Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS Provides Guidance on Completing Form I-9 for Venezuelan TPS Beneficiaries
2/5/25
AILA Doc. No. 25021035.
Employer Compliance, Temporary Protected Status & Deferred Enforced Departure
USCIS announced that EADs with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of 3/10/24 or 9/9/22 associated with the 2021 TPS designation of Venezuela expire on 3/10/25. Employers must reverify 2021 TPS Venezuela beneficiaries who presented these EADs before they start work on 3/11/25. Beneficiaries of the 2023 TPS Venezuela who presented an EAD with Category Code A12 or C19 and an expiration date of 4/2/25 must be reverified before they start work on 4/3/25.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 25021035.
Related Resources
- Practice Alert: The Latest on TPS for Venezuela - 2/7/25
- USCIS Notice of Termination of 2023 Designation of Venezuela for TPS (90 FR 9040, 2/5/25)
- USCIS Notice of Vacatur of 2025 TPS Decision for Venezuela (90 FR 8805, 2/3/25)