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You can also ask the agency to look 

for SAVE notices or contact SAVE if 

they have any questions about your 

immigration status or automatic 

extension of TPS-related 

documentation. 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. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00770 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2787–25; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2008–0034] 

RIN 1615–ZB71 

Extension of the Designation of El 

Salvador for Temporary Protected 

Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected 

Status (TPS) extension. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security is extending the 

designation of El Salvador for 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 

months, beginning on March 10, 2025, 

and ending on September 9, 2026. This 

extension allows eligible TPS 

beneficiaries to retain TPS though 

September 9, 2026, so long as they 

otherwise continue to meet eligibility 

requirements for TPS. 

DATES: Extension of Designation of El 

Salvador for TPS begins on March 10, 

2025, 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 more information on TPS, 

including guidance on the registration 

process and additional information on 

eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS 

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

You can find specific information about 

El Salvador’s TPS designation by 

selecting ‘‘El Salvador’’ 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). 

• 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://www.uscis.gov/contactcenter. 

• You can also find more information 

at local USCIS offices, listed on the 

USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

about-us/find-a-uscis-office, 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 

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 

Extension of Designation of El 

Salvador for TPS: The 18-month 

extension of El Salvador’s TPS 

designation begins on March 10, 2025, 

and will remain in effect for 18 months, 

ending on September 9, 2026. The 

extension allows existing TPS 

beneficiaries to retain TPS through 

September 9, 2026, if they otherwise 

continue to meet the eligibility 

requirements for TPS. Existing TPS 

beneficiaries who wish to extend their 

status through September 9, 2026, must 

re-register during the 60-day reregistration period described in this 

notice. 

Re-registration: The 60-day reregistration period for existing 

beneficiaries runs from January 17, 

2025, through March 18, 2025. (Note: It 

is important for re-registrants to timely 

re-register during the re-registration 

period and not to wait until their 

Employment Authorization Documents 

(EADs) expire, as delaying reregistration could result in gaps in their 

employment authorization 

documentation.) 

Purpose of This Action (TPS) 

Through this notice, DHS sets forth 

procedures necessary for nationals of El 

Salvador (or individuals having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in El Salvador) to re-register for TPS and 

apply to renew their EAD with USCIS. 

Re-registration is limited to 

individuals who have previously 

registered for TPS under the prior 

designation of El Salvador and whose 

applications have been granted. If you 

do not re-register properly within the 

60-day re-registration period, USCIS 

may withdraw your TPS following 

appropriate procedures. See 8 CFR 

244.14. 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS under El Salvador’s 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period runs from January 17, 2025, 

through March 18, 2025. USCIS will 

issue new EADs with a September 9, 


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1El Salvador—Earthquakes Final Fact Sheet, 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, US Agency for International 

Development Situation Report, Sept. 7, 2001, 

available at https://reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/ 

el-salvador-earthquakes-final-fact-sheet-fiscal-yearfy-2001 (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). (The first 

earthquake on January 13, 2001, registered 7.6 in 

magnitude on the standard seismic scale; the 

earthquake on February 13, 2001, one month later, 

measured 6.6 in magnitude.) 

2Extension of the Designation of El Salvador 

Under the Temporary Protected Status Program; 

Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization 

Documentation for Salvadorans, 67 FR 46000 (July 

11, 2002); Extension of the Designation of El 

Salvador Under Temporary Protected Status 

Program; Automatic Extension of Employment 

Authorization Documentation for El Salvador, 68 

FR 42071 (July 16, 2003); Extension of the 

Designation of Temporary Protected Status for El 

Salvador; Automatic Extension of Employment 

Authorization Documentation for El Salvador TPS 

Beneficiaries, 70 FR 1450 (Jan. 7, 2005); Extension 

of the Designation of Temporary Protected Status 

for El Salvador; Automatic Extension of 

Employment Authorization Documentation for El 

Salvadorian TPS Beneficiaries, 71 FR 34637 (June 

15, 2006); Extension of the Designation of El 

Salvador for Temporary Protected Status; 

Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization 

Documentation for Salvadoran TPS Beneficiaries, 

72 FR 46649 (Aug. 21, 2007); Extension of the 

Designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected 

Status, 73 FR 57128 (Oct. 1, 2008); Extension of the 

Designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected 

Status and Automatic Extension of Employment 

Authorization Documentation for Salvadoran TPS 

Beneficiaries, 75 FR 39556 (July 9, 2010); Extension 

of the Designation of El Salvador for Temporary 

Protected Status and Automatic Extension of 

Employment Authorization Documentation for 

Salvadoran TPS Beneficiaries, 77 FR 1710 (Jan. 11, 

2012); Extension of the Designation of El Salvador 

for Temporary Protected Status, 78 FR 32418, (May 

30, 2013); Extension of the Designation of El 

Salvador for Temporary Protected Status, 80 FR 893 

(Jan. 7, 2015); Extension of the Designation of El 

Salvador for Temporary Protected Status, 81 FR 

44645 (July 8, 2016). 3Termination of the Designation of El Salvador 

for Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 2654 (Jan. 

