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1 In general, individuals must be given an initial 

registration period of no less than 180 days to 

register for TPS, but the Secretary has discretion to 

provide for a longer registration period. See 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv). Historically, the length of the 

initial registration period has varied. Compare 66 

FR 14214 (March 9, 2001) (18-month initial 

registration period for applicants under TPS 

designation for El Salvador) with 80 FR 36346 (June 

24, 2015) (180-day initial registration period for 

applicants under TPS designation for Nepal). In 

recent years this period has generally been limited 

to the statutory minimum of 180 days, although 

later extensions of the initial registration period 

have also been announced for some countries. See, 

e.g., 81 FR 4051 (Jan. 25, 2016) (setting 180-day 

initial registration period during extension and 

redesignation of South Sudan for TPS); 78 FR 1866 

(Jan. 9, 2013) (setting 180-day initial registration 

period during extension and redesignation of Sudan 

for TPS); but see 75 FR 39957 (July 13, 2010) 

(extension of previously announced initial 180-day 

registration period for Haiti TPS applicants to allow 

more time for individuals to apply). After 

evaluating whether to limit the initial registration 

period for TPS under this new designation of 

Yemen to the statutory minimum of 180 days, DHS 

has determined that it will provide the full 18 

months of this designation for applicants to file 

their initial registration Form I–821 and, if desired, 

Form I–765 to obtain employment authorization 

documentation. Limiting the initial registration 

period to 180 days may place a burden on 

applicants who are unable to timely file but would 

otherwise be eligible for a grant of TPS. In addition, 

permitting registration throughout the entirety of 

the designation period could reduce the operational 

burden on USCIS, as incoming applications may be 

spread out over a longer period of time. This 

extended registration period is both in keeping with 

the humanitarian purpose of TPS and will better 

advance the goal of ensuring ‘‘the Federal 

Government eliminates . . . barriers that prevent 

immigrants from accessing government services 

available to them.’’ See Executive Order 14012, 

Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems 

and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts 

for New Americans, 86 FR 8277. 

To attract new applicants to the TSA 

PreCheck Application Program, an 

enrollment provider may choose to offer 

additional services or other incentives 

to TSA PreCheck applicants, beyond 

membership in the program, as part of 

its program fee. For instance, an 

enrollment provider may offer discounts 

for travel related products. 

TSA will ensure all enrollment 

options and membership fees are 

publically available on the TSA website 

once multiple vendors are operational. 

Applicants can use this publically 

available information to choose the 

enrollment option that best meets their 

needs based on the enrollment service 

offerings, convenience of enrollment 

center locations, pricing, and incentives. 

TSA will announce the details of these 

new enrollment options, when 

available, via https://www.tsa.gov/ 

precheck. 

Dated: July 1, 2021. 

Thomas L. Bush, 

Acting Executive Assistant Administrator, 

Operations Support. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14518 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2690–21; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2015–0005] 

RIN 1615–ZB76 

Extension and Redesignation of 

Yemen for Temporary Protected Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected 

Status extension and redesignation. 

SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Secretary) is 

extending the designation of Yemen for 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 

months, from September 4, 2021, 

through March 3, 2023, and 

redesignating Yemen for 18 months, 

effective September 4, 2021, through 

March 3, 2023. The extension allows 

currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to 

retain TPS through March 3, 2023, so 

long as they otherwise continue to meet 

the eligibility requirements for TPS. The 

redesignation of Yemen allows 

additional individuals who have been 

continuously residing in the United 

States since July 5, 2021, to obtain TPS, 

if otherwise eligible. Through this 

Notice, DHS also sets forth procedures 

necessary for Yemeni nationals (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Yemen) either 

to submit an initial registration 

application under the redesignation and 

apply for an Employment Authorization 

Document (EAD) or, if they already have 

TPS, to re-register under the extension 

and to apply for renewal of their EADs 

with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue new 

EADs with a March 3, 2023 expiration 

date to eligible beneficiaries under 

Yemen’s TPS designation who timely 

reregister and apply for EADs under this 

extension, or who timely register and 

apply for EADs under this 

redesignation. 

DATES: 

Extension of Designation of Yemen for 

TPS: The 18-month extension of the 

TPS designation of Yemen is effective 

September 4, 2021, and will remain in 

effect through March 3, 2023. The 60- 

day re-registration period runs from July 

9, 2021 through September 7, 2021. 

(Note: It is important for re-registrants to 

timely re-register during this 60-day 

period and not to wait until their EADs 

expire.) 

Redesignation of Yemen for TPS: The 

18-month redesignation of Yemen for 

TPS is effective September 4, 2021, and 

will remain in effect through March 3, 

2023. The initial registration period for 

new applicants under the Yemen TPS 

redesignation begins on July 9, 2021 and 

will remain in effect through March 3, 

2023.1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• You may contact Andria Strano, 

Acting Chief, Humanitarian Affairs 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, by mail at 5900 Capital 

Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 

20746, or by phone at 800–375–5283. 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the reregistration process and additional 

information on eligibility, please visit 

the USCIS TPS web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find 

specific information about this 

extension of Yemen’s TPS designation 

by selecting ‘‘Yemen’’ from the menu on 

the left side of the TPS web page. 

