be reverified in Section 3. Employers 

should not use E-Verify for 

reverification. 

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 I-9Central@

dhs.gov. Calls and emails are accepted 

in English 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’s Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee 

Rights Section (IER) (formerly the Office 

of Special Counsel for ImmigrationRelated Unfair Employment Practices) 

Employer Hotline at 800–255–8155 

(TTY 800–237–2515). The IER offers 

language interpretation in numerous 


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languages. Employers may also email 

IER at IER@usdoj.gov. 

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@dhs.gov. 

Calls are accepted in English, Spanish, 

and many other languages. Employees 

or applicants may also call the IER 

Worker Hotline at 800–255–7688 (TTY 

800–237–2515) for information 

regarding employment discrimination 

based upon citizenship, immigration 

status, or national origin, including 

discrimination related to Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and EVerify. The IER Worker Hotline 

provides language interpretation in 

numerous 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 the 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) Instructions. Employers may 

not require extra or additional 

documentation beyond what is required 

for Form I–9 completion. Further, 

employers participating in E-Verify who 

receive an E-Verify case result of 

‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) 

must promptly inform employees of the 

TNC and give such employees an 

opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC 

case result means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from an 

employee’s Form I–9 differs from 

Federal or state government records. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold pay, 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee because of the TNC 

while the case is still pending with EVerify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) 

case result is received when E-Verify 

cannot verify 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 website at http://

www.dhs.gov/E-verify. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

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 and/or show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS. 

Examples of such documents are: 

(1) Your current EAD; 

(2) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797C), the notice of receipt, for 

your application to renew your current 

EAD providing an automatic extension 

of your currently expired or expiring 

EAD; 

(3) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797C), the notice of receipt, for 

your Application for Temporary 

Protected Status for this re-registration; 

and 

(4) A copy of your Notice of Action 

(Form I–797), the notice of approval, for 

a past or current Application for 

Temporary Protected Status, if you 

received one from USCIS. Check with 

the government agency regarding which 

document(s) the agency will accept. 

Some benefit-granting agencies use the 

USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for 

Entitlements (SAVE) program to confirm 

the current immigration status of 

applicants for public benefits. 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 the following link: https:// 

save.uscis.gov/casecheck/, then by 

clicking the ‘‘Check Your Case’’ button. 

CaseCheck is a free service that lets you 

follow the progress of your SAVE 

verification using your date of birth and 

one immigration identifier number. If an 

agency has denied your application 

based solely or in part on a SAVE 

response, the agency must offer you the 

opportunity to appeal the decision in 

accordance with the agency’s 

procedures. If the agency has received 

and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE 

verification and you do not believe the 

response is correct, you may make an 

InfoPass appointment for an in-person 

interview at a local USCIS office. 

Detailed information on how to make 

corrections, make an appointment, or 

submit a written request to correct 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act can be found on the 

SAVE website at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

save. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00885 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6047–D–01] 

Consolidated Delegation of Authority 

for the Government National Mortgage 

Association (Ginnie Mae) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of delegation of 

authority. 

SUMMARY: This notice is issued to 

consolidate the authorities delegated 

from the Secretary to the President and 

Executive Vice President—Chief 

Operations Officer of the Government 

National Mortgage Association (Ginnie 

Mae). 

DATES: Applicability date: December 19, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Senior Vice President and Chief Risk 

Officer, Office of Enterprise Risk, 

Government National Mortgage 

Association, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, Capital View, 425 

3rd Street SW, 4th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20024; telephone number 202–475– 

4918 (this is not a toll-free number). 

Persons with hearing- or speechimpairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 (this 

is a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ginnie 

Mae is a wholly owned U.S. 

Government corporation within the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development. Ginnie Mae’s organic 

statute vests all the powers and duties 

of Ginnie Mae in the Secretary of HUD 

(12 U.S.C. 1723). 

In Ginnie Mae’s bylaws, the Secretary 

has delegated all the powers and duties 

of Ginnie Mae that were vested in the 

Secretary to Ginnie Mae. In previous 

Federal Register notices, the Secretary 

has delegated authority over Ginnie Mae 

to the Ginnie Mae President. 

Specifically, the Secretary has 

delegated: (1) All the Secretary’s 

authority with respect to managing 


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