TPS Status for Employers — I-9 & E-Verify Instructions by Country (July 2026)

On July 24, 2026, E-Verify and USCIS issued fresh supersessions for Haiti, Syria, and Somalia — the third consecutive Friday supersession round in the post-Mullin v. Doe cadence that began July 10, 2026. The Form I-9 rule is the same across all seven affected countries: enter "as per court order" in Section 1 and the country's operative date in Section 2, then enter that same date in E-Verify. The current tiers: July 27, 2026 for Haiti, Syria, and Burma; July 29, 2026 for Somalia; July 30, 2026 for Ethiopia and South Sudan. Yemen's July 24, 2026 operative date lapsed with no new bulletin issued — treat that country separately. The country table below is the definitive lookup for which date to enter.

USCIS has now issued three consecutive Friday supersession rounds — July 10, July 17, and July 24. Each round supersedes the prior week's guidance for the affected country, and the extension length is set country by country rather than uniformly across the group. Some countries pick up seven days on a cycle, others ten or thirteen, others three. Every extension is limited relief until the lower courts align with the Supreme Court's June 25, 2026 decision in Mullin v. Doe, 609 U.S. — (2026). Expect another Friday supersession round for the remaining countries unless the district courts dissolve their stays first.

This guide covers every TPS country under the current guidance, with the Form I-9 and E-Verify instructions for each, the court case that governs the extension, and the original EAD expiration dates USCIS lists as covered.

What USCIS and E-Verify Announced on July 24, 2026

On July 24, 2026, USCIS and E-Verify issued supersessions for three countries: Haiti (moving to July 27), Syria (July 24 → July 27), and Somalia (July 24 → July 29). Each supersedes that country's July 17, 2026 (or July 10, 2026 for Haiti) release. The remaining four countries — Burma, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen — are still operating under their July 17, 2026 bulletins. The operative rules are the same across all affected countries:

• Form I-9 Section 1 (Expiration Date): Enter "as per court order".
• Form I-9 Section 2 (Expiration Date): Enter the country's operative date.
• Additional Information box: Note the court order that governs the country.
• E-Verify: Enter the same operative date. E-Verify is only used for new hires, not reverification of existing employees.
• Documentation: Employers may download the USCIS TPS country webpage and the E-Verify Alert and attach both to Form I-9.

USCIS characterizes each extension as "limited relief until the lower courts align with the U.S. Supreme Court's favorable decision in Mullin v. Doe, 609 U.S. — (2026), issued on June 25, 2026." That framing signals the operative dates are placeholders, not final termination dates. The government has moved to dissolve the underlying district court stays under Mullin. When a district court dissolves its stay, USCIS is expected to issue a new operative date for the affected country.

For a full strategic breakdown of the ruling and its implications for HR and workforce planning, see our analysis at After Mullin v. Doe: The HR Playbook for Every TPS Termination.

Quick Reference: TPS Status by Country

Country	Status	Operative Date (Form I-9 Section 2 / E-Verify)	Governing Court Case
Haiti	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 27, 2026	Miot et al. v. Trump et al., 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.)
Syria	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 27, 2026	Dahlia Doe v. Noem, 25-cv-8686 (S.D.N.Y.)
Burma	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 27, 2026	Aung DOE et al. v. Noem et al., 25-cv-15483 (N.D. Ill.)
Somalia	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 29, 2026	African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.)
Ethiopia	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 30, 2026	African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.)
South Sudan	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 30, 2026	African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.)
Yemen	Under court-ordered stay; EADs extended per court order	July 24, 2026	Doe v. Noem et al., 26-cv-2103 & 26-cv-2280 (S.D.N.Y.)

Critical notice: Both operative dates are USCIS's post-Mullin placeholders while the underlying district court stays remain in place. Once each court dissolves its stay, USCIS will issue a new operative date. Check the country-specific USCIS TPS pages regularly. Do not take adverse employment action before the current authorization date lapses and USCIS issues a follow-up instruction.

