Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Sudan

To maintain TPS, you must re-register during the re-registration period that runs from Aug. 21, 2023, through April 19, 2025. We encourage you to re-register for TPS as soon as possible within the re-registration period.

If you are applying for TPS Sudan, you may file Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, online. When filing an initial TPS application or re-registering for TPS, you can also request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) by submitting a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online with your Form I-821.

File Online

If you are filing a paper initial TPS application or re-registering for TPS, or if you are filing for a replacement EAD for TPS you were already granted, send your TPS package to the appropriate address in the table below.

Under the Ramos court order to continue TPS and TPS-related documentation for affected TPS Sudan beneficiaries, we have automatically extended the validity of EADs with the category codes “A-12” or “C-19” and the expiration dates shown below that we issued to beneficiaries under the 2013 TPS designation of Sudan who continue to maintain TPS eligibility:

EADs issued with an Oct. 19, 2023, expiration date to individuals who registered for TPS for the first time under the 2022 new designation of Sudan.

We have automatically extended through Oct. 19, 2024, the validity of EADs issued with an Oct. 19, 2023, expiration date under the TPS designation of Sudan. If your EAD is covered through this automatic extension, you may continue to use your existing EAD through Oct. 19, 2024, as evidence you are authorized to work.

To prove that you are authorized to work in the United States, you may show the following documentation to your employer. Government agencies may also accept these documents if they need to determine your immigration status:

• Your TPS-related EAD with an Oct. 19, 2023, expiration date; and
• A copy of the Federal Register notice announcing the automatic extension.

Your employer may rely on the Federal Register notice as evidence of the continuing validity of your EAD. Go to the Documentation Employers May Accept and Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries May Present as Evidence of Employment Eligibility page for more information.

If we approve your TPS re-registration application and you paid the fee for a new EAD (or if we approved your fee waiver request), we will issue you a new EAD with the expiration date of April 19, 2025.

For more information on TPS eligibility requirements, what to file, and step-by-step instructions on submitting a re-registration or initial TPS application package, go to the TPS page. You can find the filing fees for TPS related forms on our Fee Schedule page.

Information for TPS Beneficiaries Granted under the 2013 Sudan TPS Designation Regarding Re-Registration

If you were granted TPS under the Sudan 2013 designation that iwas the subject of the Ramos litigation, your TPS EAD with category A12 or C19 is automatically extended through March 9, 2025. Current Sudan TPS beneficiaries who were covered under the Ramos litigation must re-register in accordance with the latest FRN 88 FR 56864 announcing the extension and redesignation of TPS for Sudan to keep their TPS and related benefits through April 19, 2025.  

You might be eligible for other immigration options listed on the Explore My Options page.

To apply for a lawful permanent status (Green Card), you must be eligible under one of the categories listed on the Green Card Eligibility Categories page. Once you find the category that may fit your situation, click on the link provided to get information on eligibility requirements, how to apply, and whether your family members can also apply with you.

Note on Seeking Asylum: Being granted and maintaining TPS until a reasonable period before the filing of the asylum application is considered an extraordinary circumstance for the purposes of the one year filing deadline. In other words, having TPS “stops the clock” on the requirement to file for asylum within one year of arriving in the United States, if the one-year clock has not already expired. See 8 CFR 208.4(a)(5)(iv).

Please be aware that some unauthorized practitioners may try to take advantage of you by claiming they can file TPS forms. These same individuals may ask that you pay them to file such forms. We want to ensure that all potential TPS applicants know how to obtain legitimate, accurate legal advice and assistance. A list of accredited representatives and free or low-cost legal providers is available on the USCIS website on the finding legal advice web page.

We do not want you to become a victim of an immigration scam. If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure the person helping you is authorized to give legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited representative working for a Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized organization can give you legal advice. Visit the Avoid Scams page for information and resources.

Forms

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
• Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records 
• Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
• Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility

Tools

• My Case Status
• Fee Waiver Guidance

Other USCIS Links

• Working in the United  States

Non-USCIS Links

• Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section