On March 31, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ordered postponement of the vacatur, published February 3, 2025, and of the termination, published February 5, 2025, of the 2023 TPS designation for Venezuela.   

In light of the District Court’s order, TPS for Venezuela will remain in effect until DHS obtains relief from that order.  Further, the validity of EADs with a Card Expires date of Sept. 10, 2025; April 2, 2025; March 10, 2024; or Sept. 9, 2022, issued under the Venezuela TPS designations are similarly extended through April 2, 2026, pending further litigation. Employers should refer to the TPS webpage regularly for updates. 

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, pending further litigation. 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.