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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 

against an employee because of a 

mismatch while the case is still pending 

with E-Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation 

(FNC) case result occurs if E-Verify 

cannot confirm an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. 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 Ukraine; 

• 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. 2025–00771 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2794–25; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2014–0003] 

RIN 1615–ZB92 

Extension of the Designation of Sudan 

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 designation of Sudan for 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 

months, beginning on April 20, 2025, 

and ending on October 19, 2026. 

Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to 

extend their status through October 19, 


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2026, must re-register during the 60-day 

re-registration period described in this 

notice. 

DATES: Extension of Designation of 

Sudan for TPS begins on April 20, 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 

Sudan’s TPS designation by selecting 

‘‘Sudan’’ 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 after this notice is 

published. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA—Board of Immigration Appeals 

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DoS—U.S. Department of State 

EAD—Employment Authorization Document 

FNC—Final Nonconfirmation 

Form I–131—Application for Travel 

Documents, Parole Documents, and 

Arrival/Departure Records 

Form I–765—Application for Employment 

Authorization 

Form I–797—Notice of Action (Approval 

Notice) 

Form I–797C—Notice of Action (Receipt 

Notice) 

Form I–821—Application for Temporary 

Protected Status 

Form I–9—Employment Eligibility 

Verification 

Form I–912—Request for Fee Waiver 

Form I–94—Arrival/Departure Record 

FR—Federal Register 

Government—U.S. Government 

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

Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights 

Section 

IJ—Immigration Judge 

INA—Immigration and Nationality Act 

PDF—Portable Document Format 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

U.S.C.—United States Code 

Registration Information 

Extension of Designation of Sudan for 

TPS: The 18-month extension of the 

designation of Sudan for TPS begins on 

April 20, 2025, and will remain in effect 

for 18 months, ending on October 19, 

2026. The extension allows existing TPS 

beneficiaries to retain TPS through 

October 19, 2026, if they otherwise 

continue to meet the eligibility 

requirements for TPS. Existing TPS 

beneficiaries who wish to extend their 

status through October 19, 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 

Sudan (or individuals having no 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in Sudan) 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 Sudan 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 Sudan’s 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period runs from January 17, 2025, 

through March 18, 2025. USCIS will 

issue new EADs with an October 19, 

2026, expiration date to eligible 

beneficiaries granted TPS under Sudan’s 

designation who timely re-register and 

apply for EADs. Given the time frames 

involved with processing TPS reregistration 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 April 19, 

2026, the validity of certain EADs 

previously issued under the TPS 

designation of Sudan. As proof of 

continued employment authorization 

through April 19, 2026, TPS 

beneficiaries can show their EAD with 

the notation A–12 or C–19 under 

Category and a ‘‘Card Expires’’ date of 

April 19, 2025, June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 

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

2020, April 2, 2019, Nov. 2, 2018, or 

Nov. 2, 2017. 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 Sudan or 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 October 19, 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, are authorized to work, and 

may obtain EADs if they continue to 

meet the requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for and be granted travel authorization 

as a matter of DHS discretion. 

• To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries 

must meet the eligibility standards at 

INA section 244(c)(1)–(2), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)–(2). 

• When the Secretary terminates a 

foreign state’s TPS designation, 

beneficiaries return to one of the 

following: 


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1Termination of the Designation of Sudan for 

Temporary Protected Status, 82 FR 47228 (Oct. 11, 

2017). 

2Ramos v. Nielsen, No. 18-cv-01554 (N.D. Cal. 

October 3, 2018). 

3Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries 

of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El 

Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and 

Nepal, 87 FR 68717 (Nov. 16, 2022). 

4 Designation of Sudan for Temporary Protected 

Status, 87 FR 23202 (Apr. 19, 2022). 

5Extension and Redesignation of Sudan for 

Temporary Protected Status, 88 FR 56864 (Aug. 21, 

2023). 

6 INA section 244(b)(1) ascribes this power to the 

Attorney General. Congress transferred this 

authority from the Attorney General to the Secretary 

of Homeland Security. See Homeland Security Act 

of 2002, Pub. L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002). 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, environmental 

disaster (including an epidemic), or extraordinary 

and temporary conditions in the country that 

prevent the safe return of the country’s nationals. 

For environmental disaster-based designations, 

certain other statutory requirements must be met, 

including that the foreign government must request 

TPS. 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 U.S. national interest. INA sec. 

