TPS for Venezuelans: Three Important Things to Know

On March 9, 2021, the Biden Administration designated Venezuelan residents bodily current in america with eligibility to file for Momentary Protected Standing (TPS).  This has been a protracted awaited and far deserving immigration profit and safety for the Venezuelan individuals contemplating the monetary turmoil and political instability of the nation.  Many Venezuelans will qualify for TPS, however some won’t or could lose out on their alternative to file if not finished accurately.  That stated, these are the three most necessary issues to learn about Venezuelan TPS:

• The TPS registration interval for Venezuelans presently within the U.S. begins March 9, 2021 and ends September 5, 2021. This gives Venezuelans precisely 180 days to file their purposes for TPS.  If an applicant fails to file their utility inside the designated registration interval, they may discover it very tough to get accepted as there are restricted exceptions for late submitting;
• No matter a person’s nation of start, this designation permits eligible Venezuelan nationals (and noncitizens having no nationality who final habitually resided in Venezuela) who’ve repeatedly resided in america since March 8, 2021, and have been repeatedly bodily current in america since March 9, 2021, to use for TPS. The necessary factor to notice right here is that one doesn’t need to be a citizen of Venezuela to use for TPS if you happen to can show you will have habitually resided in Venezuela earlier than arriving to the U.S.; and
• Whilst you can apply for an Employment Authorization Doc (EAD) on the similar time you apply for TPS, you aren’t required to take action. There are loads of Venezuelans who have already got an EAD by means of a pending asylum case and aren’t in want of an employment authorization card.  That is an expense they’ll keep away from briefly as they’ll wait to file for an EAD after they’re accepted their TPS or they’ll file later as soon as their asylum based mostly EAD is to run out.  Additionally, ought to an applicant be in monetary want, they might apply for a payment waiver for each the TPS and EAD purposes.  Please be aware that if an applicant chooses to file a payment waiver it is suggested, they file as quickly as doable to keep away from points with a denial of the payment waiver and the potential of operating out of time to refile for TPS inside the designated registration interval deadline, September 5, 2021.

Whereas the eligibility necessities are the identical for all Venezuelans, each case is totally different and a grant of TPS is a discretionary profit.  Accordingly, it’s extremely advisable an applicant for TPS search the help of a professional immigration legal professional to make sure eligibility and the well timed submitting of their utility earlier than the September 5, 2021 deadline.  Our attorneys at Colombo & Hurd, PL have huge expertise in representing purchasers in search of TPS. If you want extra data on whether or not you qualify for TPS and what steps have to be taken to file earlier than the deadline, please contact our workplace at 407-478-1111.  In observance of the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic, we’re additionally out there by way of WhatsApp and Zoom video conferencing in your comfort.