August 3, 2006

USCIS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by September 1, 2006

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today reminded eligible Salvadorans to re-register for the 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by September 1, 2006. Under this extension, those who have already been granted TPS are eligible to remain and work in the United States for an additional 12 months until September 9, 2007. Current employment authorization documents (EADs) have also been automatically extended until March 9, 2007. There are approximately 225,000 nationals of El Salvador (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in El Salvador) who are eligible for re-registration. To date, USCIS has received approximately 56,000 TPS re-registration applications from Salvadoran registrants.

More information can 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: www.uscis.gov.

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