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

7Sudan Situation, UNHCR, https://

data.unhcr.org/en/situations/sudansituation (last 

visited on Oct. 31, 2024). 

8 Dozens of civilians are dead as rival military 

factions battle for control of Sudan, National Public 

Radio, April 17, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/ 

04/16/1170289462/sudans-army-and-rsf-are-doingbattle-leaving-56-civilians-dead. 

9Civil War in Sudan, Council on Foreign 

Relations, https://www.cfr.org/global-conflicttracker/conflict/power-struggle-sudan, (last visited 

on Oct. 31, 2024). 

10Sudan: Conflict Intensifies Following the 

Breakdown of Jeddah Talks, Armed Conflict 

Location & Event Data (ACLED), June 23, 2023, 

https://acleddata.com/2023/06/23/sudan-situationupdate-june-2023-conflict-intensifies-following-thebreakdown-of-jeddah-talks/; 2023 Country Reports 

on Human Rights Practices: Sudan, U.S. Dep’t of 

State, Mar. 30, 2024, https://www.state.gov/reports/ 

2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ 

sudan. 

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 Sudan designated for TPS? 

Sudan was initially designated for 

TPS on November 4, 1997, on the dual 

bases of ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

in Sudan that prevented nationals of 

Sudan from safely returning. See 

Designation of Sudan Under Temporary 

Protected Status, 62 FR 59737 (Nov. 4, 

1997). Sudan’s designation was 

extended and/or it was redesignated 

numerous times from its initial 

designation in 1997 until former Acting 

Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine 

Duke provided notice in the Federal 

Register on October 11, 2017, that she 

was terminating Sudan’s TPS 

designation, effective November 2, 

2018.1 This termination decision was 

the subject of litigation and a court 

order.2 As a result, the termination did 

not take effect.3 In April 2022, Secretary 

Mayorkas newly designated Sudan on 

the basis of extraordinary and temporary 

conditions effective April 19, 2022, 

through October 19, 2023.4 In August 

2023, the Secretary extended this 

designation and also redesignated 

Sudan for TPS on the basis of ongoing 

armed conflict and extraordinary and 

temporary conditions.5

What authority does the Secretary have 

to extend the designation of Sudan 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.6 The 

decision to designate any foreign state 

(or part thereof) is a discretionary 

decision, and there is no judicial review 

of any determination with respect to the 

designation, termination, or extension of 

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

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

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 conditions in the 

foreign state continue 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. e INA sec. 

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

Why is the Secretary extending the TPS 

designation for Sudan through October 

19, 2026? 

DHS has reviewed country conditions 

in Sudan. Based on the review, 

including input received from 

Department of State (DoS) and other 

U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary 

has determined that an 18-month TPS 

extension is warranted because the 

ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

supporting Sudan’s TPS designation 

remain. 

Overview 

Sudan continues to endure an armed 

conflict and a humanitarian crisis in 

which millions of individuals are 

exposed to violence, illness, and forced 

displacement. The conflict between the 

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and 

Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began 

in April 2023 has spread to most 

Sudanese states, devastating the civilian 

population across the country. 11.4 

million Sudanese—over 20 percent of 

the population—have been forcibly 

displaced, with 2.3 million having fled 

the country, resulting in the worst 

displacement crisis in the world.7 High 

levels of food insecurity, including 

famine, as well as the decimation of 

health care facilities, accompanied by 

multiple disease outbreaks, have 

contributed to a humanitarian 

emergency in Sudan. Further, Sudanese 

women and girls face widespread sexual 

and gender-based violence. 

Armed Conflict 

Political instability and power 

struggles following the October 2021 

dissolution of the transitional 

government established after the 

removal of former president Omar alBashir from office resulted in an 

outbreak of fighting between the SAF, 

led by General Abdel Fatah al-Burhan, 

and the RSF, led by General Mohamed 

Hamden Daglo, in April 2023.8 Since 

then, almost 15,000 people have been 

killed in the conflict.9

While Khartoum has continued to be 

the epicenter of the fighting, the warring 

factions, along with various allied 

militia, have engaged in violent attacks 

throughout the country, with Darfur 

being the locus of particularly deadly 

violence.10 According to the U.S. 

Department of State, RSF-affiliated 

militias have reportedly committed 

killings, abductions, rape, sexual 

slavery, and other physical abuses and 


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11 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights 

Practices: Sudan, U.S. Dep’t of State, Mar. 30, 2024, 

https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reportson-human-rights-practices/sudan. 

