SAVE TPS Alert: DMV Real ID
For purposes of assessing compliance with the REAL ID Act, please note that there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who present a Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) that contains a Category Code of A-12 or C-19 and a “Card Expires” date from the list below.
- 07/05/2016
- 07/22/2017
- 11/02/2017
- 01/05/2018
- 01/22/2018
- 03/09/2018
- 06/24/2018
- 07/05/2018
- 11/02/2018
- 01/05/2019
- 04/02/2019
- 06/24/2019
- 07/22/2019
- 09/09/2019
- 01/02/2020
- 01/05/2020
- 03/24/2020
An EAD that meets the above description is valid documentary evidence of TPS required by the Real ID Act of 2005, Section 202(c)(2)(B)(vii) and is acceptable for REAL ID purposes. Although the SAVE response provides a designation end date for TPS, these individuals do not have a definite end to the period of authorized stay. Pursuant to Section 202(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Real ID Act of 2005, a temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued to individuals who have a pending or approved application for TPS “shall be valid only during the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one year.”
Please see the DHS REAL ID webpage at https://www.dhs.gov/real-id for more information.