[Immigrantrightsnynj] FW: Salvadoran TPS extended to Sept 9, 2010!

[Immigrant Rights NYNJ]

18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador

WASHINGTON  - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
announced today that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for
nationals of El Salvador through Sep. 9, 2010.   The extension will make
those who have already been granted TPS eligible to reregister and
maintain their status for an additional 18 months.  There are
approximately 229,000 nationals of El Salvador (and people having no
nationality who last habitually resided in El Salvador) who are eligible
for reregistration.  TPS does not apply to Salvadoran nationals who
entered the United States after Feb. 13, 2001.

The extension of TPS for El Salvador is effective Mar. 10, 2009 and will
remain in effect through Sep. 9, 2010.   Nationals of El Salvador (and
people having no nationality who last habitually resided in El Salvador)
who have been granted TPS must reregister for the 18-month extension
during the reregistration period beginning the day it is published in
the Federal Register and remaining in effect 90 days thereafter.
Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as
possible following the start of the 90-day reregistration period.
Applications from Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries will not be accepted
prior to the opening of the reregistration period.

TPS beneficiaries must submit the Application for Temporary Protected
Status Form I-821 without the application fee and the Application for
Employment Authorization Form I-765 in order to reregister for TPS.
All applicants seeking an extension of employment authorization through
Sep. 9, 2010 must submit the required application filing fee with Form
I-765.  If the applicant is only seeking to reregister for TPS and not
seeking an extension of employment authorization, he or she must submit
Form I-765 for data-gathering purposes only, and is not required to
submit the I-765 filing fee.   The biometric service fee must be
submitted by all reregistrants 14 years of age and older.   Applicants
may request a fee waiver for any of the application or biometric service
fees in accordance with the regulations. Failure to submit the required
filing fees or a properly documented fee waiver request will result in
the rejection of the reregistration application.

Further details on this extension of TPS for El Salvador, including the
application requirements and procedures, will appear in a Federal
Register notice shortly. More information can also be obtained from the
USCIS National Customer Service Center toll-free number:
1-800-375-5283.   TPS forms are available from the toll-free USCIS Forms
line, 1-800-870-3676, or from the USCIS Web site

 

Elissa Steglich

Managing Attorney, Immigrant Rights Program

American Friends Service Committee

89 Market St., 6th Fl.

Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 854-0268 * Fax (973) 643-8924

esteglich at afsc.org

 

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