Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Haiti

If you currently have TPS under Haiti’s designation and would like to keep your TPS, you must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from Jan. 26, 2023 through Mar. 27, 2023. We encourage you to re-register as soon as possible within the 60-day re-registration period.

If you are applying (TPS) under Haiti’s designation, effective Feb. 4, 2023, you must register during the 18-month registration period that runs from Jan. 26, 2023, through Aug. 3, 2024. We encourage you to register as soon as possible within the 18-month registration period.

If you are applying for TPS Haiti, 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.

We are automatically extending the validity of EADs with the category codes “A-12” or “C-19” and the expiration dates shown below that we issued to beneficiaries under the TPS designation of Haiti who continue to maintain TPS eligibility:

If you are a TPS Haiti beneficiary who applied for a new EAD but you 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. When you present your automatically extended EAD to your employer, you may refer them to this Federal Register Notice that shows that we have extended your EAD and employment authorization through June 30, 2024.

EADs issued with a Feb. 3, 2023 expiration date to individuals who registered for TPS for the first time under the 2021 new designation of Haiti.

USCIS has automatically extended the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued with a Feb. 3, 2023, expiration date under the TPS designation of Haiti through Feb. 3, 2024. If your EAD is covered through this automatic extension, you may continue to use your existing EAD through Feb. 3, 2024, as evidence you are authorized to work.

To prove that you are authorized to work in the United States, you may show the following documentation to your employer. Government agencies may also accept these documents if they need to determine your immigration status:

• Your TPS-related EAD with a Feb. 3, 2023, expiration date; and
• A copy of the Federal Register notice announcing the automatic extension.

Your employer may rely on the Federal Register notice as evidence of the continuing validity of your EAD. Go to the Documentation Employers May Accept and Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries May Present as Evidence of Employment Eligibility page for more information.

If we approve your TPS re-registration application and you paid the fee for a new EAD (or if we approved your fee waiver request), we will issue you a new EAD with the expiration date of Aug. 3, 2024.

For more information on TPS eligibility requirements, what to file, and step-by-step instructions on submitting a re-registration or initial TPS application package, go to the TPS page.

Extensions of Other DHS Documentation

In addition to EADs, 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 Haiti:

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. As long as 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 Haiti that ran from Jan. 18 through March 19, 2018, or the previous re-registration periods from May 24 through July 24, 2017, or from Aug. 25 through Oct. 26, 2015, or have a re-registration application that remains pending.

The extension does not apply if we have finally withdrawn or denied your TPS.

Information for TPS Beneficiaries Granted under the 2011 Haiti TPS Designation Regarding Re-registration

If you were granted TPS under the Haiti 2011 designation which is the subject of the Ramos litigation, your 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 in the event that the injunction is no longer in effect, you may re-register under the new designation of Haiti. To do so, you must file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, so USCIS may determine your continued TPS eligibility.

However, if you re-registered for TPS under the prior 2011 Haiti TPS designation in accordance with the re-registration time periods noted above and in the Federal Register Notice then your TPS does continue and your documents are valid through June 30, 2024. If you failed to file for re-registration in 1 of the noted time periods and file your Form I-821 now, we will treat your application as a new TPS application under the new 18-month designation of TPS for Haiti. If you have a pending re-registration application, we will also treat that application as an application under the new designation.

If you are a TPS Haiti beneficiary and your EAD was not automatically extended, or if you wish to apply for a new EAD, you may file Form I–765 with the appropriate fee or a fee waiver request. You may request a fee waiver by completing Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver. If we approve your application, we will issue an EAD with a June 30, 2024, expiration date. Similarly, we will issue EADs with a June 30, 2024, expiration date for those with pending EAD applications that we ultimately approve.

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 status 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 status “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 USCIS website on the finding legal advice web page.

We don’t 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.

More Information

• 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
• Re-Registration Period Now Open for Haitians with Temporary Protected Status
• 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 Ground 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 Flier (PDF, 34.69 KB)

Non-USCIS Links

• Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section