12 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights 

Practices: Sudan, U.S. Dep’t of State, Mar. 30, 2024, 

https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reportson-human-rights-practices/sudan. 

13 Genocide Determination in Sudan and 

Imposing Accountability Measures, January 7, 2025 

https://www.state.gov/genocide-determination-insudan-and-imposing-accountability-measures/ (last 

visited on Jan. 9, 2025). 

14Situation in the Sudan, U.N. Security Council, 

Feb. 29, 2024, pg. 7, https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/ 

local/2105958/n2405132.pdf. 

15Situation in the Sudan, U.N. Security Council, 

Feb. 29, 2024, pg. 7, https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/ 

local/2105958/n2405132.pdf. 

16Health data overview for the Republic of 

Sudan, World Health Organization, https://

data.who.int/countries/729 (last visited on Oct. 31, 

2024). 

17Sudan Humanitarian Update, UNOCHA, Oct. 1, 

2024, https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudanhumanitarian-update-1-october-2024. 

18Sudan Humanitarian Update, UNOCHA, Oct. 1, 

2024, https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudanhumanitarian-update-1-october-2024. 

19WFP Sudan Regional Crisis External Situation 

Report #8, WFP, Sept. 19, 2024, https://

reliefweb.int/report/sudan/wfp-sudan-regionalcrisis-external-situation-report-8-31-august-2024. 

20 Global community to urge action on escalating 

Sudan crisis at UN General Assembly, UNOCHA, 

UNHCR, Sept. 25, 2024, https://reliefweb.int/report/ 

sudan/global-community-urge-action-escalatingsudan-crisis-un-general-assembly-25-september2024-enar. 

21Sexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s 

displaced, U.N. News, Aug. 13, 2024, https://

reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sexual-violence-andfamine-stalk-sudans-displaced. 

22WFP Sudan Regional Crisis External Situation 

Report #8, WFP, Sept. 19, 2024, https://

reliefweb.int/report/sudan/wfp-sudan-regionalcrisis-external-situation-report-8-31-august-2024. 

23Sudan surpasses 100 attacks on healthcare 

since 2023 armed conflict began, WHO, Sept. 24, 

2024, https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudansurpasses-100-attacks-healthcare-2023-armedconflict-began. 

24Sudan Humanitarian Update, UNOCHA, Oct. 1, 

2024, https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudanhumanitarian-update-1-october-2024. 

25Sudan Humanitarian Update, UNOCHA, Oct. 1, 

2024, https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudanhumanitarian-update-1-october-2024. 

26Report of the Independent International FactFinding Mission for the Sudan, U.N. Human Rights 

Council, September 6, 2024, pg. 10, https://

www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ffm-sudan/index. 

27 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights 

Practices: Sudan, U.S. Dep’t of State, Mar. 30, 2024, 

https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reportson-human-rights-practices/sudan. 

28 Gender-based Violence Sub-cluster Response, 

UNOCHA, Oct. 15, 2023, https://

reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan/card/ 

5HPjTQBSaq/. 

29Sudan Protection Concerns: ten months into 

the war, ACAPS, Feb. 29, 2024, pg. 3, https://

www.acaps.org/fileadmin/Data_Product/Main_

media/20240229_ACAPS_Sudan_analysis_hub_

protection_concerns_10_months_into_the_war.pdf. 

mistreatment of civilians across 

Sudan.11 The Secretary of State has 

determined that members of the SAF 

and RSF committed war crimes in 

Sudan and that members of the RSF and 

allied militias committed crimes against 

humanity and ethnic cleansing.12 On 

January 7, 2025, Secretary Blinken 

concluded that members of the RSF and 

allied militias have committed genocide 

in Sudan.13 According to the U.N. 