• If you have additional questions 

about TPS, please visit 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 are unable to 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 http://

www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS 

Contact Center at uscis.gov/ 

contactcenter. 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA Board of Immigration Appeals 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DOS U.S. Department of State 

EAD Employment Authorization Document 

FNC Final Nonconfirmation 

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 


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2 Data extracted from the Computer Linked 

Application Information Management System 

(CLAIMS3) and the USCIS Electronic Immigration 

System (ELIS) database in March, 2021. 

3As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section 

1517 of title XV of the Homeland Security Act of 

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

reference to the Attorney General in a provision of 

the INA describing functions transferred from the 

Department of Justice to DHS ‘‘shall be deemed to 

refer to the Secretary’’ of Homeland Security. See 

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

of 2002, tit. XV, section 1517). 

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 

SAVE—USCIS Systematic Alien Verification 

for Entitlements Program 

Secretary—Secretary of Homeland Security 

TNC—Tentative Nonconfirmation 

TPS—Temporary Protected Status 

TTY—Text Telephone 

USCIS—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

U.S.C.—United States Code 

Through this Notice, DHS sets forth 

procedures necessary for eligible 

nationals of Yemen (or individuals 

having no nationality who last 

habitually resided in Yemen) to (1) reregister for TPS and to apply for renewal 

of their EADs with USCIS or (2) submit 

an initial registration application under 

the redesignation and apply for an EAD. 

Re-registration is limited to 

individuals who have previously 

registered for TPS under the designation 

of Yemen and whose applications have 

been granted. 

For individuals who have already 

been granted TPS under Yemen’s 

designation, the 60-day re-registration 

period runs from July 9, 2021 through 

September 7, 2021. USCIS will issue 

new EADs with a March 3, 2023 

expiration date to eligible Yemeni TPS 

beneficiaries who timely re-register and 

apply for EADs. Given the timeframes 

involved with processing TPS reregistration applications, DHS 

recognizes that not all re-registrants may 

receive new EADs before their current 

EADs expire on September 3, 2021. 

Accordingly, through this Federal 

Register Notice, DHS automatically 

extends the validity of EADs previously 

issued under the TPS designation of 

Yemen for 180 days, through March 2, 

2022. Therefore, TPS beneficiaries can 

show their EADs with: (1) A September 

3, 2021 expiration date on the face of 

the card and (2) an A–12 or C–19 

category code as proof of continued 

employment authorization through 

March 2, 2022. This Notice explains 

how TPS beneficiaries and their 

employers may determine which EADs 

are automatically extended and how 

this affects the Form I–9, Employment 

Eligibility Verification, E-Verify, and 

USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for 

Entitlements (SAVE) processes. 

Individuals who have a Yemen TPS 

application (Form I–821) and/or 

Application for Employment 

Authorization (Form I–765) that was 

still pending as of July 9, 2021 do not 

need to file either application again. If 

USCIS approves an individual’s Form I– 

821, USCIS will grant the individual 

TPS through March 3, 2023. Similarly, 

if USCIS approves a pending TPSrelated Form I–765, USCIS will issue 

the individual a new EAD that will be 

valid through the same date. There are 

approximately 1,700 current 

beneficiaries under Yemen’s TPS 

designation.2

Under the redesignation, individuals 

who do not have TPS may submit an 

initial application during the initial 

registration period that runs from July 9, 

2021 and runs through the full length of 

the redesignation period ending March 

3, 2023. In addition to demonstrating 

continuous residence in the United 

States since July 5, 2021 and meeting 

other eligibility criteria, initial 

applicants for TPS under this 

redesignation must demonstrate that 

they have been continuously physically 

present in the United States since 

September 4, 2021, the effective date of 

this redesignation of Yemen, before 

USCIS may grant them TPS. The DHS 

Office of Immigration Statistics has 

estimated that approximately 480 

individuals may become newly eligible 

for TPS under the redesignation of 

Yemen. 

What is temporary protected status 

(TPS)? 

• TPS is a temporary immigration 

status granted to eligible nationals of a 

country designated for TPS under the 

INA, or to eligible persons without 

nationality who last habitually resided 

in the designated country. 

• During the TPS designation period, 

TPS beneficiaries are eligible to remain 

in the United States, may not be 

removed, and are authorized to obtain 

EADs so long as they continue to meet 

the requirements of TPS. 

• TPS beneficiaries may also apply 

for and be granted travel authorization 

as a matter of discretion. Upon return 

from such authorized travel, TPS 

beneficiaries retain the same 

immigration status they had prior to the 

travel. 

• To qualify for TPS, beneficiaries 

must meet the eligibility standards at 

INA section 244(c)(1)–(2), 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)–(2). 

• When the Secretary terminates a 

country’s TPS designation, beneficiaries 

return to one of the following: 

Æ The same immigration status or 

category that they maintained before 

TPS, if any (unless that status or 

category has since expired or been 

terminated); or 

Æ Any other lawfully obtained 

immigration status or category they 

received while registered for TPS, as 

long as it is still valid beyond the date 

TPS terminates. 

When was Yemen designated for TPS? 

