The Biden Administration announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela for an additional 18-month period. These extensions allow qualifying individuals who previously registered or were approved for TPS under each country’s designation to re-register during yet-to-be-announced time periods. (Please monitor the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website for the announcement of the re-registration period for each country.) Furthermore, re-registrants’ current TPS-based work permits will be automatically extended for a specified period of time.

The extensions will benefit eligible noncitizens as follows:

• El Salvador: some 232,000 current Salvadoran TPS recipients may be eligible to re-register and have their TPS extended through September 9, 2026. Additionally, re-registrants will have their current TPS-based work permits automatically extended through March 9, 2026.
• Sudan: approximately 1,900 individuals who have continuously resided in the U.S. since at least August 16, 2023, and who previously registered for TPS Sudan may qualify to re-register and have their TPS extended through October 19, 2026. Re-registrants’ TPS-based work permits will be automatically extended for 12 months.
• Ukraine: some 103,700 Ukrainians who have continuously resided in the U.S. since at least August 16, 2023, and who previously registered for TPS Ukraine may be eligible to re-register and have their TPS extended through October 19, 2026. Re-registrants’ TPS-based work permits will be automatically extended for 12 months.
• Venezuela: approximately 600,000 current Venezuelan TPS recipients (under either the 2021 or 2023 designation), who have continuously resided in the U.S. since at least July 31, 2023, may qualify to re-register and have their TPS extended through October 2, 2026. Additionally, re-registrants will have their current TPS-based work permits automatically extended through April 2, 2026.