Secretary General, the conflict in Sudan 

has been marked by human rights 

violations and breaches of international 

humanitarian law, with civilians 

targeted by air strikes, aerial 

bombardments, heavy artillery and 

indiscriminate shelling.14 The conflict 

has also featured looting, arbitrary 

arrests, torture, and the recruitment of 

child soldiers.15

Forced Displacement 

In October 2024, the U.N. Office for 

the Coordination of Humanitarian 

Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that ‘‘[a]n 

estimated 10.9 million [of a total 

estimated population of 50 million] 16

were now internally displaced within 

Sudan, of whom 8.1 million were 

displaced after 15 April 2023.’’ 17

UNOCHA also noted that, by September 

2024, about 2.2 million Sudanese had 

fled from Sudan to Egypt, Chad, the 

Central African Republic, Ethiopia, 

Libya, and South Sudan.’’ 18

Access to Food 

The World Food Program (WFP) has 

noted that increased food prices—a ‘‘28 

percent increase in the cost of the WFP 

local food basket from June to July 2024, 

driven by a sharp rise in the prices of 

basic commodities’’—have worsened 

‘‘the already dire food security situation 

across the country.’’ 19 UNOCHA and 

UNCHR reported in September 2024 

that ‘‘Sudan is now also the world’s 

largest hunger crisis, with over half of 

the country’s population—nearly 26 

million people—facing high levels of 

acute hunger.’’ 20 Global food security 

experts have confirmed famine 

conditions in North Darfur.21 According 

to the WFP, ‘‘13 other areas in Sudan, 

primarily in Darfur, Kordofan, 

Khartoum, and Gezira are at risk of 

famine.’’ 22

Disease and Access to Healthcare 

In September 2024, the World Health 

Organization (WHO) ‘‘estimated 70— 

80% of health facilities in areas worst 

affected by conflict, such as Al Jazirah, 

Kordofan, Darfur and Khartoum, and 

about 45% in other parts of the country, 

are now barely operational or closed, 

impacting millions of people living 

through one of the worst humanitarian 

disasters in recent memory.’’ 23 Sudan is 

also experiencing outbreaks of multiple 

diseases, such as cholera, malaria, 

dengue fever, measles, and rubella 

resulting from the ‘‘lack of operational 

health facilities, treatment, and 

medicines.’’ 24 In October 2024, 

UNOCHA stated that ‘‘an estimated 3.4 

million children under five years are at 

high risk of epidemic diseases’’ 

stemming from ‘‘significant declines in 

vaccination rates and the destruction of 

health, water, sanitation and hygiene 

infrastructure as a result of the ongoing 

conflict.’’ 25

Gender-Based Violence 

In Sudan, women and girls face 

widespread threats of sexual and 

gender-based violence.26 According the 

U.S. Department of State ‘‘[s]ince April 

[2023], humanitarian workers received 

an increasing number of reports of 

gender-based violence, including sexual 

violence, particularly against IDPs and 

women and girls in conflict areas.’’ 27

UNOCHA has reported that survivors of 

gender-based violence ‘‘are facing lifethreatening consequences such as strong 

suicidal tendencies.’’ 28 Armed Conflict 

Location & Event Data (ACLED) has 

reported surging sexual violence and its 

use as a weapon in the conflict by 

armed groups that ‘‘disproportionately 

target women and girls with multiple 

cases of sexual assault, including rape 

and sexual slavery, in the absence of 

authorities to curb the abuse and 

medical facilities to treat both the 

physical and mental effects of sexual 

violence.’’ 29

Based on this review and after 

consultation with appropriate U.S. 

Government agencies, the Secretary has 

determined that: 

• The conditions supporting Sudan’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 continues to be an ongoing 

armed conflict in Sudan and, due to 

such conflict, requiring the return to 

Sudan of Sudanese nationals (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Sudan) would 

pose a serious threat to their personal 

safety. See INA sec. 244(b)(1)(A), 8 

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

• There continue to be extraordinary 

and temporary conditions in Sudan that 

prevent Sudanese nationals (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Sudan) from 

returning to Sudan in safety, and it is 

not contrary to the national interest of 

the United States to permit Sudanese 

TPS beneficiaries to remain in the 

United States temporarily. See INA sec. 

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

• The designation of Sudan for TPS 

should be extended for an 18-month 

period, beginning on April 20, 2025, 

and ending on October 19, 2026. See 


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30Under 8 CFR 274a.13(d), EADs with category 

A–12 and C–19 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 A–12 

or C–19 category and during the re-registration 

period described in the applicable Federal Register 

notice. 

31Find information about online filing at ‘‘Forms 

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

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

32https://myaccount.uscis.gov/users/sign_up. 

33https://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. 

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

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

• There are approximately1,900 

current Sudanese TPS beneficiaries who 

are eligible to re-register for TPS under 

the extension. 

Notice of the Designation of Sudan 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 Sudan’s 

designation for TPS on the basis of 

ongoing armed conflict and 

extraordinary and temporary conditions 

are met, and it is not contrary to the 

national interest of the United States to 

permit Sudanese TPS beneficiaries to 

remain in the United States temporarily. 

