Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Nepal
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.
ALERT: On June 21, 2023, DHS published Federal Register notices (FRNs) announcing the rescission of the 2017 and 2018 terminations of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua effective June 9, 2023, and extend the TPS designations of:
- El Salvador for 18 months, from Sept. 10, 2023, through March 9, 2025 (60-day re-registration period from July 12, 2023, through Sept. 10, 2023);
- Honduras for 18 months, from Jan. 6, 2024, through July 5, 2025 (60-day re-registration period from Nov. 6, 2023, through Jan. 5, 2024);
- Nepal for 18 months, from Dec. 25, 2023, through June 24, 2025 (60-day re-registration period from Oct. 24, 2023, through Dec. 23, 2023); and
- Nicaragua for 18 months, from Jan. 6, 2024, through July 5, 2025 (60-day re-registration period from Nov. 6, 2023, through Jan. 5, 2024).
Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their status must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period for their country’s designation. Please do not re-register for TPS until the re-registration period for your country begins. USCIS cannot adjudicate your application before the effective date of the extension.
For additional information, please see the news release.
ALERT: As required by the court order staying proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, No. 19-cv-731 (N.D. Cal), USCIS is continuing the TPS and extending appropriate TPS-related documentation (Forms I-765, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Forms I-797, Notice of Action; and Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Record) for eligible beneficiaries of TPS Honduras and TPS Nepal, as we have done for the TPS beneficiaries in Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen et al., 336 F.Supp.3d 1075(N.D. Cal., Oct. 3, 2018), vacated on appeal, but reh’g requested 975 F.3d 872(9th Cir., Sept. 14, 2020)(“Ramos”).
As required by the court order staying proceedings in Bhattarai v. Nielsen, No. 19-cv-731 (N.D. Cal), USCIS is continuing the TPS and extending appropriate TPS-related documentation (Forms I-765, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Forms I-797, Notice of Action; and Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Record) for eligible beneficiaries of TPS Honduras and TPS Nepal, as we have done for the TPS beneficiaries in Ramos, et al. v. Nielsen et al., 336 F.Supp.3d 1075(N.D. Cal., Oct. 3, 2018), vacated on appeal, but reh’g requested 975 F.3d 872(9th Cir., Sept. 14, 2020)(“Ramos”). The Ramos case challenged the terminations of TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan.
Although a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction in Ramos on Sept. 14, 2020, the appellate court has not issued its directive to the district court to make that ruling effective, and the injunction remains in place at this time. The terminations of TPS for Nepal and Honduras will not take effect while the Ramos injunction is in place, because it presents similar issues to those presented in Bhattarai
For additional information, please see the Update on Bhattarai v. Nielsen webpage, the Update on Ramos v. Nielsen webpage, and the Nov. 2022 Federal Register Notice.
| TPS Continues Through: | June 24, 2025 Additionally, as long as the preliminary injunction ordered by the court in Ramos et al. v. Nielsen et al., 336 F.Supp.3d 1075 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2018) and the stay of proceedings ordered in Bhattarai, et al. v. Nielsen, et al., No. 19-cv-731 (N.D. Cal. March 12, 2019) remain in effect, or by other order of the court. |
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| Registration Period for People Who Already Have TPS: | Oct. 24, 2023, through June 24, 2025, for those re-registering for TPS under the designation extension announced in the June 21, 2023 FRN 88 FR 40317. |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Auto-Extended Through: | June 30, 2024, for current beneficiaries under the June 24, 2015 TPS designation for Nepal whose documents, as specified, have been automatically extended by the Nov. 2022 FRN. |
| Continuous Residence Date in U.S. Since: | June 24, 2015 |
| Continuous Physical Presence in U.S. Since: | June 24, 2015 |
| TPS Designation Date: | June 24, 2015 |
| Federal Register Notice Citation: |
To maintain TPS, you must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from Oct. 24, 2023 through Dec. 23, 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 Nepal, 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.
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.
| If you live in: | Mail your application to: |
|---|---|
| USCIS Elgin Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries: USCIS |
| USCIS Phoenix Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries: USCIS |
| USCIS Chicago Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries: USCIS |
We are automatically extending through June 30, 2024, the validity of EADs with the category codes “A-12” or “C-19” and the expiration dates shown below that we issued under the TPS designation for Nepal to beneficiaries who continue to maintain TPS eligibility:
| EAD expiration date | Now valid until: |
|---|---|
| June 24, 2018 | June 30, 2024 |
| June 24, 2019 | June 30, 2024 |
| March 24, 2020 | June 30, 2024 |
| Jan. 4, 2021 | June 30, 2024 |
| Oct. 4, 2021 | June 30, 2024 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | June 30, 2024 |
TPS Nepal beneficiaries who applied for a new EAD but have not yet received it 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 an 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.
In addition to EADs, we are automatically extending through June 30, 2024, the validity periods of the following Forms I-94, Arrival and Departure Records, and Forms I-797, Notice of Action (Approval Notice), previously issued to eligible beneficiaries under the TPS designation for Nepal:
| Beginning date of validity¹: | End date of validity: | Now valid until: |
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| Dec. 25, 2016 | June 24, 2018 | June 30, 2024 |
| June 25, 2018 | June 24, 2019 | June 30, 2024 |
| June 25, 2019 | Oct. 4, 2021 | June 30, 2024 |
| Oct. 5, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | June 30, 2024 |
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.
The extension of the validity periods above applies only if you properly filed for TPS re-registration during at least 1 of the most recent re-registration periods, which ran from May 22 through July 23, 2018, or from Oct. 26 through Dec. 27, 2016, or have a re-registration application that remains pending. In addition, the extension does not apply if we have finally withdrawn or denied your TPS .
Information for TPS Beneficiaries Granted under the 2015 Nepal TPS Designation Regarding Re-registration
If you were granted TPS under the 2015 Nepal 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 Nepal. 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 grounds for TPS withdrawal);
- 8 CFR 244.17(b); and
- Instructions to Form I–821 (PDF, 324.64 KB).
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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 USCIS website 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.