18, 2018). 4Ramos v. Nielsen, 336 F. Supp. 3d 1075 (N.D. 

Cal. 2018), appeal dismissed, No. 18–16981 (9th 

Cir. June 29, 2023). 5Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries 

of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El 

Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and 

Nepal, 87 FR 68717 (Nov. 16, 2022). 6Reconsideration and Rescission of Termination 

of the Designation of El Salvador for Temporary 

Protected Status; Extension of the Temporary 

Protected Status Designation for El Salvador, 88 FR 

40282 (June 21, 2023). 

7Although 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 in the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 

2135. The Secretary may designate a country (or 

part of a country) for TPS on the basis of ongoing 

armed conflict such that returning would pose a 

serious threat to the personal safety of the country’s 

nationals and habitual residents, an environmental 

disaster (including an epidemic), or extraordinary 

and temporary conditions in the country that 

prevent the safe return of the country’s nationals. 

INA sec. 244(b)(1); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1). For 

environmental disaster-based designations, certain 

other statutory requirements must be met, including 

that the foreign government must officially request 

a TPS designation. INA sec. 244(b)(1)(B); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(B). A designation based on 

extraordinary and temporary conditions cannot be 

made if the Secretary finds that allowing the 

country’s nationals to remain temporarily in the 

United States is contrary to the national interest of 

the United States. INA sec. 244(b)(1)(C); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(C). 

2026 expiration date to eligible 

beneficiaries granted TPS under El 

Salvador’s designation who timely reregister and apply for EADs. Given the 

time frames involved with processing 

TPS re-registration applications, DHS 

recognizes that not all re-registrants may 

receive a new EAD before their current 

EAD expires. Accordingly, through this 

Federal Register notice, DHS 

automatically extends through March 9, 

2026, the validity of certain EADs 

previously issued under the TPS 

designation of El Salvador. As proof of 

continued employment authorization 

through March 9, 2026, TPS 

beneficiaries can show their EAD with 

the notation A12 or C19 under Category 

and a ‘‘Card Expires’’ date of March 9, 

2025, June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 2022, Oct. 

4, 2021, Jan. 4, 2021, Jan. 2, 2020, Sept. 

9, 2019, or March 9, 2018. This notice 

explains how TPS beneficiaries and 

their employers may determine if an 

EAD is automatically extended and how 

this affects the Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, E-Verify, and 

USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for 

Entitlements (SAVE) processes. 

Individuals who have an Application 

for Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

821) for El Salvador or TPS-related 

Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765) that was 

still pending as of January 17, 2025, do 

not need to file either application again. 

If USCIS approves an individual’s 

pending Form I–821, USCIS will grant 

the individual TPS through September 

9, 2026. Similarly, if USCIS approves a 

pending TPS-related Form I–765, USCIS 

will issue the individual a new EAD 

that will be valid through the same date. 

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, and are authorized to 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, if it 

is still valid beyond the date TPS 

terminates. 

When was El Salvador designated for 

TPS? 

El Salvador was initially designated 

for TPS on the basis of environmental 

disaster, following two separate massive 

earthquakes in 2001 1 that resulted in a 

substantial disruption of living 

conditions, at the request of the 

country’s government, and because El 

Salvador temporarily was unable to 

handle adequately the return of its 

nationals. See Designation of El 

Salvador Under Temporary Protected 

Status Program, 66 FR 14214 (Mar. 9, 

2001). After its initial designation, El 

Salvador’s TPS designation was 

extended 11 consecutive times 2 (for 

periods of 12 or 18 months at a time) 

under the same statutory basis of 

environmental disaster. Following the 

statutorily required review of the 

country conditions in 2018, former 

Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced 

the termination of the TPS designation 

for El Salvador effective September 9, 

2019.3 As the result of federal litigation 

challenging the termination, this 

termination did not take effect.4 5 On 

June 13, 2023, Secretary Alejandro 

Mayorkas announced the 

reconsideration and rescission of the 

termination of TPS designation for El 

Salvador and extended the TPS 

designation on the basis of 

environmental disaster through March 

9, 2025.6

What authority does the Secretary have 

to extend 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 

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.7 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 


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8Helping farmers beat the climate crisis in 

Central America’s Dry Corridor, United Nations 

Environment Program (UNEP), June 16, 2023, 

available at: https://www.unep.org/news-andstories/story/helping-farmers-beat-climate-crisiscentral-americas-dry-corridor (last visited Nov. 26, 

2024). 

