TPS Extension Re-Registration Deadline: July 6, 2010

TPS Expiration Date: January 5, 2012

EADs Auto-Extended Through: January 5, 2011

TPS Designation Date: January 5, 1999

The forms to register and re-register for TPS are:

• Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

To register or re-register you must file both forms together, even if you do not want work authorization. Make sure to use the most current versions of forms I-821 and I-765.

The table below shows the required application fees you must submit based on your situation.

If you are	And	Then,	And,
Re-registering for TPS	You are applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the Form I-765 application fee
Re-registering for TPS	You are not applying for or extending a TPS-related EAD	You do not need to submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for  initial TPS and you are between the ages of 14 and 65 (inclusive)	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the Form I-821 application fee	You must submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for initial TPS and you are under age 14 or over age 65	You are applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee
Applying for  initial TPS, regardless of age	You are not applying for a TPS-related EAD	You must submit the Form I-821 application fee	You do not need to submit the Form I-765 application fee

 

You must also submit the separate biometrics fee if you are age 14 or over for both re-registrations and initial registrations.

If you are unable to pay the filing fee, you may submit a Request for Fee Waiver, Form I-912 (or a written request). For more information about fee waiver guidance, click here.

Filing for Employment Authorization

When filing for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) it is important that you do not check the following boxes on your Form I-765 next to “I am applying for” if you do not want to request or extend an EAD:

• Permission to accept employment
• Replacement
• Renewal of my permission to accept employment

Filing an Application for Temporary Protected Status

When completing your Form I-821 you must answer all questions listed in Part 4, Eligibility Standards, Question 2, on Form I-821.  If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you must explain on a separate document and/or submit supporting documents with your application.

Mailing Your Application 

If you:	Then, mail your application to:
Are re-registering for TPS	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Attn:  TPS Nicaragua P.O. Box 6943 Chicago, IL  60680-6943
Are registering late for the first time with a late initial filing	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Attn: TPS Nicaragua P.O. Box 8631 Chicago, IL 60680-8631
Would like to send your application by courier (for re-registrations AND late initial filings)	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Attn: TPS - Nicaragua 131 S. Dearborn - 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Granted TPS by an Immigration Judge or BIA

If an Immigration Judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals granted you TPS, there are additional steps you must complete.