Former Secretary of Homeland 

Security Jeh Johnson initially 

designated Yemen for TPS on 

September 3, 2015, based on ongoing 

armed conflict in the country resulting 

from the July 2014 offensive by the 

Houthis, a northern opposition group 

that initiated a violent, territorial 

expansion across the country, 

eventually forcing Yemeni government 

leaders into exile in Saudi Arabia. See 

Designation of Republic of Yemen for 

Temporary Protected Status, 80 FR 

53319 (Sept. 3, 2015). On January 4, 

2017, former Secretary Johnson 

announced an 18-month extension of 

Yemen’s existing designation and a 

redesignation of Yemen for TPS on the 

dual bases of ongoing armed conflict 

and extraordinary and temporary 

conditions. See Extension and 

Redesignation of Republic of Yemen for 

Temporary Protected Status, 82 FR 859 

(Jan. 4, 2017). In July 2018, former 

Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen extended 

Yemen’s designation for 18 months, 

though March 3, 2020. See Extension of 

the Designation of Yemen for 

Temporary Protected Status, 83 FR 

40307 (Aug. 14, 2018). Most recently, 

former Acting Secretary Chad Wolf 

extended Yemen’s TPS designation for 

an additional 18 months through 

September 3, 2021. See Extension of the 

Designation of Yemen for Temporary 

Protected Status, 85 FR 12313 (Mar. 2, 

2020). 

What authority does the Secretary have 

to extend the designation of Yemen 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 

(Government), to designate a foreign 

state (or part thereof) for TPS if the 

Secretary determines that certain 

country conditions exist.3 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, extension or termination of 


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4This extension and redesignation of TPS for 

Yemen is one of several instances in which the 

Secretary and, prior to the establishment of DHS, 

the Attorney General have simultaneously extended 

a country’s TPS designation and redesignated the 

country for TPS. See, e.g., 76 FR 29000 (May 19, 

2011) (extension and redesignation for Haiti); 69 FR 

60168 (Oct. 7, 2004) (extension and redesignation 

for Sudan); 62 FR 16608 (Apr. 7, 1997) (extension 

and redesignation for Liberia). 

5The War in Yemen and the Making of a Chaos 

State, The Atlantic, February 3, 2018. 

6Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen, launches coalition 

op against Houthi rebels, Reuters, March 25, 2015. 

7 Kali Robinson, Yemen’s Tragedy: War, 

Stalemate, and Suffering, Council on Foreign 

Relations, Feb. 5, 2021. 

8The United Nations in Yemen, https://

yemen.un.org/en/about/about-the-un, (last visited 

April 26, 2021). 

9Refugee Data Finder, The UN Refugee Agency, 

UNHCR, https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/ 

download/?url=Gb4fe1 (last visited Apr. 16, 2021). 

10Operational Update: Yemen, UNHCR, April 15, 

2021. 

11UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead 

at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’, UN News, 

Dec. 1, 2020. 

12Heritage at Risk in Yemen, UNESCO, https:// 

en.unesco.org/galleries/heritage-risk-yemen (last 

visited April 16, 2021). 

13WFP Yemen Emergency Dashboard, World 

Food Programme, March 2021. 

14UNICEF Yemen, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, 

https://www.unicef.org/yemen/water-sanitationand-hygiene (last visited April 23, 2021). 

15Saudi-led attacks devastated Yemen’s civilian 

infrastructure, dramatically worsening the 

humanitarian crisis, The Washington Post, Feb. 22, 

2021. 

a designation. See INA section 

244(b)(5)(A). The Secretary, in his/her 

discretion, may then grant TPS to 

eligible nationals of that foreign state (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in the designated 

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

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

At least 60 days before the expiration 

of a country’s TPS designation or 

extension, the Secretary, after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, must review the 

conditions in the foreign state 

designated for TPS to determine 

whether the conditions for the TPS 

designation continue to be met. See INA 

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

1254a(b)(3)(A). If the Secretary does not 

determine that the foreign state no 

longer meets 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 section 

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 

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

1254a(b)(3)(B). 

What is the Secretary’s authority to 

redesignate Yemen for TPS? 

In addition to extending an existing 

TPS designation, the Secretary, after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, may redesignate a 

country (or part thereof) for TPS.4 See 

section 244(b)(1) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(b)(1); see also section 

244(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)(A)(i) (requiring that ‘‘the 

alien has been continuously physically 

present since the effective date of the 

most recent designation of the state’’) 

(emphasis added). 

When the Secretary designates or 

redesignates a country for TPS, the 

Secretary also has the discretion to 

establish the date from which TPS 

applicants must demonstrate that they 

have been ‘‘continuously resid[ing]’’ in 

the United States. See section 

244(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)(A)(ii). The Secretary has 

determined that the ‘‘continuous 

residence’’ date for applicants for TPS 

under the redesignation of Yemen shall 

be July 5, 2021. Initial applicants for 

TPS under this redesignation must also 

show they have been ‘‘continuously 

physically present’’ in the United States 

since September 4, 2021, which is the 

effective date of the Secretary’s most 

recent designation, or redesignation, of 

Yemen. See section 244(c)(1)(A)(i) of the 

Act, 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(A)(i). For each 

initial TPS application filed under the 

redesignation, the final determination of 

whether the applicant has met the 

‘‘continuous physical presence’’ 

requirement cannot be made until 

September 4, 2021. USCIS, however, 

will issue employment authorization 

documentation, as appropriate, during 

the registration period in accordance 

with 8 CFR 244.5(b). 

Why is the Secretary extending the TPS 

designation for Yemen and 

simultaneously redesignating Yemen 

for TPS through March 3, 2023? 

DHS has reviewed conditions in 

Yemen. Based on this review and after 

consulting with DOS, the Secretary has 

determined that an 18-month extension 

is warranted because the armed conflict 

is ongoing, and the extraordinary and 

temporary conditions that prompted the 

2017 redesignation of Yemen persist. 