9Country Analysis: El Salvador, ACAPS, Feb. 

2024, available at: https://www.acaps.org/en/ 

countries/el-salvador# (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

10El Salvador Crisis Response Plan 2023–2025, 

International Organization for Migration (IOM), Jan. 

22, 2024, available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/elsalvador/el-salvador-crisis-response-plan-2023- 

2025 (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

11 Id. 

12Slew of earthquakes in El Salvador affects over 

100 homes, Reuters, Jan. 16, 2023, available at: 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/slewearthquakes-el-salvador-affects-over-100-homes2023-01-16/ (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

13El Salvador: Floods—DREF operational Update 

(MDRSV016), International Federation of Red Cross 

and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Aug. 15, 2024, 

available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/ 

el-salvador-floods-dref-operational-updatemdrsv016 (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

14 Id. 

15Emergency Response Plan Severe Weather And 

Floods—El Salvador June 2024, ChildFund Alliance 

& Educo, pg. 2, July 2, 2024, available at: https:// 

reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/emergencyresponse-plan-severe-weather-and-floods-elsalvador-june-2024 (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

16The departments of San Miguel and San 

Vicente were among the most affected by the 

earthquakes of January and February 2001. See: El 

Salvador—Earthquakes Final Fact Sheet, supra note 

1; El Salvador: Floods—DREF operational Update 

(MDRSV016), supra note 13. 

17Supra note 15. 

18 Id. 

19Witnessing climate change: The voices of El 

Salvador, United Nations Development Program 

(UNDP), June 8, 2023, available at: https://

climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stories/ 

witnessing-climate-change-voices-el-salvador (last 

visited Sep. 20, 2024). 

20Mackey, Danielle, The true cost of El Salvador’s 

new gold rush, The Guardian, Apr. 4, 2024, 

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

environment/2024/apr/04/el-salvador-gold-rushenvironmental-activists-metal-mining-ban-nayibbukele (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

21El Salvador’s Water Crisis, The Borgen Project, 

Nov. 30, 2023, available at: https://

borgenproject.org/el-salvadors-water-crisis/ (last 

visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

22 Id. 

23Rural Women’s Constant Struggle for Water in 

Central America, Inter Press Service, May 2, 2023, 

available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/el-salvador/ 

Continued 

designation, termination, or extension of 

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

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

in 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 foreign state 

continues to meet the conditions for 

TPS designation, the designation will be 

extended for an additional period of 6 

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 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 is the Secretary Extending the TPS 

Designation for El Salvador Through 

September 9, 2026? 

DHS has reviewed country conditions 

in El Salvador. Based on the 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 

extension is warranted because the 

conditions supporting El Salvador’s 

2001 designation for TPS on the basis of 

environmental disaster remain. 

Overview 

Geological and weather events, 

including significant storms and heavy 

rainfall in 2023 and 2024, have 

continued to affect El Salvador, 

including some of the areas most 

heavily impacted by the 2001 

earthquakes. In addition, a significant 

percentage of El Salvador’s population 

continues to lack access to adequate 

clean water and lives in conditions 

similar to those described in previous 

TPS designations for El Salvador. 

While progress has been made in 

repairing physical damage caused by the 

2001 earthquakes, subsequent 

environmental disasters, infrastructure 

challenges, continued climate risks, a 

weak macroeconomic environment, and 

food insecurity underscore that the 

country conditions underlying the 

original designation continue to 

significantly disrupt living conditions in 

El Salvador. 

