NEW TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS- HAITI 2021

Are you Haitian? Did come to the U.S. BEFORE July 30, 2021? Are you out of legal status? Good News!!
Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) provides a temporary protection in the United States for Haitian Nationals or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti, who have continuously resided in the United States since July 29, 2021. The recent events in Haiti, including the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, has contributed to this new TPS designation for Haiti. The registration period will run from Aug. 3, 2021, through Feb. 3, 2023.
Important: This registration period applies to approximately 55,000 current TPS Haiti beneficiaries, whose TPS-related documentation was automatically extended through Oct. 4, 2021. These individuals MUST file a new application for TPS under this designation to ensure they retain their status.
USCIS estimates that approximately 155,000 individuals are eligible to apply for TPS under the designation of Haiti. More information at www.USCIS.gov/tps
During the designated period, individuals who are TPS beneficiaries or who are found preliminarily eligible for TPS upon initial review of their cases:
- Are not removable from the United States
- Can obtain an employment authorization document (EAD)
- May be granted travel authorization
- Eligible to apply for adjustment of status based on an approved immigrant petition
HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM ELIGIBILE FOR TPS?
1. You are Haitian OR Haiti was your last home.
o Suggested documents to prove nationality and last residence:
- Copy of Haitian passport or identity card,
- Copy of Haitian naturalization document, national documentation issued by the Haitian Embassy or Consulate in the United States,
- Copy of birth certificate,
- Copy of baptismal certificates if it indicates your Haitian nationality or parent’s Haitian nationality.
Important: All documents must be translated into English and certified in compliance.
2. You have continuously lived in the United States since July 29, 2021.
o To show when you arrived, submit:
- Asylum officer interview
- I-213 record of inadmissible alien
- Passport showing arrival stamp
- I-94 Arrival/Departure Form
o Second, to show you remained in the United States, submit:
- Passport (ALL PAGES)
- I-94 Arrival/Departure Record
- Employment records including pay stubs, W-2, tax returns
- Rent receipts, utility bills, medical or hospital bills
- School records
- Dated bank transactions including money orders
- License or vehicle registration
- Any other relevant documentation
YOU MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR TPS IF YOU HAVE:
- One felony conviction
- Two misdemeanor convictions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (will be updated as more questions come in)
1. What if I have a prior removal order?
- You are still eligible to apply for TPS. However, once your TPS expires, the removal order will be enforced.
2. How much does it cost?