The Secretary has further determined 

that the conditions support 

redesignating Yemen for TPS under 

section 244(b)(1)(A) and (C) of the Act 

and changing the dates for ‘‘continuous 

residence’’ and ‘‘continuous physical 

presence’’ in the United States that 

applicants must meet, in addition to 

other requirements, to be eligible for 

TPS. 

In September 2014, the Houthi clan, 

with their armed wing, Ansar Allah, and 

forces allied with them, launched an 

attack on Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city, 

and much of the surrounding areas in an 

attempt to remove Yemen’s President 

Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi.5 The armed 

conflict in Yemen escalated on March 

25, 2015, when a coalition that included 

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab 

Emirates (UAE) entered the conflict 

with the aim of retaking the Houthis’ 

territorial gains and returning President 

Hadi to power.6 Now in its seventh year, 

the protracted conflict has shown no 

sign of abating, as fighting between 

Houthi and government forces 

continues.7

There are 24.1 million people 

(approximately 80% of the population) 

in need of humanitarian assistance as a 

result of civil war and conflict in 

Yemen.8 The United Nations High 

Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 

has recorded 69,160 Yemeni refugees 

and asylum-seekers in neighboring 

countries.9 Over 4 million people have 

been internally displaced within 

Yemen, and 166,000 of those were 

displaced in 2020.10 The number of 

those killed since the escalation in 

violence in 2015 is estimated at over 

233,000 individuals.11 The protracted 

armed conflict has resulted in high 

levels of food insecurity, limited access 

to water and medical care, and the largescale destruction of Yemen’s 

infrastructure and cultural heritage.12

The ongoing conflict has deepened 

Yemen’s difficult economic and 

humanitarian situation. The food 

security situation has significantly 

deteriorated, with 16.2 million people 

experiencing food insecurity.13 The 

conflict has also severely impacted the 

delivery of basic services, including 

health services, water, sanitation, and 

education. UNICEF estimates that 18 

million people in Yemen 

(approximately 59% of the population) 

do not currently have access to clean 

water and sanitation.14 Infrastructure 

damage as a result of the conflict has 

further constrained service delivery and 

relief efforts, as roads, bridges, flood 

control systems, health facilities, 

airports, and schools have been 

damaged or destroyed in the conflict.15

Even if a political resolution to the 

conflict is reached, Yemen will be faced 

with tremendous reconstruction needs. 

Additionally, thousands of landmines 

have been placed during the conflict, 


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16 Yemen: Houthi Landmines Kill Civilians, Block 

Aid, Human Rights Watch, April 22, 2019. 

17Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian 

Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark 

Lowcock: Briefing to the Security Council on the 

Humanitarian Situation in Yemen, United Nations 

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 

April 15, 2021. 

18A crisis with no end in sight: How the ongoing 

crisis in Taiz Governorate continues to put civilians 

at risk, Oxfam, p. 3, Dec. 2020. 

19Agencies fear hidden cholera deaths in Yemen 

as Covid-19 overwhelms clinics, The Guardian, July 

28, 2020. 

20After years of conflict, Yemen remains the 

world’s worst humanitarian crisis, a UNFPA 2021 

appeal shows, Reliefweb, Dec. 7, 2020. 

21After years of conflict, Yemen remains the 

world’s worst humanitarian crisis, a UNFPA 2021 

appeal shows, Reliefweb, Dec. 7, 2020. 

22 Yemen’s cholera outbreak now the worst in 

history as millionth case looms, The Guardian, Oct. 

12, 2017. 

23Cholera Situation in Yemen, December 2020, 

World Health Organization, Dec. 2020. 

24Osama B. Hassan & Laura B. Nellums, Cholera 

during COVID–19: The forgotten threat for forcibly 

displaced populations, EClinicalMedicine 

published by The Lancet, Volume 32, Feb. 11, 2021. 

25Agencies fear hidden cholera deaths in Yemen 

as Covid-19 overwhelms clinics, The Guardian, July 

28, 2020. 

26Republic of Yemen, World Bank Economic 

Update, April 2021. 

27Republic of Yemen, World Bank Economic 

Update, April 2021. 

28Republic of Yemen, World Bank Economic 

Update, April 2021. 29See FN 2. 

