# Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: El Salvador

**ALERT:** On Dec. 28, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed *Ramos v. Nielsen*, 18-cv-01554 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 28, 2023). *Bhattarai v. Nielsen*, 19-cv-731 (N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019) was consolidated with *Ramos* in August 2023.  The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan remain effective. Current TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their TPS must re-register during the re-registration period for their country’s designation. The validity of Employment Authorization Documents and other TPS-related documentation that DHS automatically extended in this Federal Register notice continues through June 30, 2024.

**ALERT:** The Department of Homeland Security extended the re-registration periods for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan.

The re-registration period under the TPS designation of:
                      - El Salvador is currently open and runs through March 9, 2025;
                      - Haiti is currently open and runs through Aug. 3, 2024;
                      - Honduras is currently open and runs  through July 5, 2025;
                      - Nepal is currently open and runs through June 24, 2025;
                      - Nicaragua is currently open and runs through July 5, 2025; and
                      - Sudan is currently open and runs through April 19, 2025.

For more information, please see the Federal Register notice.

To maintain TPS, you must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from July 12, 2023 through Sept. 10, 2023.We encourage you to re-register for TPS as soon as possible within the 60-day re-registration period.

If you are applying for TPS El Salvador, you may file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, online. When filing an initial TPS application or re-registering for TPS, you can also request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by submitting a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online with your Form I-821.

File Online

If you are filing a paper initial TPS application or re-registering for TPS, or if you are filing for a replacement EAD for TPS you were already granted, send your TPS package to the appropriate address in the table below.

**EAD Extension**

We are automatically extending the validity of EADs with the category codes “A-12” or “C-19” and the following expiration dates shown below that we issued to beneficiaries under the TPS designation of El Salvador, as long as these individuals continue to be eligible for TPS:

If you are a TPS El Salvador beneficiary who applied for a new EAD but have not yet received it, you are also covered by this automatic extension as long as the EAD that you have contains 1 of the expiration dates noted in the chart above. You may show your EAD and the Federal Register Notice to employers to demonstrate that we have extended your EAD and employment authorization through June 30, 2024.

For more information on TPS eligibility requirements, what to file, and step-by-step instructions on submitting an initial TPS application package, go to the TPS page. You can find the filing fees for TPS related forms on our Fee Schedule page.

**Extensions of Other DHS Documentation**

Additionally, we are automatically extending the validity periods of the following Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, and Forms I-797, Notice of Action (Approval Notice) under the designation of El Salvador:

1 Your Forms I-94 and I-797 may show a different beginning date of validity than those listed here if you were a late initial filer (LIF) at the time because the forms would have the date of approval of your LIF application for TPS. If they bear an end date of validity listed in this chart, then they are automatically extended by this notice.

However, the extension of the validity periods above applies only if you properly filed for TPS re-registration during either the most recent DHS-announced registration period for TPS El Salvador that ran from Jan. 18 through March 19, 2018, or the previous re-registration period from July 8 through Sept. 6, 2016, or have a re-registration application that remains pending. The extension does not apply if we have withdrawn or denied your TPS.

**Information for TPS Beneficiaries Granted under the 2001 El Salvador TPS Designation Regarding Re-registration**

If you were granted TPS under the 2001 El Salvador designation which is the subject of the Ramos litigation, TPS currently continues through June 30, 2024 or as long as the Ramos injunction remains in effect.  However, if you wish to remain eligible for TPS, you may re-register under the new extension of El Salvador.  To do so, you must file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, so that USCIS may determine your continued TPS eligibility. For more information, see:
                    - INA section 244(c)(3)(C) (TPS beneficiary’s failure to register without good cause in form and manner specified by DHS is ground for TPS withdrawal);
                    - 8 CFR 244.17(b); and
                    - The  Form I-821 Instructions (PDF, 363.07 KB) .

You might be eligible for other immigration options listed on the Explore My Options page.

To apply for a lawful permanent status (Green Card), you must be eligible under one of the categories listed on the Green Card Eligibility Categories page. Once you find the category that may fit your situation, click on the link provided to get information on eligibility requirements, how to apply, and whether your family members can also apply with you.

**Note on Seeking Asylum**: Being granted and maintaining TPS until a reasonable period before the filing of the asylum application is considered an extraordinary circumstance for the purposes of the one year filing deadline. In other words, having TPS “stops the clock” on the requirement to file for asylum within one year of arriving in the United States, if the one-year clock has not already expired. See 8 CFR 208.4(a)(5)(iv).

Please be aware that some unauthorized practitioners may try to take advantage of you by claiming they can file TPS forms. These same individuals may ask that you pay them to file such forms. We want to ensure that all potential TPS applicants know how to obtain legitimate, accurate legal advice and assistance. A list of accredited representatives and free or low-cost legal providers is available on the finding legal advice web page.

We do not want you to become a victim of an immigration scam. If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure the person helping you is authorized to give legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited representative working for a Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized organization can give you legal advice. Visit the Avoid Scams page for information and resources.

                    - भट्टराइ बिरुद्द नेल्सन मुद्दाबारे पछिल्लो जानकारी (PDF, 1.44 MB)
                    - Dènye Nouvèl sou Plent Ramos Kont Nielsen an (PDF, 379.44 KB)
                    - تحديث بشأن راموس ضد نيلسين (PDF, 480.83 KB)
                    - Peyi ki Kalifye pou Pwogram TPS lan (Zafè Pwoteksyon Pwovizwa): Ayiti
                    - La période de réinscription est maintenant ouverte pour les Haïtiens bénéficiant du statut de protection temporaire
                    - Peryòd Re-Enskripsyon Louvri Kounye pou Ayisyen ak Estati Pwoteksyon Tanporè

**Forms**
                    - I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
                    - I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
                    - I-131, Application for Travel Document
                    - I-912,Request for Fee Waiver
                    - I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
                    - In-Country Refugee/Parole Processing for Central American Minors

**Tools**
                    - My Case Status
                    - Additional Information on Filing a Fee Waiver
                    - TPS Avoid Scams Flyer (PDF, 34.69 KB)

**Non-USCIS Links**
                    - Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section

04/01/2024

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