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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced
that nationals of Honduras who wish to extend their temporary
protected status (TPS) through the January 5, 2020,
termination date must reregister during the registration period
running from June 5, 2018, through August 6, 2018. USCIS has
automatically extended the validity of employment authorization
documents (EADs) issued under the TPS designation for Honduras
through January 1, 2019, for those who reregister. An applicant
must submit a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment
Authorization if he or she needs work authorization through the
termination date. Reregistration procedures can be found in the Federal Register or on the USCIS website.
The automatic work authorization extension also covers Honduran
applicants who filed timely applications for new EADs during the
last reregistration period but have not yet received their EADs. If
an applicant has a Form I-821 and/or a Form I-765 pending as of
June 5, 2018, he or she is not required to file either application
again. If the pending applications are approved, TPS and an EAD
will be granted through January 5, 2020.
TPS beneficiaries maintain work authorization for Form I-9
employment eligibility verification purposes. Through January 1,
2019, employers may accept the following combination of documents
for Honduran TPS beneficiaries to confirm employment
eligibility:
A TPS-related EAD (A-12 or C-19 category) with a January 5,
2018, expiration date plus (1) a Form I-797C receipt
notice confirming the application was received on or after December
15, 2017, or (2) a copy of the June 5, 2018, Federal
Register notice
A TPS-related EAD (A-12 or C-19 category) with a July 5, 2018,
expiration date plus (1) a Form I-797C receipt
notice bearing the 180-day automatic extension for TPS-related EADs
or (2) a copy of the June 5, 2018, Federal Register
notice
These documents may be used to create E-Verify cases for new
employees. Employers will receive a "Work Authorization
Documents Expiring" alert for affected employees already in
the E-Verify system as a reminder to reverify the employee's
employment authorization before January 2, 2019.
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