TPS Burma (Myanmar) Extended and Redesignated for 18 Months; EADs Automatically Extended Through Nov. 25, 2023

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through May 25, 2024.  Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register starting Sept. 27, 2022, through Nov. 26, 2022. Burmese nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Burma may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Burma for TPS and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD).

Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended through Nov. 25, 2023, the validity of EADs issued under the TPS designation for Burma.

Completing Form I-9

To complete or update Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for TPS Burma beneficiaries who present an EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of Nov. 25, 2022, enter Nov. 25, 2023, as the new expiration date of the automatically extended EAD on Form I-9. You must reverify these employees before they start work on Nov. 26, 2023.

Find more details about this extension on the TPS Burma page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.