Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Yemen has been extended for 18 months, through March 3, 2020. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register between Aug. 14, 2018, and Oct. 15, 2018.
Given the timeframes involved for processing TPS re-registration applications, USCIS has automatically extended the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation of Yemen through March 2, 2019.
Completing Form I-9
When completing or updating Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, follow the chart below to determine which documents a current TPS beneficiary of Yemen may present, as well as the new expiration date of their automatically extended EADS:
| If the “Card Expires" date on the employee’s EAD is: | Did they apply for a new EAD? | Then, to complete Form I-9, they may present this Federal Register notice OR the following document(s): |
Enter the new expiration date of the automatically extended EAD on Form I-9: | You must reverify them before they start work on: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2017 | Yes, they applied on or after Jan. 4, 2017, during the last reregistration period, but have not yet received their new EAD. | EAD that contains a category of A12 or C19 |
AND | Notice of Action (Form I-797C) that contains:
|
March 2, 2019 | March 3, 2019 |
| Sept. 3, 2018 | Yes, they applied on or after Aug. 14, 2018, during this reregistration period | EAD that contains a category of A12 or C19
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AND | Notice of Action (Form I-797C) that contains:
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March 2, 2019 | March 3, 2019 |
| Sept. 3, 2018 | Not Yet | EAD with category of A12 or C19 | March 2, 2019 | March 3, 2019 | ||
Find more details on the extension of this TPS designation for Yemen on I-9 Central and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the TPS page.