with mine clearance likely taking years 

to complete.16

COVID–19 has devastated what 

remained of Yemen’s healthcare 

infrastructure after years of protracted 

conflict. In April of 2021, it was 

reported that a new wave of COVID 

infections had more than doubled the 

number of confirmed cases in the 

preceding six weeks, and that while 

health facilities are increasingly turning 

people away for lack of space and 

supplies, reporting mechanisms capture 

only a small share of cases.17 In 

December of 2020, it was reported that 

only 51% of Yemen’s health facilities 

were functioning, and the country had 

desperately low testing capacity for 

COVID–19, a total of only 700 intensive 

care beds, and just 500 ventilators 

available for a population of over 30 

million people.18 In July of 2020, 

approximately 20% of the country’s 333 

districts had no medical doctors, with 

numbers continuing to decline as scores 

of doctors died from the virus.19

Healthcare for mothers and their babies 

is on the brink of collapse, with only 

20% of the remaining healthcare 

facilities providing maternal and 

newborn healthcare as of December 

2020.20 One woman and six newborns 

in Yemen die every two hours due to 

complications during pregnancy or 

childbirth.21

Yemen’s citizens have also been 

beleaguered by a cholera outbreak since 

2016.22 Between October 2016 and 

December 2020, 2,510,806 cases of 

cholera were recorded in Yemen.23

COVID–19 can exacerbate death tolls in 

areas with cholera outbreaks, because 

the twin crises can overwhelm the 

healthcare system, and COVID–19 

outbreaks can discourage cholera 

patients from seeking medical 

attention.24 The cholera outbreak in 

Yemen is considered to be the worst in 

modern times, affecting all other major 

health crises, including COVID–19, and 

contributing to widespread 

malnutrition.25

Since March of 2020, the economy of 

Yemen has contracted sharply from an 

already low base.26 The COVID–19 

pandemic depressed the worldwide oil 

market, which was particularly 

problematic for Yemen as the oil sector 

was previously the only large export 

earner in the Yemeni economy.27

Yemen’s private sector has suffered 

greatly from the armed conflict, and the 

shrinking of the economy has also 

affected the ability of laborers to bring 

home wages due to an extremely 

unreliable supply chain and a coercive 

business environment.28

Based upon this review and after 

consultation with appropriate 

Government agencies, the Secretary has 

determined that: 

• The conditions supporting Yemen’s 

designation for TPS continue to be met. 

See INA section 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 Yemen and, due to 

such conflict, requiring the return to 

Yemen of Yemeni nationals (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Yemen) would 

pose a serious threat to their personal 

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

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

• There continue to be extraordinary 

and temporary conditions in Yemen that 

prevent Yemeni nationals (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Yemen) from 

returning to Yemen in safety, and it is 

not contrary to the national interest of 

the United States to permit Yemeni TPS 

beneficiaries to remain in the United 

States temporarily. See INA section 

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

• The designation of Yemen for TPS 

should be extended for an 18-month 

period, from September 4, 2021, through 

March 3, 2023. See INA section 

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

• Yemen should be simultaneously 

redesignated for TPS effective 

September 4, 2021, through March 3, 

2023, on the statutory bases of ongoing 

armed conflict and extraordinary and 

temporary conditions. See section 

244(b)(1)(A) and (C) and (b)(2) of the 

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

(b)(2). 

• Under the redesignation, the 

Secretary has determined that TPS 

applicants must demonstrate that they 

have continuously resided in the United 

States since July 5, 2021. 

• Initial TPS applicants under the 

redesignation must demonstrate that 

they have been continuously physically 

present in the United States since 

September 4, 2021, the effective date of 

the redesignation of Yemen for TPS. 

• There are approximately 1,700 

current Yemen TPS beneficiaries who 

are expected to be eligible to re-register 

for TPS under the extension.29

• It is estimated that approximately 

480 additional individuals may be 

eligible for TPS under the redesignation 

of Yemen. This estimate includes 

Yemenis in the United States as 

nonimmigrants or without immigration 

status. 

Notice of Extension of the TPS 

Designation and Redesignation of 

Yemen 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 

Government agencies, the conditions 

supporting Yemen’s designation for TPS 

continue to be met. See INA section 

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

the basis of this determination, I am 

simultaneously extending the existing 

designation of TPS for Yemen for 18 

months, from September 4, 2021 

through March 3, 2023 and 

redesignating Yemen for TPS for the 

same 18-month period. See INA section 

244(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(C) and (b)(2); 8 

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

(b)(2). 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Required Application Forms and 

Application Fees to Register or Reregister for TPS 

To register or re-register for TPS based 

on the designation of Yemen, you must 

submit an Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821). If you are 

filing an initial application, you must 

pay the fee for the Application for 

Temporary Protected Status (Form I– 

821) or, if you can demonstrate an 

inability to pay the fee, you may be able 


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to have the fee waived. A fee waiver 

may be requested by submitting a 

Request for a Fee Waiver (Form I–912). 

If you are filing an application for reregistration, you do not need to pay the 

fee for the Application for Temporary 

Protected Status (Form I–821). There is 

no Form I–821 fee for re-registration. 

See 8 CFR 244.17. You may be required 

to pay the biometric services fee. If you 

can demonstrate an inability to pay the 

biometric services fee, you may request 

to have the fee waived. Please see 

additional information under the 

‘‘Biometric Services Fee’’ section of this 

Notice. 

EAD information if you are already a 

TPS Yemen Beneficiary: 

Through this Federal Register Notice, 

your existing EAD issued under the TPS 

designation of Yemen with the 

expiration date of September 3, 2021, is 

automatically extended for 180 days, 

through March 2, 2022. Although not 

required to do so, if you want to obtain 

a new EAD valid through March 3, 

2023, you must file an Application for 

Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765) and pay the Form I–765 fee (or 

request a fee waiver). If you do not want 

a new EAD, you do not have to file 

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

If you do not want to request a new EAD 

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

later date and pay the fee (or request a 

fee waiver), provided that you still have 

TPS or a pending TPS application. You 

may file the application for a new EAD 

either prior to or after your current EAD 

has expired. However, you are strongly 

encouraged to file your application for 

a new EAD as early as possible to avoid 

gaps in the validity of your employment 

authorization documentation and to 

ensure that you receive your new EAD 

by March 2, 2022. 

If you have a Form I–821 and/or Form 

I–765 that was still pending as of July 

9, 2021, then you do not need to file 

either application again. If USCIS 

approves your pending TPS application, 

USCIS will grant you TPS through 

March 3, 2023. Similarly, if USCIS 

approves your pending TPS-related 

Form I–765, it will be valid through the 

same date. 

