Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela from April 3, 2025, through Oct. 2, 2026. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register from Jan. 17, 2025, through Sept. 10, 2025, and may apply for new Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).
Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration and EAD renewal applications, USCIS has automatically extended through April 2, 2026, the validity of certain EADs with a Card Expires date of Sept. 10, 2025; April 2, 2025; March 10, 2024; or Sept. 9, 2022, issued under the TPS designation for Venezuela.
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 April 2, 2026. You must reverify these employees on Form I-9 before they start work on April 3, 2026.
Find more details about this extension on the TPS designation for Venezuela page and instructions for completing Form I-9 on the I-9 Central TPS page.