The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma for an additional 18 months, from Nov. 26, 2022, through May 25, 2024.

DHS also announced a redesignation of Burma for TPS, allowing Burmese nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Burma) residing in the United States as of Sept. 25, 2022, to be eligible for TPS.

This is due to the February 2021 military coup d’état in Burma that has led to continuing violence and large-scale human rights abuses, including arbitrary detentions, the use of deadly force against unarmed individuals, mass displacement of civilians, worsened humanitarian conditions, and limited access to shelter, food, water, and medical care, spurring an economic crisis. These conditions prevent Burmese nationals and habitual residents from safely returning.

Current beneficiaries re-registering under the extension of TPS for Burma must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period from Sept. 27, 2022, through Nov. 26, 2022, to ensure they keep their TPS and work authorization without a gap. DHS recognizes that not all re-registrants may receive new Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) before their current EADs expire on Nov. 25, 2022, and is automatically extending through Nov. 25, 2023, the validity of EADs previously issued under the TPS designation of Burma.

Initial, first-time applicants for TPS under the redesignation of Burma must submit Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, during the initial registration period that runs from Sept. 27, 2022, through May 25, 2024. When filing a TPS application, applicants can also request an EAD by submitting a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with their Form I-821, or separately at a later date. Applicants may submit Forms I-821 & I-765 online.

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