Contributed by Aaron Hall, Partner
Realizing that the ongoing armed conflict in Syria
continues to prevent Syrian nationals from safely returning, Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Jeh Johnson has redesignated Syria for
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended the existing TPS designation for
the country from April 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016. This allows eligible
nationals of Syria (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided
in Syria) to register or re-register for TPS in accordance with the notice
published today in the Federal Register.
Current Syrian TPS beneficiaries seeking to
extend their TPS status must re-register during a 60-day period that runs from
Jan. 5, 2015, through March 6, 2015. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) encourages beneficiaries to re-register as soon as possible once the
60-day period begins. USCIS will not accept applications before Jan. 5, 2015.
USCIS is automatically extending current TPS
Syria EADs with a March 31, 2015, expiration date for an additional six months.
These existing EADs are now valid through Sept. 30, 2015.
Those seeking to apply for the first time may
be eligible if they have continuously resided in the U.S. since January 5, 2015
and have been physically present in the U.S. since April 1, 2015.
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