See INA secs. 244(b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(C), 

8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(C). On 

the basis of this determination, I am 

extending the existing designation of 

Sudan for TPS for 18 months, beginning 

on April 20, 2025, and ending on 

October 19, 2026. See INA sec. 244(b)(1) 

and (b)(2); 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1), and 

(b)(2). 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Eligibility and Employment 

Authorization for TPS 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees to register or reregister for TPS: 

To re-register for TPS based on the 

designation of Sudan, you must submit 

a 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 a Sudan 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 October 19, 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–821 and Form I–765 for 

existing TPS beneficiaries who are reregistering. 

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 a Sudan TPSrelated 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 October 19, 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 April 

19, 2025, June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 2022, 

Oct. 4, 2021, Jan. 4, 2021, Jan. 2, 2020, 

April 2, 2019, Nov. 2, 2018, or Nov. 2, 

2017, this Federal Register notice 

automatically extends it through April 

19, 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 

a longer 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’’).30 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. If you take 

advantage of both types of EAD 

extensions, the automatic extension 

periods run concurrently. 

Filing Information 

USCIS offers the option to applicants 

for TPS under Sudan’s designation to 

file Form I–821 and related requests for 

EADs online or by mail. However, if you 

file Form I–912, Request for Fee Waiver 

or a written fee waiver request for any 

applications filed together with your 

Form I–821, you must submit your 

applications by mail. When filing a TPS 

application, you can also request an 

EAD by submitting a completed Form I– 

765 with your Form I–821. Under 

certain circumstances, you may also 

upload a completed Form I–765 with a 

fee or fee waiver request, in Portable 

Document Format (PDF) through your 

USCIS online account. More 

information about filing your Form I– 

765 and fee waiver request through a 

PDF upload is available at https://

www.uscis.gov/newsroom/stakeholdermessages/uscis-launches-online-pdffiling-option. 

Online filing: Form I–821 and Form I– 

765 are available for concurrent filing 

online.31 To file these forms online, you 

must first create a USCIS online 

account.32

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.33

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. 


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TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you send your paper application via: Then, mail your application to: 

U.S. Postal Service USPS .................................. USCIS, Attn: TPS Sudan, P.O. Box 6943, Chicago, IL 60680–6943. 

FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries .......................... USCIS, Attn: TPS Sudan (Box 6943), 131 S Dearborn St., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603–5517. 

If you were granted TPS by an 

immigration judge (IJ) or the Board of 

Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you 

wish to request an EAD, you may file 

Form I–765 online, mail your Form I– 

765 to the appropriate address in Table 

1, or submit a PDF upload. If you file 

online, you will be prompted to 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, please 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 reregister for TPS. You may also find 

information on the acceptable 

documentation and other requirements 

for re-registering) for TPS on the USCIS 

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

under ‘‘Sudan.’’ 

Travel 

TPS beneficiaries and TPS applicants 

with pending Form I–821 applications 

may also apply for travel authorization, 

which USCIS may grant as a matter of 

discretion. You must file for travel 

authorization if you wish to travel 

outside of the United States. If USCIS 

grants travel authorization, it gives you 

permission to leave the United States 

and return during a specific period. To 

request travel authorization, you must 

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

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

I–131 together with your Form I–821 or 

separately. When 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 separately 

based on a pending or approved Form 

I–821, send your form to the address 

listed in Table 2 and include a copy of 

Form I–797, Notice of Action, or Form 

I–797C, Notice of Action, indicating 

either approval or receipt of Form I–821. 

Form I–131 may not be filed by PDF 

upload. 

TABLE 2—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you are . . . Mail to . . . 

Filing Form I–131 together with 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).

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

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.

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

FedEx, UPS, or DHL.

USCIS, Attn: I–131 TPS, 2501 S State Hwy. 121 Business, Ste. 400, Lewisville, TX 75067. 

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.

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 

April 19, 2026, through this Federal 

Register notice (‘‘FRN-Based Automatic 

EAD Extension’’)? 

Yes. Regardless of your country of 

birth, if you currently have a Sudan 

TPS-based EAD with the notation A–12 

or C–19 under Category and a ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date of April 19, 2025, June 30, 

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

4, 2021, Jan. 2, 2020, April 2, 2019, Nov. 

2, 2018, or Nov. 2, 2017, this Federal 

Register notice automatically extends 

your EAD through April 19, 2026 

without any further action on your part. 

