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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for 18 months, from March 18, 2020 through September 17, 2021. Starting today, current Somali TPS beneficiaries will have 60 days, or until May 11, 2020, to request an 18-month extension of status and work authorization while they seek another immigration status or prepare to depart the country, according to a notice published in today’s Federal Register.
For Form I-9 employment eligibility verification purposes, through September 13, 2020, employers may accept a TPS-related EAD with an expiration date of March 17, 2020, along with a copy of the March 11, 2020 Federal Register notice or a USCIS Form I-797C receipt notice indicating that the TPS-related EAD is automatically extended through September 13, 2020.
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