TPS (TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS)
TPS is an immigration benefit that allows individuals from specific countries to stay, work, and live in the United States legally for the duration of the status. Once the country with TPS is removed from the list, all individuals whom hold such status will loose it and are required to return to their country of origin.
The US Government approves the designation of the Country based on catastrophic events such as climatic disturbances, political turmoil, or any other situation that de-estabilized the country significantly. So far the following countries have TPS status (in parenthesis the date it ends):
El Salvador (March 9, 2012), Honduras (January 5, 2012), Nicaragua (January 5, 2012), Haiti (July 22, 2011), Somalia (September 17, 2012) and Sudan (November 2, 2011).
RE-REGISTRATION FOR TPS FOR THE COUNTRIES OF EL SALVADOR STARTED ON JANUARY 1 OF 2012, AND ENDS MARCH 12 OF 2012.
We provide services for this type of petition also only at our web-office jdpabogadoinmigracion.com just press the link that says "English" to read our services in English. Payments are via PayPal. We will not accept re-registration for TPS from anyone 7 days or less before the date registration ends, unless it is late reregistation, or late initial registration which we accept at any time during the year as well a appeals.
- Re-registration/Renewal of TPS -
The government can renew such status using the same parameter for granting it initially. Only people that initially requested to be included in the list of people with such status, when their country was designated, are allowed to re-register. All those who entered the country after the date of designation DO NOT QUALIFY to request TPS.
Sometimes people qualify to make a late re-regsitration after the designated period of re-registration.
- Late initial registration / Registering after the list closed -
SOME people who could have requested TPS when their country was initially designated for TPS can request such status now, even if they did not request it at the moment they could have.
Others can request late initial registration if they lost their TPS status for some reason; usually people loose TPS status because they do not use a lawyer or attorney.
- TPS and becoming a Legal Permanent Resident-
Some individuals who have ABC registration, or Nacara, and even those with TPS can request to become Legal Permanent Residence; although under the law TPS does not lead to legal permanent resident status. Some conditions apply and we strongly recommend contacting us if you wish to do so. Otherwise, the person might loose their TPS status and become illegal, and removable.
APPEALS AND RECONSIDERATION
Appeals and reconsiderations are similar in nature because they require a new review of the case; they are different in the method of review.
The reconsideration is reviewed usually by the same individual whom made the previous decision, and usually using the only information on the file.
An appeal, on the other hand, is a full review of the case by a separate panel using the evidence submitted, legal arguments, and addittional evidence. We recommend appeals more often than reconsiderations.
Not all cases qualify for appeals, and there is no such thing as an appeal over the denial of a work authorization document (employment authorization or permit); but you can appeal the underlying reason it was denied.
Appeals and reconsiderations have time limitations, they must be filed within a certain time period since the final decision. Therefore, the person that wishes to file one must act fast. If no appeal is filed, then the person must start the process anew loosing all what has been done on the case.
An appeal or reconsideration is not just filing the form with a simple explanation of the reasons the person believes he should be granted what he requested; an appeal is a legal process that requires a lawyer always, just like any other immigration-law process. We can help.