EAD information if you are not 

already a TPS Yemen Beneficiary: 

Everyone must provide their 

employer with documentation showing 

that they have the legal right to work in 

the United States. You do not need to 

have an EAD, but you can obtain one 

and it will prove your legal right to 

work. If you are applying for initial 

registration and want an EAD, you must 

file and pay the fee for the Application 

for Employment Authorization (Form I– 

765). If you do not want to request an 

EAD now, you may also file Form I–765 

at a later date and pay the fee (or request 

a fee waiver), provided that you still 

have TPS or a pending TPS application. 

For more information on the 

application forms and fees for TPS, 

please visit the USCIS TPS web page at 

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

Form I–821, the Form I–765, and 

biometric services are also described in 

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

Biometric Services Fee 

Biometrics (such as fingerprints) are 

required for all applicants 14 years of 

age and older. Those applicants must 

generally submit a biometric services 

fee. As previously stated, if you can 

demonstrate an inability to pay the 

biometric services fee, you may be able 

to have the fee waived. A fee waiver 

may be requested by submitting a 

Request for Fee Waiver (Form I–912). 

For more information on the application 

forms and fees for TPS, please visit the 

USCIS TPS web page at www.uscis.gov/ 

tps. If necessary, you may be required to 

visit an Application Support Center to 

have your biometrics captured. For 

additional information on the USCIS 

biometrics screening process, please see 

the USCIS Customer Profile 

Management Service Privacy Impact 

Assessment, available at www.dhs.gov/ 

privacy. 

Refiling a TPS Initial Registration 

Application After Receiving Notice 

That the Fee Waiver Request Was Not 

Granted 

You should file as soon as possible so 

USCIS can process your application and 

issue any EAD promptly, if you 

requested one. If you receive a denial of 

a fee waiver request related to your 

initial TPS application, you must refile 

your Form I–821 for TPS along with the 

required fees no later than March 3, 

2023, in order to continue seeking 

initial TPS. If your fee waiver request 

was not granted, you may also refile 

your Form I–765, with fee, either with 

your Form I–821 or at a later time, if you 

choose. 

Note: An initial applicant for TPS must pay 

the Form I–821 filing fee and those 

applicants age 14 or older must also pay the 

biometric services fee, unless granted a fee 

waiver. However, you may decide to wait to 

request an EAD. Therefore, you do not have 

to file the Form I–765 or pay the associated 

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

the time of registration, and could wait to 

seek an EAD until after USCIS has approved 

your TPS registration application or at any 

later date you decide you want to request an 

EAD. If you choose to do this, to register for 

TPS you only need to file the Form I–821 

with the $50 filing fee and the biometric 

services fee, if applicable (or request a fee 

waiver). 

Refiling a TPS Re-Registration 

Application After Receiving Notice 

That the Fee Waiver Request Was Not 

Granted 

You should file as soon as possible so 

USCIS can process your application and 

issue any EAD promptly, if you 

requested one. Properly filing early will 

also allow you to have time to refile 

your application before the deadline, 

should USCIS not grant your fee waiver 

request. If you receive a notice that your 

fee waiver request was not granted and 

are unable to refile by September 7, 

2021, you may still refile your Form I– 

821 with the biometrics fee. USCIS will 

review this situation to determine 

whether you established good cause for 

late TPS re-registration. However, you 

are urged to refile within 45 days of the 

date on any USCIS notice that the fee 

waiver was not granted, if possible. See 

INA section 244(c)(3)(C); 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(3)(C); 8 CFR 244.17(b). For 

more information on good cause for late 

re-registration, visit the USCIS TPS web 

page at http://www.uscis.gov/tps. If your 

fee waiver request is not granted, you 

may also refile your Form I–765 with fee 

either with your Form I–821 or at a later 

time, if you choose. 

Note: A re-registering TPS beneficiary age 

14 and older must pay the biometric services 

fee (but not the Form I–821 filing fee), or 

request a fee waiver, when filing a TPS reregistration application. However, you may 

decide to wait to request an EAD. Therefore, 

you do not have to file the Form I–765 or pay 

the associated Form I–765 fee (or request a 

fee waiver) at the time of re-registration, and 

could wait to seek an EAD until after USCIS 

has approved your TPS re-registration 

application or at any later date you decide 

you want to request an EAD. If you choose 

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

only need to file the Form I–821 with the 

biometric services fee, if applicable (or 

request a fee waiver). 

Mailing Information 

Mail your application for TPS to the 

proper address in Table 1. 


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TABLE 1—MAILING ADDRESSES

If you would like to send 

your application by: Then, mail your application to: 

U.S. Postal Service .............. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: TPS Yemen, P.O. Box 6943, Chicago, IL 60680–6943. 

FedEx, UPS, or DHL ............ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Attn: TPS Yemen (Box 6943), 131 S. Dearborn Street—3rd Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60603–5517. 

If you were granted TPS by an 

Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of 

Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you 

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

grant of TPS by an IJ or the BIA, please 

mail your application to the appropriate 

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

on an IJ/BIA grant of TPS, please 

include a copy of the IJ or BIA order 

granting you TPS with your application. 

This will help us to verify your grant of 

TPS and process your application. 

Supporting Documents 

The filing instructions on the Form I– 

821 list all the documents needed to 

establish eligibility for TPS. You may 

also find information on the acceptable 

documentation and other requirements 

for applying or registering for TPS on 

the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/tps 

under ‘‘Yemen.’’ 

