TPS for South Sudan Redesignated and Extended for 18 Months

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan for 18 months, from May 3, 2022 through Nov. 3, 2023. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register March 3, 2022 through May 3, 2022. South Sudanese nationals and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation for TPS for South Sudan and apply for an EAD between March 3, 2022 and Nov. 3, 2023.

Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation for South Sudan through Nov. 1, 2022.

TPS beneficiaries presenting an EAD referenced in this Federal Register Notice do not need to show any other document, such as an I-797 Notice of Action, to prove that they qualify for this extension. SAVE will be able to verify the continuation of an applicant's TPS using their recent TPS-related document along with their alien or I-94 number. You may need to perform additional verification steps to confirm the applicant's TPS.

For more information regarding South Sudan's TPS designation and redesignation, please refer to 87 FR 12190, dated March 3, 2022.

For up-to-date information, please check www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status or call the USCIS TPS Hotline at 202-272-1533 (please note that this is not a toll-free number).