TPS Announcements

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Temporary Protected Status, visit USCIS TPS webpage.

SECRETARY MAYORKAS DESIGNATES CAMEROON FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR 18 MONTHS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the designation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who are already residing in the United States as of April 14, 2022, will be eligible for TPS

“The United States recognizes the ongoing armed conflict in Cameroon, and we will provide temporary protection to those in need. Cameroonian nationals currently residing in the U.S. who cannot safely return due to the extreme violence perpetrated by government forces and armed separatists, will be able to remain and work in the United States until conditions in their home country improve.”
- Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.

Individuals eligible for TPS under this designation must have continuously resided in the United States since April 14, 2022. Individuals who attempt to travel to the United States after April 14, 2022, will not be eligible for TPS. Cameroon’s 18-month designation will go into effect on the publication date of the forthcoming Federal Register notice. The Federal Register notice will provide instructions for applying for TPS and an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). TPS applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and undergo security and background checks.

DESIGNATION OF SUDAN FOR TPS

On April 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security posted for public inspection two Federal Register notices (FRNs) designating Sudan and Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.

Both designations will go into effect on April 19, 2022, and individuals must also prove their continuous physical presence in the United States since the designation date. The FRNs explain the procedures necessary for an individual to submit an initial registration application under the designations and to apply for an EAD.

Sudan
The new TPS designation of Sudan enables nationals of Sudan and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Sudan, and who have continuously resided in the United States since March 1, 2022, to file initial applications for TPS. This designation also allows nationals of Sudan who currently have TPS, and whose TPS-related documents were extended pursuant to court orders through at least Dec. 31, 2022, to also file an initial application under this new designation. This will allow current Sudan TPS beneficiaries to retain their status without a gap in coverage if they are otherwise eligible. The FRN provides instructions for applying for TPS and an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). TPS applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and undergo security and background checks.