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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from Nov. 21, 2023, through May 20, 2025.
The Department of Homeland Security has revised its REAL ID frequently asked questions webpage to confirm that Afghans with re-parole or an extension of their initial parole remain eligible for a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or identification card. You can find the updated REAL ID frequently asked questions at: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/real-id-faqs. Please scroll to the bottom of the page for the newest FAQ.
USCIS recently announced that, effective Nov. 21, 2022, certain Ukrainian and Afghan parolees are employment authorized incident to their parole. This means that they do not need a Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document, to be employment authorized.
During Operation Allies Welcome, many Afghans who arrived as part of the evacuation efforts were paroled into the United States. Many applied for and received Form I-766, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has designated Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective May 20, 2022, through Nov. 20, 2023. Afghan nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan may submit an initial registration application under the Afghanistan TPS designation and apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) during the 18-month registration period that begins May 20, 2022, and ends on Nov. 20, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security is leading and coordinating ongoing efforts across the federal government to support vulnerable Afghans, including those who worked alongside us in Afghanistan for the past two decades, as they safely resettle in the United States. These Afghan arrivals generally fall within one of four categories that are eligible for resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The Department of Homeland Security has revised its REAL ID frequently asked questions webpage to include a new section regarding eligibility of Afghan parolees for a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or identification card. You can find the newly revised REAL ID frequently asked questions info by visiting https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/real-id-faqs.
SAVE is publishing this announcement to supplement its August 2021 announcement regarding Afghan special immigrant (SI) lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and parolees. While some Afghans will continue to be admitted as SI LPRs or provided SI parole, DHS recently started admitting a third category: SI conditional permanent residents (CPRs). In addition, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is allowing certain Afghans to enter the United States in a fourth category: non-SI parolee.
On July 30, 2021, the President announced that the first flight of Operation Allies Refuge had arrived in the United States, carrying Afghans who are eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV), including family members. These individuals and future arrivals that are part of this operation will have a special immigrant Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status or special immigrant parole that meets the special immigrant requirement for certain government benefits.
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