The US Department of Homeland Security announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukrainians for 18 months.
“The extension allows eligible Ukrainian citizens who arrived before August 16, 2023 to retain their TPS status and employment authorization after verification,” the Department said in a statement.
We are talking about 103,700 Ukrainians. As noted, not all re-registered persons can get a new document on work authorization before the expiration of the previous one, so automatically extended for 12 months the validity of the permit.
“The extension of temporary refugee status is due to the ongoing armed conflict and emergency and temporary conditions in Ukraine, which do not allow citizens of Ukraine who are eligible to return safely,” – explained there.
In addition, a similar decision was made for 600 thousand Venezuelans, 232 thousand immigrants from El Salvador and about 1900 Sudanese.
