Syria
TPS for Syria Extended and Available to First-Time Applicants
On January 29, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an 18-month extension of Syrian Temporary Protected Status (TPS), until September 30, 2025. DHS also allowed Syrians living in the U.S. since January 25, 2024, to apply for TPS for the first time.
TPS offers temporary protection and work authorization to people from specific countries who the Secretary of DHS decides are unable to return home safely due to civil war, environmental disasters, or other extreme circumstances in their home countries.
Syrians who received TPS previously must apply for this TPS extension and work authorization between January 29, 2024 and March 29, 2024.
DHS will automatically extend the validity of certain EADs previously issued for Syrian TPS holders through March 31, 2025.
Syrians who have lived in the U.S. since January 25, 2024, and who have been present in the U.S. continuously since April 1, 2024, are eligible to apply for TPS for the first time. The application period for first-time Syrian TPS applicants is from January 29, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Remember – it’s important not to travel outside the U.S. without applying for and receiving advance parole and consulting with a trusted immigration attorney.
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