Employment Authorization Document 

(EAD) 

How can I obtain information on the 

status of my TPS application and EAD 

request? 

To get case status information about 

your TPS application, including the 

status of an EAD request, you can check 

Case Status Online at http://

www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS 

Contact Center at uscis.gov/ 

contactcenter. If your Form I–765 has 

been pending for more than 90 days, 

and you still need assistance, you may 

ask a question about your case online at 

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 

180-day extension of my current EAD 

through March 2, 2022, using this 

Federal Register Notice? 

Yes. Regardless of your country of 

birth, provided that you currently have 

a Yemen TPS-based EAD with an 

expiration date of September 3, 2021, on 

the face of the card, bearing the notation 

A–12 or C–19 under Category, this 

notice automatically extends your EAD 

through March 2, 2022. Although this 

Federal Register Notice automatically 

extends your EAD through March 2, 

2022, you must re-register timely for 

TPS in accordance with the procedures 

described in this Federal Register 

Notice to maintain your TPS and 

employment authorization. 

When hired, what documentation may I 

show to my employer as evidence of 

employment authorization and identity 

when completing Form I–9? 

You can find the Lists of Acceptable 

Documents on the third page of Form I– 

9 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 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 any document from 

List A (which provides evidence of both 

identity and employment 

authorization), or one document from 

List B (which provides evidence of your 

identity) together with one document 

from List C (which provides evidence of 

employment authorization), or you may 

present an acceptable receipt for List A, 

List B, or List C documents as described 

in the Form I–9 instructions. Employers 

may not reject a document based on a 

future expiration date. You can find 

additional information about Form I–9 

on the I–9 Central web page at http://

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 further information. If your 

EAD has an expiration date of 

September 3, 2021 and states A–12 or 

C–19 under Category, it has been 

extended automatically by virtue of this 

Federal Register Notice and you may 

choose to present your EAD to your 

employer as proof of identity and 

employment eligibility for Form I–9 

through March 2, 2022, unless your TPS 

has been withdrawn or your request for 

TPS has been denied. 

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? 

Even though your EAD has been 

automatically extended, your employer 

is required by law to ask you about your 

continued employment authorization. 

Your employer may need to re-inspect 

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 

Expiration date and Category code, your 

employer 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 further information. You may 

show this Federal Register Notice to 

your employer to explain what to do for 

Form I–9 and to show that your EAD 

has been automatically extended 

through March 2, 2022, but you are not 

required to do so. The last day of the 

automatic EAD extension is March 2, 

2022. Before you start work on March 3, 

2022, your employer is required by law 

to reverify your employment 

authorization in Section 3 of Form I–9. 

By that time, you must present any 

document from List A or any document 

from List C on Form I–9 Lists of 

Acceptable Documents, or an acceptable 

List A or List C receipt described in the 

Form I–9 instructions to reverify 

employment authorization. 

Your employer may not specify which 

List A or List C document you must 

present and cannot reject an acceptable 

receipt. 

Can my employer require that I provide 

any other documentation to prove my 

status, such as proof of my Yemeni 

citizenship or a Form I–797C showing I 

re-registered for TPS? 

No. When completing Form I–9, 

including reverifying employment 

authorization, employers must accept 

any documentation that appears on the 

Form I–9 Lists of Acceptable Documents 

that reasonably appears to be genuine 

and that relates to you, or an acceptable 

List A, List B, or List C receipt. 


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Employers need not reverify List B 

identity documents. Therefore, 

employers may not request proof of 

Yemeni citizenship or proof of reregistration for TPS when completing 

Form I–9 for new hires or reverifying 

the employment authorization of 

current employees. If you present an 

EAD that has been automatically 

extended, employers should accept it as 

a valid List A document so long as the 

EAD reasonably appears to be genuine 

and relates 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 March 3, 2022, for 

Section 1, you should: 

a. Check ‘‘An alien authorized to work 

until’’ and enter March 2, 2022 as the 

‘‘expiration date’’; and 

b. Enter your Alien Number/USCIS 

number or A-Number where indicated 

(your EAD or other document from DHS 

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

number is the same as your A-Number 

without the A prefix). 

2. For Section 2, employers should: 

a. Determine if the EAD is autoextended by ensuring it is in category 

A–12 or C–19 and has a Card Expires 

date of September 3, 2021; 

b. Write in the document title; 

c. Enter the issuing authority; 

d. Provide the document number; and 

e. Write March 2, 2022, as the 

expiration date. 

Before the start of work on March 3, 

2022, employers must reverify the 

employee’s employment authorization 

in Section 3 of Form I–9. 

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 your EAD has now been 

automatically extended, your employer 

may need to re-inspect your current 

EAD if they do not have a copy of the 

EAD on file. Your employer should 

determine if your EAD is automatically 

extended by ensuring that it contains 

Category A–12 or C–19 and has a Card 

Expires date of September 3, 2021, on 

the front of the card. 

If your employer determines that your 

EAD has been automatically extended, 

your employer should update Section 2 

of your previously completed Form I–9 

as follows: 

1. Write EAD EXT and March 2, 2022, 

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 complete 

Section 3 until either the 180-day automatic 

extension has ended, or the employee 

presents a new document to show continued 

employment authorization, whichever is 

sooner. By March 3, 2022, when the 

employee’s automatically extended EAD has 

expired, employers are required by law to 

reverify the employee’s employment 

authorization in Section 3. 

