To maintain TPS, you must have either filed to re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that ran from Oct. 11, 2017, through Dec. 11, 2017, and been approved, or have an application that remains pending. If you did not re-register during this timeframe, you may submit a late re-registration application, including a letter that explains your reason(s) for filing late with your application. USCIS will determine whether your reasons are “good cause” for being late, as required under the TPS law. We encourage you to file for re-registration as soon as possible if you have not done so. For additional information regarding “good cause” for late re-registration, please see the “Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension” section below.

Send your TPS package to the appropriate address in the table below:

USCIS is automatically extending through April 2, 2019, the validity of EADs with the category codes “A-12” or “C-19” and one of the expiration dates shown below that have been issued under the TPS designation of Sudan to individuals who continue to maintain TPS eligibility:

TPS Sudan beneficiaries who applied for a new EAD but have not yet received their new EADs are also covered by this automatic extension, provided that the EAD they possess contains one of the expiration dates noted in the chart above. Such individuals may show the Federal Register Notice and their EAD to employers to demonstrate that their EAD and employment authorization has been extended through April 2, 2019. 

Additionally, USCIS is automatically extending through April 2, 2019, the validity periods of the following Forms I-94, Arrival and Departure Records, and Forms I-797, Notice of Action (Approval Notice) previously issued to eligible beneficiaries granted TPS under the designation of Sudan:

However, the extension of the validity periods above applies only if the eligible TPS beneficiary properly filed for TPS re-registration during the most recent DHS-announced registration period for TPS Sudan, or has a re-registration application that remains pending. In addition, the extension does not apply if the TPS of any such individual has been finally withdrawn. The FRN does not extend the validity date of any TPS-related Form I–94 or Form I–797, issued to a TPS beneficiary that contains an end date not on the chart above where the individual has failed to file for TPS re-registration, or where his or her re-registration request has been finally denied. 

Current beneficiaries of TPS Sudan do not need to pay a fee or file any application, including the Application for Employment Authorization (Form I–765), to maintain their TPS benefits through April 2, 2019, if they have properly re-registered for TPS during the most recent DHS-announced registration period. 

TPS beneficiaries who have failed to re-register properly for TPS during the last registration period should file Form I–821 (Application for Temporary Protected Status) and demonstrate “good cause” for failing to re-register on time, as required by law. See INA, section 244(c)(3)(C) (TPS beneficiary’s failure to register without good cause in form and manner specified by DHS is ground for TPS withdrawal); 8 CFR 244.17(b) and Instructions to Form I–821.  If you filed after the re-registration period because of the DHS announcement of the termination of TPS for your country, please explain how that announcement affected you, including how the termination decisions impacted your failure to re-register.  However, if the announcement of the TPS termination did not cause you to file late, you should not include it as a reason.  Please remember to be truthful in explaining your reasons.

Any eligible beneficiary of TPS Sudan who either does not possess an EAD that is automatically extended, or wishes to apply for a new EAD may file Form I–765 with appropriate fee (or fee waiver request). If approved, USCIS will issue an EAD with an April 2, 2019, expiration date.  Similarly, USCIS will issue an EAD with an April 2, 2019, expiration date for those with pending EAD applications that are ultimately approved.

You might be eligible for other immigration options listed on the Explore My Options page.

To apply for a lawful permanent status (Green Card), you must be eligible under one of the categories listed on the Green Card Eligibility Categories page. Once you find the category that may fit your situation, click on the link provided to get information on eligibility requirements, how to apply, and whether your family members can also apply with you.

Note on Seeking Asylum: Being granted and maintaining TPS status until a reasonable period before the filing of the asylum application is considered an extraordinary circumstance for the purposes of the one year filing deadline. In other words, having TPS status “stops the clock” on the requirement to file for asylum within one year of arriving in the United States, if the one-year clock has not already expired. See 8 CFR 208.4(a)(5)(iv).

Please be aware that some unauthorized practitioners may try to take advantage of you by claiming they can file TPS forms. These same individuals may ask that you pay them to file such forms. We want to ensure that all potential TPS applicants know how to obtain legitimate, accurate legal advice and assistance. A list of accredited representatives and free or low-cost legal providers is available on the USCIS website on the finding legal advice web page.

We don’t want you to become a victim of an immigration scam. If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure the person helping you is authorized to give legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited representative working for a Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized organization can give you legal advice. Visit the Avoid Scams page for information and resources.