Ukraine TPS redesignation expands eligibility

Policy effect

DHS redesignates Ukraine for TPS for the period 2023-10-20 through 2025-04-19, allowing additional eligible Ukrainian nationals, and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine, to obtain TPS. Applicants must have continuously resided in the United States since 2023-08-16, have been continuously physically present since 2023-10-20, and meet the other TPS eligibility and application requirements.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: DHS redesignates Ukraine for TPS for the period 2023-10-20 through 2025-04-19, allowing additional eligible Ukrainian nationals, and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine, to obtain TPS.; Applicants must have continuously resided in the United States since 2023-08-16, have been continuously physically present since 2023-10-20, and meet the other TPS eligibility and application requirements.

Official source excerpt

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Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension and redesignation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on October 20, 2023, and ending on April 19, 2025. This extension allows existing TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through April 19, 2025, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. Existing TPS beneficiaries who wish to extend their status through April 19, 2025, must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period described in this notice. The Secretary is also redesignating Ukraine for TPS. The redesignation of Ukraine allows additional Ukrainian nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine) who have been continuously residing in the United States since August 16, 2023, to apply for TPS for the first time during the initial registration period described under the redesignation information in this notice. In addition to demonstrating continuous residence in the United States since August 16, 2023, and meeting other eligibility criteria, initial applicants for TPS under this designation must demonstrate that they have been continuously physically present in the United States since October 20, 2023, the effective date of this redesignation of Ukraine for TPS. DATES: Extension of Designation of Ukraine for TPS: The 18-month designation of Ukraine for TPS begins on October 20, … Ukraine (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine) to (1) re-register for TPS and to apply for renewal of their EADs with USCIS or (2) submit an initial registration application under the redesignation and apply for an EAD. Re-registration is limited to individuals who have previously registered for TPS under the prior designation of Ukraine and whose applications have been granted. Failure to re-register properly within the 60-day re-registration period may result in the withdrawal of your TPS following appropriate procedures. See 8 CFR 244.14. For individuals who …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

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