TPS for Cameroon Extended and Redesignated for 18 Months; EADs Automatically Extended Through Dec. 7, 2024
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Dec. 8, 2023, through June 7, 2025. Cameroonian nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Cameroon may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Cameroon 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 Dec. 7, 2024, the validity of certain EADs issued under the TPS designation for Cameroon.
Completing Form I-9
To complete or update Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for TPS Cameroon beneficiaries who present an EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of Dec. 7, 2023, enter Dec. 7, 2024, as the new expiration date of the automatically extended EAD on Form I-9. You must reverify these employees before they start work on Dec. 8, 2024.
Find more details about this extension and redesignation on the TPS designation for Cameroon page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.