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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti Extended and Redesignated for 18 Months; Certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) Automatically Extended Through Aug. 3, 2025

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Haiti for TPS from Aug. 4, 2024, through Feb. 3, 2026. Nationals of Haiti and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Haiti for TPS and apply for an EAD. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register and may apply for new EADs. 

Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration and EAD renewal applications, USCIS has automatically extended through Aug. 3, 2025, the validity of certain EADs issued under the TPS designation for Haiti with a Card Expires date of:

  • Aug. 3, 2024;  
  • June 30, 2024;
  • Feb. 3, 2023; 
  • Dec. 31, 2022; 
  • Oct. 4, 2021; 
  • Jan. 4, 2021; 
  • Jan. 2, 2020; 
  • July 22, 2019; 
  • Jan. 22, 2018; or 
  • July 22, 2017.

Creating an E-Verify Case

After a new employee has completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, create a case in E-Verify for this employee. Enter the EAD document number you entered on Form I-9, as well as the automatically extended date of Aug. 3, 2025. You must reverify these employees on Form I-9 before they start work on Aug. 4, 2025.

Find more details about this extension and redesignation on the TPS designation for Haiti page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page. 

Last Updated Date:
12/27/2024