Environmental Considerations 

El Salvador continues to experience 

significant climate and geological 

events, including in regions that were 

severely impacted in the 2001 

earthquakes. Parts of El Salvador are 

located in Central America’s ‘‘Dry 

Corridor,’’ an area that experiences 

dangerously long periods of drought 

alternating with periods of significant 

rainfall that negatively impact the 

livelihoods and food security of its 

inhabitants.8 The Atlantic hurricane 

season, spanning from approximately 

May or June to November, frequently 

impacts El Salvador and results in 

significant flooding as well as the 

destruction of crops and 

infrastructure.’’ 9 In addition to climate 

events, El Salvador is prone to 

significant geological events, such as 

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.10

The United Nations International 

Organization for Migration reports that 

the ‘‘recurrent shocks are becoming 

more intense; in the last seven years, 

storms and hurricanes have increased 

both in number and destructive 

force.’’ 11 In January 2023, Salvadoran 

authorities reported a series of 219 

earthquakes, which caused at least 20 

landslides in El Salvador in the span of 

24 hours.12

In June 2024, increased humidity off 

the Pacific coast of El Salvador led to 

exceptionally heavy and persistent 

rainfall, resulting in multiple landslides 

and flooding.13 The landslides affected 

homes and roads,14 causing 1,542 

families (more than 4,000 people) to be 

evacuated.15 Among the areas most 

impacted by heavy rains were regions 

that were significantly impacted by the 

2001 earthquakes, including both the 

San Miguel and San Vicente 

departments.16 While those areas were 

some of the most heavily affected, there 

was disastrous flooding throughout the 

entire country.17 The rains resulted in 

volatile conditions causing 

infrastructure damage and ultimately 

led to nationwide ‘‘red alerts,’’ warnings 

issued in response to dangerous weather 

conditions, and a declaration of a 

national state of emergency.18

Water and Food 

El Salvador experiences extreme 

weather events that impact its ability to 

meet certain basic needs, like access to 

water and food, for impacted 

Salvadorans.19 El Salvador currently 

lacks sufficient clean water to meet the 

needs of its population.20 Over 1.6 

million Salvadorans are estimated to 

have no access to clean water at home.21

Industrial and agricultural runoff are 

responsible for causing exceptionally 

high water pollution levels, and water is 

often left untreated due to poor state 

infrastructure, which leads to diseases 

such as dysentery and limits poor 

Salvadorans’ ability to work and go to 

school.22 People who live in the 144 

municipalities in El Salvador located in 

the Dry Corridor at times have to buy 

water, which can be difficult for the 

large percentage of the population that 

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rural-womens-constant-struggle-water-centralamerica (last visited Nov. 26, 2024). 

24El Salvador Annual Country Report 2023, 

World Food Programme (WFP), p. 3, Mar. 2024, 

available at: https://www.wfp.org/publications/ 

annual-country-reports-el-salvador (last visited 

Nov. 26, 2024). 

25 Id. 

26Under 8 CFR 274a.13(d), EADs with category 

A12 and C19 are eligible for an automatic extension 

of up to 540 days from the date on the face of the 

EAD if the bearer’s Form I–765 application is 

properly filed under either the A12 or C19 category 

and during the re-registration period described in 

the applicable Federal Register notice. 

access to clean water, El Salvador is 

experiencing deep-rooted food 

insecurity and malnutrition, with 

approximately one-fifth of El Salvador’s 

population experiencing moderate to 

severe food insecurity.24 El Salvador 

faces a multitude of challenges in 

combating hunger, including the 

socioeconomic impact of COVID–19, 

ongoing natural hazards and climate 

variability and the increase in global 

food, fuel and fertilizer prices.25

In summary, though progress has been 

made in recovery from the 2001 

earthquakes, El Salvador continues to be 

encumbered by natural disasters, 

environmental challenges, lack of access 

to clean water, and high food insecurity, 

all of which continue to render El 

Salvador unable to handle the return of 

its nationals. 

Based on this review and after 

consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, the Secretary has 

determined that: 

• The conditions supporting El 

Salvador’s designation for TPS continue 

to be met. See INA sec. 244(b)(3)(A) and 

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

• There has been an earthquake, 

flood, drought, epidemic, or other 

environmental disaster in El Salvador 

resulting in a substantial, but temporary, 

disruption of living conditions in the 

area affected that continues to prevent 

Salvadoran nationals (or individuals 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in El Salvador) from 

returning to El Salvador in safety; El 

Salvador is unable, temporarily, to 

handle adequately the return of its 

nationals; and El Salvador has officially 

requested designation of TPS. See INA 

sec. 244(b)(1)(B), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1)(B); 

• The designation of El Salvador for 

TPS should be extended for an 18- 

month period, beginning on March 10, 

2025, and ending on September 9, 2026. 

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

1254a(b)(3)(C). 

• There are approximately 232,000 

current El Salvador TPS beneficiaries 

who are eligible to re-register for TPS 

under the extension. 

Notice of the Designation of El Salvador 

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 El Salvador’s 

designation for TPS based on 

environmental disaster continue to be 

met. See INA sec. 244(b)(1)(B), (b)(3)(A); 

8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(B), (b)(3)(A). On the 

basis of this determination, I am 

extending the existing designation of El 

Salvador for TPS for 18 months, 

beginning on March 10, 2025, and 

ending on September 9, 2026. See INA 

sec. 244(b)(1)–(2); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)– 

(2). 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Eligibility and Employment 

Authorization for TPS 

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 Form I–821. When filing an 

application to re-register for TPS, you 

do not need to pay the application fee; 

however, you are required to pay the 

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 their authorization 

to work in the United States. You are 

not required to submit Form I–765 or 

have an EAD to be granted TPS, but see 

below for more information if you want 

an EAD to use as proof that you can 

work in the United States. 

Individuals who have an El Salvador 

TPS application (Form I–821) that was 

still pending as of January 17, 2025, do 

not need to file the application again. If 

USCIS approves an individual’s Form I– 

821, USCIS will grant the individual 

TPS through September 9, 2026. 

