After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has determined that conditions in Syria no longer support its designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and that it is contrary to the national interest to permit the Syrian nationals (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) to remain temporarily in the United States, therefore she terminated the designation. Syria’s TPS designation and related benefits terminate on Nov. 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Form I-766, Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with a category A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of Sept. 30, 2025; March 31, 2024; Sept. 30, 2022; or March 31, 2021, issued under a prior TPS designation of Syria expire on Nov. 21, 2025. Employers must reverify TPS Syria beneficiaries who presented these EADs before they start work on Nov. 22, 2025.
Find more details about this termination on the TPS designation for Syria page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.