Salvadoran TPS Issues

From USCIS:

Dear Stakeholders,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Salvadorans, who are eligible to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) but who have not filed their applications, to follow the late re-registration guidance.

USCIS may accept a late re-registration application if you have good cause for filing after the end of the re-registration period of your country. You must submit a letter that explains your reason for filing late with your re-registration application.

The 18-month extension of TPS for nationals of El Salvador will remain in effect through March 9, 2012. Individuals who did not file a TPS re-registration application during the re-registration period will lose their TPS benefits, including employment authorization and protection from removal from the United States, unless they submit the application and demonstrate that they had good cause for filing late. The reregistration period for El Salvador closed Sept. 7, 2010. 

If you are filing your TPS re-registration application late, processing may be delayed and can lead to gaps in your work authorization.

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