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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration on Aug. 06 announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Somalia until Sept. 17, 2005. Under this extension, those who have already been granted TPS are eligible to live and work in the United States for an additional year and continue to maintain their status.
According to the DHS, here are approximately 324 nationals of Somalia (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia) who are eligible for re-registration. The extension of TPS for Somalia is effective Sept. 17, 2004, and will remain in effect until Sept. 17, 2005. Nationals of Somalia who have been granted TPS must re-register for the 12-month extension during the 60-day re-registration period, which begins on Aug. 6, 2004 and will remain in effect until Oct. 5, 2004.
USCIS sought to give TPS beneficiaries a full 60 days to re-register. However, those Somalia TPS beneficiaries who are applying for work authorization should do so before their current EAD expires.
