Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti Extended and Redesignated for 18 Months; Certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) Automatically Extended Through Aug. 3, 2025
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Haiti for TPS from Aug. 4, 2024, through Feb. 3, 2026. Nationals of Haiti and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Haiti for TPS and apply for an EAD. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register and may apply for a new EAD.
Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration and EAD renewal applications, USCIS has automatically extended through Aug. 3, 2025, the validity of certain EADs issued under the TPS designation for Haiti with a Card Expires date of:
- Aug. 3, 2024;
- June 30, 2024;
- Feb. 3, 2023;
- Dec. 31, 2022;
- Oct. 4, 2021;
- Jan. 4, 2021;
- Jan. 2, 2020;
- July 22, 2019;
- Jan. 22, 2018; or
- July 22, 2017.
To get an EAD valid after Aug. 3, 2025, holders of these EADs must re-register for TPS and file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, following the instructions in the Federal Register notice extending and redesignating Haiti for TPS until Feb. 3, 2026. If USCIS approves your newly filed Form I-765, we will issue you an EAD valid through Feb. 3, 2026.
Please note this may be the final time USCIS will automatically extend TPS Haiti-based EADs with a Category of A-12 or C-19 and a Card Expires date of Dec. 31, 2022; Oct. 4, 2021; Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 2, 2020; July 22, 2019; Jan. 22, 2018; or July 22, 2017.
Completing Form I-9
Enter Aug. 3, 2025, on Form I-9 as the new expiration date of the automatically extended EAD to complete or update Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for TPS Haiti beneficiaries who present an EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of:
- Aug. 3, 2024;
- June 30, 2024;
- Feb. 3, 2023;
- Dec. 31, 2022;
- Oct. 4, 2021;
- Jan. 4, 2021;
- Jan. 2, 2020;
- July 22, 2019;
- Jan. 22, 2018; or
- July 22, 2017.
You must reverify these employees before they start work on Aug. 4, 2025.
Find more details about this extension and redesignation on the TPS designation for Haiti page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.