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–765, as well as for the Form 

I–821 for existing TPS beneficiaries who 

are re-registering. 

How can TPS beneficiaries obtain an 

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 with their TPS 

application, or separately later, if their 

TPS application is still pending or has 

been approved. 

Beneficiaries with an El Salvador 

TPS-related Form I–765 that was still 

pending as of January 17, 2025, do not 

need to file the application again. If 

USCIS approves a pending TPS-related 

Form I–765, USCIS will issue the 

individual a new EAD that will be valid 

through September 9, 2026. 

Can my TPS-related EAD be 

automatically extended? 

Yes. There are two ways for your TPSrelated EAD to be automatically 

extended. First, if you already have an 

EAD with a ‘‘Card Expires’’ date of 

March 9, 2025, June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 

2022, Oct. 4, 2021, Jan. 4, 2021, Jan. 2, 

2020, Sept. 9, 2019, or March 9, 2018, 

this Federal Register notice 

automatically extends it through March 

9, 2026 without any further action on 

your part. You do not need to present 

this FRN or any other additional 

documentation other than your EAD to 

use this automatic extension. 

Second, you may also be eligible for 

an automatic extension of up to 540 

days from the ‘‘Card Expires’’ date on 

the EAD if you file your Form I–765 

EAD renewal application during the reregistration period of January 17, 2025, 

through March 18, 2025 (‘‘Up to 540- 

Day Automatic EAD Extension’’).26 See 

the section ‘‘How can I receive an 

automatic extension of my current TPS 

EAD for up to 540 days from the ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date on the EAD by filing an 

EAD renewal application (‘‘Up to 540- 

Day Automatic EAD Extension’’)?’’ of 

this Federal Register notice for more 

information. Your EAD may be eligible 

for both types of extensions, but in no 

case will your EAD automatic extension 

be valid past September 9, 2026. If you 

take advantage of both types of EAD 

extensions, the automatic extension 

periods run concurrently. 

Filing Information 

USCIS offers the option to applicants 

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27Find information about online filing at ‘‘Forms 

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

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

28https://myaccount.uscis.gov/users/sign_up. 

29https://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. 

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. 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/stakeholdermessages/uscis-launches-online-pdffiling-option. 

Online filing: Form I–821 and Form I– 

765 are available for concurrent filing 

online.27 To file these forms online, you 

must first create a USCIS online 

account.28

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.29

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 . . . Mail to . . . 

You live in Texas and are using U.S. Postal Service (USPS) USCIS, Attn: TPS El Salvador, P.O. Box 660864, 

Dallas, TX 75266–0864. 

You live in Texas and are using are using FedEX, UPS, or DHL USCIS, Attn: TPS El Salvador (Box 660864), 2501 

S State Highway, 121 Business, Suite 400, 

Lewisville, TX 75067–8003. 

You live in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virgin Islands, 

Virginia, Washington, or West Virginia and you are using the U.S. Postal Service 

(USPS) 

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

You live in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virgin Islands, 

Virginia, Washington, or West Virginia and you are using FedEx, UPS, or DHL 

USCIS, Attn: TPS El Salvador (Box 8635), 131 S 

Dearborn St.—3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603– 

5517. 

You live in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, 

Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, 

New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming and you are using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 

USCIS, Attn: TPS El Salvador, P.O. Box 4091, 

Carol Stream, IL 60197–4091. 

You live in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, 

Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, 

New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming and you are using FedEx, UPS, or DHL 

USCIS, Attn: TPS El Salvador (Box 4091), 2500 

Westfield Drive, Elgin, IL 60124–7836. 

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 

establish eligibility for TPS. You may 

also find information on the acceptable 

documentation and other requirements 

for applying (also called registering) for 

TPS on the USCIS website at https://

www.uscis.gov/tps under ‘‘El Salvador.’’ 

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 to return to a U.S. port of entry to 

request re-entry 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 filing 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 filing Form I–131, a TPS 

applicant with a pending initial 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, 

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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 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 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://www.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 

https://uscis.gov or visit the USCIS 

Contact Center at https://www.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). 

Am I eligible to receive an automatic 

extension of my current EAD through 

March 9, 2026, through this Federal 

Register notice (‘‘FRN-Based Automatic 

EAD Extension’’)? 

Yes. Regardless of your country of 

birth, if you currently have an El 

Salvador TPS-based EAD with the 

notation A12 or C19 under Category and 

a ‘‘Card Expires’’ date of March 9, 2025, 

June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 2022, Oct. 4, 

2021, Jan. 4, 2021, Jan. 2, 2020, Sept. 9, 

2019, or March 9, 2018, this Federal 

Register notice automatically extends 

your EAD through March 9, 2026 

without any further action on your part. 

