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USCIS Issues Notices Extending Certain TPS EADs Through March 9, 2025 |
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USCIS is issuing Form I-797, Notice of Action, to certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who are eligible to re-register for TPS or have a pending application to renew their Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). This notice further extends the validity of their EADs through March 9, 2025.
Employees may show their Form I-797, along with their TPS-based EAD (EAD with an A12 or C19 code) with one of the expiration dates listed below, to any U.S. employer as proof of continued employment authorization through March 9, 2025. This document combination is considered an unexpired EAD for Form I-9 purposes.
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 may present, as well as the new expiration date of their automatically extended EADs:
| If the employee’s EAD has category code of A-12 or C-19 and a Card Expires date of: |
Enter the new expiration date of the employee’s automatically extended EAD on Form I-9: |
You must reverify the employee before they start work on: |
| 11/02/2017 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 01/05/2018 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 03/09/2018 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 06/24/2018 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 07/05/2018 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 11/02/2018 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 01/05/2019 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 04/02/2019 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 06/24/2019 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 09/09/2019 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 01/02/2020 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 01/05/2020 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 03/24/2020 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 01/04/2021 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 10/04/2021 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 12/31/2022 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
| 06/30/2024 |
03/09/2025 |
03/10/2025 |
Additional instructions on completing Form I-9 for these TPS beneficiaries are located on the I-9 Central TPS page and in the Handbook for Employers (M-274). Find the latest information on TPS countries whose beneficiaries may have been issued these notices on the USCIS TPS webpage.
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