Renew Your TPS

How can I apply to re-register for TPS?

At this time, re-registration periods for all TPS countries have closed. However, if you have not re-registered and TPS is still active for your country, follow the steps below to re-register.  Typically, in addition to re-registering, TPS holders must reapply for Employment Authorization Documents, or EADs, to continue working legally in the United States until their TPS expires. We encourage you to re-register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Your COMPLETE APPLICATION will look like this:

Paperclipped:

• $495 Money Order ($410 for applicants 14 years and younger)

• Cover Letter (checklist of docs)

• Form I-821

• Letter explaining your reason for a late re-registration

• Form I-765, including two passport size photographs w/ applicant’s name, Alien Registration Number (A-Number), and form number on the back of each photo.

• Other relevant forms (see below)

• Copies of any supporting evidence: remember, more is more. Include as much documentation of your immigration history as possible.

  • A copy of your last EAD (if possible, include copies of all EADs you have received over the years)

  • Past TPS approval notices

  • Evidence to prove your identity and nationality, such as passports and birth certificates

  • Evidence to prove your date of entry into the United States

  • Evidence to prove your residence in the United States

  • Court disposition records (if you were ever arrested, charged, or convicted for a criminal offense)

  • Other documentation of your immigration proceedings

Required:

• Form I-821: Application for Temporary Protected Status

• Form I-765: Application for Employment Authorization. Description: this is the application to receive an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to work legally in the U.S., which is available to all individuals approved for TPS. Please note that this form must include two passport-sized photos with the applicant’s name, A-Number, and form number written on the back of each photo and paper clipped to the I-765 form.

• A letter explaining in detail why you are filing late. The letter must show “good cause” for late filing – in other words, you must have a good reason. Reasons can include but are not limited to: an emergency situation that prevented you from filing on time, reasonable confusion caused by pending litigation, or confusion caused by DHS announcements of termination or extension of TPS for your country. Explain how these affected you, including how they impacted your ability to re-register on time.

• Purchase your money order from  your local U.S. Post Office. USCIS does not accept cash. The money order must be made out to “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” (do not use abbreviations like “DHS”).

Other forms that may be potentially relevant to your case:

• Form I-912: Request for Fee Waiver. Description: fee waivers are available to some individuals for certain immigration services and forms based on a demonstrated inability to pay (financial need).

• Form I-131: Application for Travel Document. Description: this is the application for something called advance parole, which enables the recipient to travel outside of the U.S. Please note that this form must include two passport-sized photos with the applicant’s name, A-Number, and form number written on the back of each photo and paper clipped to the I-131 form.

• Form I-601: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. Description: When you apply, if you are aware that a relevant ground of inadmissibility applies to you and you need a waiver to obtain TPS, please fill out this form. However, once you have had a I-601 form approved by USCIS and received a waiver of inadmissibility, you do not need to file a new Form I-601 for any future TPS applications. USCIS may grant a waiver of certain inadmissibility grounds for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is in the public interest. Please note that this form must be submitted along with a $930 filing fee.