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Syria TPS redesignation expands eligibility

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States
Operative dateApril 1, 2015
CategoryAsylum or protection
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupEligible syrian nationals and stateless persons who last habitually resided in syria

Policy effect

DHS redesignates Syria for TPS for the period 2015-04-01 through 2016-09-30, allowing additional eligible Syrian nationals, and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Syria, to obtain TPS. Applicants must have continuously resided in the United States since 2015-01-05, have been continuously physically present since 2015-04-01, and meet the other TPS eligibility and application requirements.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: DHS redesignates Syria for TPS for the period 2015-04-01 through 2016-09-30, allowing additional eligible Syrian nationals, and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Syria, to obtain TPS.; Applicants must have continuously resided in the United States since 2015-01-05, have been continuously physically present since 2015-04-01, and meet the other TPS eligibility and application requirements.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

Arab Republic for Temporary Protected Status AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and redesignating Syria for TPS for 18 months, effective April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. The extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through September 30, 2016, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. The redesignation of Syria allows additional individuals who have been continuously residing in the United States since January 5, 2015 to obtain TPS, if otherwise eligible. The Secretary has determined that an extension of the current designation and a redesignation of Syria for TPS are warranted because the ongoing armed conflict and other extraordinary and temporary conditions that prompted the 2013 … effect through September 30, 2016. The 60-day re- registration period runs from January 5, 2015 through March 6, 2015. Redesignation of Syria for TPS: The redesignation of Syria for TPS is effective April 1, 2015, and will remain in effect through September 30, 2016, a period of 18 months. The 180-day initial registration period for new applicants under the Syria TPS redesignation runs from January 5, 2015 through July 6, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: <bullet> For further information on TPS, including guidance on the application process and additional information on eligibility, please … , 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1), authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate U.S. Government (Government) agencies, to designate a foreign state (or part thereof) for TPS if the Secretary finds that certain country conditions exist.\1\ The Secretary may then grant TPS to eligible nationals of that foreign state (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in that state). See INA section 244(a)(1)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(1)(A). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ As of March 1, 2003, in accordance with section 1517 of title XV of …
US Department of Homeland Security / Federal RegisterExtension and Redesignation of the Syrian Arab Republic for Temporary Protected StatusOpen official source
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