Although this Federal Register notice 

automatically extends your EAD 

through March 9, 2026, you still must 

timely re-register for TPS by filing Form 

I–821 in accordance with the 

procedures described in this Federal 

Register notice to maintain your TPS. 

You also should file your I–765 timely 

to avoid possible gaps in your 

employment authorization 

documentation. 

How can I receive an automatic 

extension of my current TPS EAD for up 

to 540 days from the ‘‘Card Expires’’ 

date on the EAD by filing an EAD 

renewal application (‘‘Up to 540-Day 

Automatic EAD Extension’’)? 

You qualify for this other type of 

automatic EAD extension if: 

• You properly file your renewal 

Form I–765 during the TPS reregistration period which is January 17, 

2025, through March 18, 2025; and 

• Your Form I–765 EAD renewal 

application is under category A12 or 

C19. 

As long as the categories listed on 

your EAD and I–797C receipt notice are 

A12 or C19, they do not need to be the 

same. (For example, your EAD may still 

be automatically extended for up to 540 

days if your EAD says C19 and your 

renewal application says A12.) 

For purposes of your employer 

verifying your employment eligibility 

on the Form I–9, if you choose to 

complete your Form I–9 using the ‘‘Up 

to 540-Day Automatic EAD Extension,’’ 

the automatic extension period starts 

from the ‘‘Card Expires’’ date on your 

EAD. You may use the EAD Automatic 

Extension Calculator available at 

https://www.uscis.gov/eadautoextend to 

determine the automatically extended 

expiration date. 

When hired, what documentation may I 

show to my employer as evidence of 

identity and employment authorization 

when completing Form I–9? 

You can find the Lists of Acceptable 

Documents on Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, as well as the 

Acceptable Documents web page at 

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

acceptable-documents. 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. See 

the section ‘‘How do my employer and 

I complete Form I–9 using my 

automatically extended EAD for a new 

job?’’ of this Federal Register notice for 

more information. 

A. FRN-based Automatic EAD 

Extension. If your EAD states A12 or 

C19 under Category and has a ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date of March 9, 2025, June 30, 

2024, Dec. 31, 2022, Oct. 4, 2021, Jan. 

4, 2021, Jan. 2, 2020, Sept. 9, 2019, or 

March 9, 2018, this Federal Register 

notice extends it automatically, and you 

may choose to present your EAD to your 

employer as proof of identity and 

employment eligibility for Form I–9 

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birth noted on the EAD does not have 

to reflect the TPS-designated country of 

El Salvador for you to be eligible for this 

extension. You may, but are not 

required to, show this Federal Register 

notice to your employer to explain what 

to do for Form I–9 and to show that 

USCIS has automatically extended your 

EAD through March 9, 2026. 

B. Up to 540-day Automatic EAD 

Extension. To show that you qualify for 

this extension, present: 

1. Your EAD with a Category Code of 

A12 or C19 and 

2. Your Form I–797C, Notice of 

Action, for your Form I–765 renewal 

EAD application showing a Category 

Code of A12 or C19. The ‘‘Received 

Date’’ on this notice must fall within the 

re-registration period described in this 

FRN, which is from (January 17, 2025, 

through March 18, 2025). 

The A12 or C19 categories on your 

Form I–797C, Notice of Action, and 

facially expired or expiring A12 or C19 

EAD do not need to match, as long as 

each lists A12 or C19 as the category. 

(For example, your EAD may still be 

automatically extended for up to 540 

days if your EAD says C19 and your 

renewal application says A12.) 

What documentation may I present to 

my employer for Form I–9 if I am 

already employed but my current TPSrelated EAD is set to expire? 

Your employer is required by law to 

ask you about your continued 

employment authorization. Your 

employer may need to reexamine your 

automatically extended EAD to check 

the ‘‘Card Expires’’ date and Category 

code if your employer did not keep a 

copy of your EAD when you initially 

presented it. Once your employer has 

reviewed the ‘‘Card Expires’’ date and 

Category code, they should update the 

EAD expiration date in Section 2 of 

Form I–9. See the section ‘‘What 

updates should my current employer 

make to Form I–9 if my EAD has been 

automatically extended?’’ of this 

Federal Register notice for more 

information. 

A. FRN-based Automatic EAD 

Extension. If you choose to use the 

automatic EAD extension based on this 

Federal Register notice, you may show 

this Federal Register notice to your 

employer to explain what to do for Form 

I–9 and to show that USCIS has 

automatically extended your EAD 

through March 9, 2026; however, you 

are not required to do so. The last day 

of this automatic EAD extension is 

March 9, 2026. Before you start work on 

March 10, 2026, your employer is 

required by law to reverify your 

employment authorization on Form I–9. 

