TPS applicants from five designated countries can now file initial applications online.
July 26, 2021
On Wednesday, USCIS announced that TPS applicants who are eligible nationals of Burma, Somalian, Syria, Venezuela or Yemen, can now file form I-821 (Application for Temporary Protected Status) online if they are applying for TPS for the first time. USCIS is starting with these countries because they are either new designations or recently announced re-designations. All other TPS applicants and current beneficiaries who are re-registering under the extension of a TPS designation must continue to file a paper Form I-821.