If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, 

how do I verify a new employee whose 

EAD has been automatically extended? 

Employers may create a case in EVerify for a new employee by entering 

the number from the Document Number 

field on Form I–9 into the document 

number field in E-Verify. Employers 

should enter March 2, 2022, as the 

expiration date for an EAD that has been 

extended under this Federal Register 

Notice. 

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? 

E-Verify automated the verification 

process for TPS-related EADs that are 

automatically extended. If you have 

employees 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. 

Before this employee starts work on 

March 3, 2022, you must reverify his or 

her employment authorization in 

Section 3 of Form I–9. 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 I9Central@

uscis.dhs.gov. USCIS accepts calls and 

emails in English and many other 

languages. For questions about avoiding 

discrimination during the employment 

eligibility verification process (Form I– 

9 and E-Verify), employers may call the 

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights 

Division, Immigrant and Employee 

Rights Section (IER) Employer Hotline 

at 800–255–8155 (TTY 800–237–2515). 

IER offers language interpretation in 

numerous languages. Employers may 

also email IER at IER@usdoj.gov. 

Note to Employees 

For general questions about the 

employment eligibility verification 

process, employees may call USCIS at 

888–897–7781 (TTY 877–875–6028) or 

email USCIS at I-9Central@

uscis.dhs.gov. Calls are accepted in 

English, Spanish, and many other 

languages. Employees or applicants may 

also call the IER Worker Hotline at 800– 

255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515) for 

information regarding employment 

discrimination based upon citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

including discrimination related to 

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

Hotline provides language interpretation 

in numerous languages. 

To comply with the law, employers 

must accept any document or 

combination of documents from the 

Lists of Acceptable Documents if the 

documentation reasonably appears to be 

genuine and to relate to the employee, 

or an acceptable List A, List B, or List 

C receipt as described in the Form I–9 

Instructions. Employers may not require 

extra or additional documentation 

beyond what is required for Form I–9 

completion. Further, employers 

participating in E-Verify who receive an 

E-Verify case result of Tentative 

Nonconfirmation (TNC) must promptly 

inform employees of the TNC and give 

such employees an opportunity to 

contest the TNC. A TNC case result 

means that the information entered into 

E-Verify from an employee’s Form I–9 

differs from Federal or state government 

records. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold or 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee because of the TNC 

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

case result is received when E-Verify 

cannot verify an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Work-authorized 


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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 on 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, TPS 

beneficiaries presenting an 

automatically extended EAD as 

referenced in this Federal Register 

Notice do not need to show any other 

document, such as an I–797C Notice of 

Action or this Federal Register Notice, 

to prove that they qualify for this 

extension. However, while Federal 

Government agencies must follow the 

guidelines laid out by the Federal 

Government, state and local government 

agencies establish their own rules and 

guidelines when granting certain 

benefits. Each state may have different 

laws, requirements, and determinations 

about what documents you need to 

provide to prove eligibility for certain 

benefits. Whether you are applying for 

a Federal, state, or local government 

benefit, you may need to provide the 

government agency with documents that 

show you are a TPS beneficiary, show 

you are authorized to work based on 

TPS or other status, and/or that may be 

used by DHS to determine whether you 

have TPS or other immigration status. 

Examples of such documents are: 

• Your current EAD with a TPS 

category code of A12 or C19; 

• Your Form I–94, Arrival/Departure 

Record; 

• Your Form I–797, Notice of Action, 

reflecting approval of your Form I–765; 

or 

• Your Form I–797, the notice of 

approval, for a past or current Form I– 

821, if you received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. Some benefit-granting 

agencies use USCIS’ Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 

program to confirm the current 

immigration status of applicants for 

public benefits. While SAVE can verify 

when an individual has TPS, each 

agency’s procedures govern whether 

they will accept an unexpired EAD, 

Form I–797, or Form I–94, Arrival/ 

Departure Record. If an agency accepts 

the type of TPS-related document you 

are presenting, such as an EAD, the 

agency should accept your 

automatically extended EAD. It may 

assist the agency if you: 

a. Present the agency with 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 

save.uscis.gov/casecheck/. 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 (Anumber, 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 offer you the 

opportunity to appeal the decision in 

accordance with the agency’s 

procedures. If the agency has received 

and acted upon or will act upon a SAVE 

verification and you do not believe the 

SAVE response is correct, find detailed 

information on how to make corrections 

or update your immigration record, 

make an appointment, or submit a 

written request to correct records. More 

information can be found on the SAVE 

website at www.uscis.gov/save. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14670 Filed 7–7–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NCR–WHHO–NPS0032047; 

PPNCWHHOP0, PPMVSIE1Z.I00000 (212); 

OMB Control Number 1024–0277] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; National Park Service 

President’s Park National Christmas 

Tree Music Program Application 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the National Park Service (NPS) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Phadrea Ponds, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, National 

Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort 

Collins, CO 80525; or by email at 

phadrea_ponds@nps.gov. Please 

reference Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Control Number 1024– 

0277 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Katie Wilmes, Chief of 

Interpretation, President’s Park by email 

at Katie_Wilmes@nps.gov, or by 

telephone at 202–208–1631. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1024– 

0277 in the subject line of your 

comments. Individuals who are hearing 

or speech impaired may call the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for 

TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require approval 

under the PRA. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we invite the public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following: 


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