USCIS Issues New Guidance on Sudan TPS and Employment Authorization for October 2026

USCIS confirmed that Sudan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation currently remains valid through Oct. 19, 2026, and certain eligible beneficiaries will receive automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) extensions through that date.

USCIS Issues Sudan TPS Update

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) has published updated guidance for Sudanese nationals currently protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Under the current designation, TPS protections and related benefits will remain in effect through Oct. 19, 2026.

The agency is also notifying certain beneficiaries that their TPS-based work authorization has been automatically extended through the end of the current TPS designation period.

Automatic EAD Extensions for Sudan TPS Beneficiaries

According to USCIS, certain Sudan TPS beneficiaries may receive notices confirming that their employment authorization remains valid through Oct. 19, 2026. To qualify, individuals generally must:

• Continue to be eligible for TPS;
• Have filed , Application for Employment Authorization, during a qualifying TPS registration period; and
• Hold a TPS-based EAD with category code A12 or C19 that expires before Oct. 19, 2026.

USCIS is sending extension notices by mail and electronically to eligible beneficiaries with a myUSCIS account.

Sudan TPS Remains Valid Through October 2026

USCIS states that Sudan’s TPS designation continues through Oct. 19, 2026, under the extension announced in the Jan. 17, 2025, Federal Register notice.

To maintain TPS, eligible beneficiaries were required to re-register during the most recent re-registration period, which ran from Jan. 17, 2025, through March 18, 2025.

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