B. Up to 540-day Automatic EAD 

Extension. If you filed your EAD 

renewal application during the reregistration period indicated in this 

Federal Register notice and choose to 

have your EAD automatically extended 

for up to 540 days from the ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date on your EAD, but no later 

than September 9, 2026, present: 

1. Your EAD with a Category Code of 

A12 or C19, and 

2. The Form I–797C, Notice of Action, 

showing a Category Code of A12 or C19. 

The ‘‘Received Date’’ on this notice 

must fall within the re-registration 

period described in this FRN, which is 

from (January 17, 2025, through March 

18, 2025). 

By the end date of your automatic 

EAD extension, 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 

these lists to reverify employment 

authorization. 

Your employer may not specify which 

List A or List C document you must 

present and cannot reject an acceptable 

receipt. 

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 

employment authorization based on 

another immigration status. If you want 

to obtain a new TPS-based EAD valid 

through September 9, 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 Salvadoran citizenship, or 

a Form I–797C 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 

other documentation, such as proof of 

Salvadoran citizenship or proof of 

registration for TPS, when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. If you present an 

EAD that USCIS has automatically 

extended, employers should accept it as 

a valid List A document if the EAD 

reasonably appears to be genuine and to 

relate to you. 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 

Form I–9 using my automatically 

extended EAD for a new job? 

A. FRN-based Automatic EAD 

Extension. When using this this type of 

automatically extended EAD to 

complete Form I–9 for a new job before 

March 10, 2026: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘A noncitizen authorized to 

work until’’ and enter September 9, 

2026, as the ‘‘expiration date’’; and 

b. Enter your USCIS number or ANumber where indicated. (Your EAD or 

other document from DHS will have 

your USCIS number or A-Number 

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 whether the EAD is autoextended by ensuring it is in category 

A12 or C19 and has a ‘‘Card Expires’’ 

date of March 9, 2025, June 30, 2024, 

Dec. 31, 2022, Oct. 4, 2021, Jan. 4, 2021, 

Jan. 2, 2020, Sept. 9, 2019, or March 9, 

2018; 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Write March 9, 2026, as the 

expiration date. 

Before the start of work on March 10, 

2026, employers must reverify the 

employee’s employment authorization 

on Form I–9. 

B. Up to 540-day Automatic EAD 

Extension. If you filed your EAD 

renewal application during the reregistration period indicated in this 

Federal Register notice and choose to 

have your EAD automatically extended 

for up to 540 days from the ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date on your EAD: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘A noncitizen authorized to 

work until;’’ and 

b. Enter your USCIS number or ANumber where indicated. (Your EAD or 

other document from DHS will have 

your USCIS number or A-Number 

printed on it; the USCIS number is the 

same as your A-Number without the A 

prefix.) 

c. Enter September 9, 2026 as the 

expiration date. 

2. In Section 2, in the List A column, 

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a. Determine whether the EAD is 

automatically extended by ensuring 

your EAD is in category A12 or C19 and 

that your Form I–797C indicates that 

you filed your Form I–765 renewal EAD 

application under Category A12 or C19 

and during the re-registration period 

indicated in this Federal Register 

notice; 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. In the Expiration Date field, enter 

the date 540 days from the ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date on the EAD. This date 

may not be later than September 9, 

2026. Use the Automatic Extension 

Eligibility Calculator at https://

www.uscis.gov/eadautoextend to 

calculate your new EAD expiration date. 

f. Employers should also enter ‘‘EAD 

EXT’’ in the Additional Information 

field. 

What updates should my current 

employer make to Form I–9 if my EAD 

has been automatically extended? 

If you presented a TPS-related EAD 

that was valid when you first started 

your job and USCIS has now 

automatically extended your EAD, your 

employer may need to re-examine your 

current EAD if they do not have a copy 

of the EAD on file. Your employer 

should determine whether your EAD is 

automatically extended by ensuring that 

it contains Category A12 or C19. 

A. FRN-based automatic EAD 

Extension. If you are relying on an FRNbased automatic EAD extension, your 

employer should examine your EAD to 

see if it has a ‘‘Card Expires’’ date of 

March 9, 2025, June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 

2022, Oct. 4, 2021, Jan. 4, 2021, Jan. 2, 

2020, Sept. 9, 2019, or March 9, 2018. 

Your employer may not rely on the 

country of birth listed on the card to 

determine whether you are eligible for 

this extension. 

If your employer determines that 

USCIS has automatically extended your 

EAD through this Federal Register 

notice, they should update Section 2 of 

your previously completed Form I–9 as 

follows: 

1. Write EAD EXT and March 9, 2026 

as the last day of the automatic 

extension in the Additional Information 

field; and 

2. Initial and date the correction. 

Note: This is not considered a 

reverification. Employers do not reverify the 

employee until either the automatic 

extension has ended, or the employee 

presents a new document to show continued 

employment authorization, whichever is 

sooner. By the date that the employee’s 

automatically extended EAD expires, 

employers are required by law to reverify the 

employee’s employment authorization on 

Form I–9. 

