Extension of the Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status

The Department of Homeland Security has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria for 18 months from October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2021. The extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through March 31, 2021, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. The 60-day re-registration period runs from September 23, 2019 through November 22, 2019.

Given the timeframes for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of Syria through March 28, 2020. For more information regarding the TPS designation for beneficiaries from Syria, please refer to 84 FR 49751, dated September 23, 2019. For up-to-date information, please check www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status or call the USCIS TPS Hotline at (202) 272-1533 (please note that this is not a toll free number).