Weekly Immigration Update: December 2–8, 2022

United States, December 6, 2022
DHS to Extend and Redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status 

• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, through August 3, 2024.
• DHS is also redesignating Haiti for TPS, allowing Haitian nationals residing in the United States as of November 6, 2022, to apply for initial TPS.
• Details on applying for TPS under the extension and redesignation will be contained in an upcoming Federal Register notice.

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United States, December 5, 2022
DHS Postpones Real ID Deadline to May 2025 

• Individuals will have an additional 24 months – until May 7, 2025 – to obtain U.S. state driver’s licenses or identification cards that comply with the REAL ID Act security standards.
• The Department of Homeland Security has extended the full enforcement deadline from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025, due to the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on states’ ability to issue REAL-ID compliant documents.
• Airlines and federal agencies will continue to accept non-REAL ID compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards for domestic air travel and admission to federal facilities until May 7, 2025.

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Canada, December 5, 2022
Work-Permit Eligibility for Family Members of Temporary Workers Forthcoming

• The government of Canada has announced that for a two-year period starting January 2023, Canada will extend work permit eligibility to spouses, common-law partners, and working age dependents of temporary workers of all skill levels.
• Currently, only spouses are eligible for a work permit if the principal applicant is working in an occupation the government considers high-skilled.
• It is anticipated that the measure will result in family members of over 200,000 foreign workers being able to work in Canada, helping the country address pressing labor shortages.

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