B. Up to 540-day Automatic EAD 

Extension. If you are relying on an up 

to 540-day automatic EAD extension, 

your employer must examine your Form 

I–797C indicating receipt of your Form 

I–765 renewal EAD application to 

determine if it was filed under Category 

A12 or C19 and during the reregistration period indicated in this 

Federal Register notice. Your employer 

will need to update Form I–9 by 

entering the appropriate automatic EAD 

extension expiration date and ‘‘EAD 

EXT’’ in the Section 2 Additional 

Information field. The new up to 540- 

day EAD extension expiration date 

starts from the ‘‘Card Expires’’ date on 

the face of your current EAD. Use the 

Automatic Extension Eligibility 

Calculator at https://www.uscis.gov/ 

eadautoextend to calculate your new 

EAD expiration date. 

Note: This information also applies if you 

initially presented a TPS-related EAD that 

was automatically extended by the FRNBased Automatic EAD Extension and later 

obtained an up to 540-day automatic EAD 

extension. 

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 by entering 

the EAD document number and 

expiration date from Section 2 of Form 

I–9 into the corresponding fields in EVerify. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

what do I do when I receive a ‘‘Work 

Authorization Documents Expiring’’ 

alert for an automatically extended 

EAD? 

If you have an employee 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 auto-extension period for this EAD 

is about to expire. You must reverify 

your employee’s employment 

authorization on Form I–9 by the date 

their automatic EAD extension ends. 

Employers may 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@

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 other than 

what is required to complete Form I–9. 

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 

these employees an opportunity to 

resolve 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 

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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. Employmentauthorized employees who receive an 

FNC may call USCIS for assistance at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028). 

For more information about E-Verifyrelated discrimination or to report an 

employer for discrimination in the EVerify 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, if you present 

an EAD that has been automatically 

extended by this Federal Register 

notice, you do not need to show any 

other document, such as a Form I–797C, 

Notice of Action, reflecting receipt of a 

Form I–765 EAD renewal application or 

this Federal Register notice, to prove 

that you qualify for this extension. If 

you are presenting an EAD extended by 

an up to 540-day extension, you will 

need to show your Form I–797C, Notice 

of Action, reflecting receipt of your 

Form I–765. 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 current 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 El Salvador; 

• Your Form I–94, Arrival/Departure 

Record; 

• Your Form I–797, Notice of Action, 

reflecting approval of your Form I–765; 

or 

• Form I–797 or Form I–797C, Notice 

of Action, reflecting approval or receipt 

of a past or current Form I–821, if you 

received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

requesting documentation about which 

document(s) 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. While SAVE can 

verify that an individual has TPS or a 

pending TPS application, each agency’s 

procedures govern whether they will 

accept an unexpired EAD, Form I–797, 

Form I–797C, or Form I–94. If an agency 

accepts the type of TPS-related 

document you present, such as an EAD, 

the agency should accept your 

automatically extended EAD, regardless 

of the country of birth listed on the 

EAD. It may assist the agency if you: 

a. Give the agency a copy of the 

relevant Federal Register notice 

showing the extension of TPS-related 

documentation in addition to your 

recent TPS-related document with your 

A-Number, USCIS number, or Form I– 

94 number; 

b. Explain that SAVE will be able to 

verify the continuation of your TPS 

using this information; and 

c. Ask the agency to initiate a SAVE 

query with your information and follow 

through with additional verification 

steps, if necessary, to get a final SAVE 

response verifying your TPS. 

You can also ask the agency to look 

for SAVE notices or contact SAVE if 

they have any questions about your 

immigration status or automatic 

extension of TPS-related 

documentation. 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. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00626 Filed 1–10–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2790–25; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2021–0003] 

RIN 1615–ZB86 

Extension of the 2023 Designation of 

Venezuela for Temporary Protected 

Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected 

Status (TPS) extension. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Secretary) is 

extending the 2023 designation of 

Venezuela for Temporary Protected 

Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning 

on April 3, 2025, and ending on October 

2, 2026. Existing TPS beneficiaries who 

wish to extend their status through 

October 2, 2026, must re-register during 

the re-registration period described in 

this notice. 

DATES: Extension of the 2023 

Designation of Venezuela for TPS begins 

on April 3, 2025, 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 more information on TPS, 

including guidance on the registration 

process and additional information on 

eligibility, please visit the USCIS TPS 

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

You can find specific information about 

Venezuela’s TPS designation by 

selecting ‘‘Venezuela’’ from the menu 

on the left side of the TPS web page. 


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