Although this Federal Register notice 

automatically extends your EAD 

through April 19, 2026, you still must 

timely re-register for TPS in accordance 

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Federal Register notice to maintain your 

TPS. You also should file your form 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 A–12 or 

C–19. 

As long as the categories listed on 

your EAD and Form I–797C receipt 

notice are A–12 or C–19, they don’t 

need to be the same. (For example, your 

EAD may still be automatically 

extended for up to 540 days if your 

facially expired or expiring EAD says C– 

19 and your renewal application says 

A–12.) 

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 business three 

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 A–12 or 

C–19 under Category and has a ‘‘Card 

Expires’’ date of April 19, 2025, June 30, 

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

4, 2021, Jan. 2, 2020, April 2, 2019, Nov. 

2, 2018, or Nov. 2, 2017, 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 through April 19, 2026. Your 

country of birth noted on the EAD does 

not have to reflect the TPS-designated 

country of Sudan 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 April 19, 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 

A–12 or C–19 and 

2. Your Form I–797C, Notice of 

Action, for your Form I–765 renewal 

EAD application showing a Category 

Code of A–12 or C–19. 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 A–12 or C–19 categories on your 

Form I–797C, Notice of Action, and 

facially expired or expiring A–12 or C– 

19 EAD do not need to match, as long 

as each lists A–12 or C–19 as the 

category. (For example, your EAD may 

still be automatically extended for up to 

540 days if your EAD says C–19 and 

your renewal application says A–12.) 

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 April 19, 2026; however, you 

are not required to do so. The last day 

of this automatic EAD extension is April 

19, 2026. Before you start work on April 

20, 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, present: 

1. Your facially expired or expiring 

EAD with a Category Code of A–12 or 

C–19, and 

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

showing a Category Code of A–12 or C– 

19. 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 

3, 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 work 

authorization based on another 

immigration status. If you want to 

obtain a new TPS-based EAD valid 

through October 19, 2026, you must file 

Form I–765 and pay the associated fee 

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Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to complete 

Form I–9, such as evidence of my status, 

proof of my Sudanese citizenship, or a 

Form I–797 showing that I registered for 

TPS? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

employers must accept any 

documentation you choose to present 

from the Form I–9 Lists of Acceptable 

Documents that reasonably appears to 

be genuine and that relates to you, or an 

acceptable List A, List B, or List C 

receipt. Employers may not request 

other documentation, such as proof of 

Sudanese 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? 

When using an automatically 

extended EAD to complete Form I–9 for 

a new job before April 20, 2026: 

1. For Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘A noncitizen authorized to 

work until’’ and enter October 19, 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 

A–12 or C–19 and has a ‘‘Card Expires’’ 

date of April 19, 2025, June 30, 2024, 

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

Jan. 2, 2020, April 2, 2019, Nov. 2, 2018, 

or Nov. 2, 2017; 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Write April 19, 2026, as the 

expiration date. 

Before the start of work on April 20, 

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 October 19, 2026 as the 

expiration date. 

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

the employer must: 

a. Determine whether the EAD is 

automatically extended by ensuring it is 

in category A–12 or C–19 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 October 19, 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 A–12 or C–19. 

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 

April 19, 2025, June 30, 2024, Dec. 31, 

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

2020, April 2, 2019, Nov. 2, 2018, or 

Nov. 2, 2017. 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, they should update Section 2 of 

your previously completed Form I–9 as 

follows: 

1. Write EAD EXT and April 19, 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 April 20, 2026, 

when the employee’s automatically 

extended EAD has expired, 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 also examine your 

Form I–797C indicating receipt of your 

Form I–765 renewal EAD application to 

determine if it was filed under Category 

A–12 or C–19 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, not to 

exceed the TPS designation end date 

indicated in this Federal Register 

notice. 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 FRN-Based 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 

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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 and emails 

calls 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 

against an employee because of a 

mismatch while the case is still pending 

with E-Verify. A Final Nonconfirmation 

(FNC) case result occurs if E-Verify 

cannot confirm an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Work-authorized 

employees who receive an FNC may call 

USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781 

(TTY 877–875–6028). For more 

information about E-Verify-related 

discrimination or to report an employer 

for discrimination in the E-Verify 

process based on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

contact IER’s Worker Hotline at 800– 

255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515). 

Additional information about proper 

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

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

ier and the USCIS and E-Verify websites 

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

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

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

For Federal purposes, 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 A–12 or C–19, even if 

your country of birth noted on the EAD 

does not reflect the TPS-designated 

country of Sudan; 

• 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 

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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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