Don't Wait — Audit Your Records by EAD Category Code

If you employ anyone with a TPS-based EAD from Haiti, Syria, Burma, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, or Yemen, pull your I-9 records and identify the affected population by EAD category code A(12) or C(19) — not by country of birth. The current operative dates give employers a narrow window to run a compliant, category-code-based audit and prepare your reverification process before USCIS issues follow-up dates as each district court stay dissolves.

i9 Intelligence clients can use the Expiring Documents dashboard to identify affected employees automatically. If you are managing I-9s on paper or spreadsheets, our compliance team can help you sort through your records quickly.

Schedule a Free Compliance Call — Talk to our team about your TPS exposure before the next country-specific USCIS update.

Haiti TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS terminated Haiti's TPS effective February 3, 2026 (Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 54733, Nov. 28, 2025). On February 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order staying the Secretary's termination decision in Miot et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.). The July 24, 2026 E-Verify guidance is the current operative Haiti instruction and supersedes the July 10, 2026 release. Haiti's operative date is July 27, 2026.

Which EADs Are Extended

Employment Authorization Documents (EADs, Form I-766) issued under Haiti's TPS designation with any of the following original expiration dates are extended per court order: February 3, 2026; August 3, 2025; August 3, 2024; June 30, 2024; February 3, 2023; December 31, 2022; October 4, 2021; January 4, 2021; January 2, 2020; July 22, 2019; January 22, 2018; July 22, 2017.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for Haiti TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 27, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — Miot et al. v. Trump et al., 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS Haiti webpage to the Form I-9

Syria TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS terminated Syria's TPS effective November 21, 2025 (Termination of the Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 45398, Sept. 22, 2025). On November 19, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order staying the termination in Dahlia Doe v. Noem, No. 25-cv-8686 (S.D.N.Y.). The July 24, 2026 E-Verify guidance is the current operative Syria instruction and supersedes the July 17, 2026 release. Syria's operative date is July 27, 2026.

Which EADs Are Extended

EADs issued under Syria's TPS designation with any of these original expiration dates are extended per court order: September 30, 2025; March 31, 2024; September 30, 2022; March 31, 2021.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for Syria TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 27, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — Dahlia Doe v. Noem, 25-cv-8686 (S.D.N.Y.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS Syria webpage to the Form I-9

Burma TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS terminated Burma's TPS effective January 26, 2026 (Termination of the Designation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 53378, Nov. 25, 2025). On January 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an order postponing the termination in Aung DOE et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-15483 (N.D. Ill.). The July 17, 2026 E-Verify guidance is the current operative Burma instruction and supersedes the July 10, 2026 release.

Which EADs Are Extended

EADs issued under Burma's TPS designation with any of these original expiration dates are extended per court order: November 25, 2025; May 25, 2024; November 25, 2022.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for Burma TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 27, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — Aung DOE et al. v. Noem et al., 25-cv-15483 (N.D. Ill.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS Burma webpage to the Form I-9

Somalia TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS terminated Somalia's TPS effective March 17, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 1547). The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order staying the termination in African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.). The July 24, 2026 E-Verify guidance is the current operative Somalia instruction and supersedes the July 17, 2026 release. Somalia's operative date is July 29, 2026.

Which EADs Are Extended

EADs issued under Somalia's TPS designation with any of these original expiration dates are extended per court order: March 17, 2026; September 17, 2024; March 17, 2023.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for Somalia TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 29, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS Somalia webpage to the Form I-9

Ethiopia TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS terminated Ethiopia's TPS (Termination of the Designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 58028). The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order staying the termination in African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.). The July 17, 2026 E-Verify guidance supersedes the July 10 release and is the current operative Ethiopia instruction.

Which EADs Are Extended

EADs issued under Ethiopia's TPS designation with either of these original expiration dates are extended per court order: December 12, 2025; June 12, 2024.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for Ethiopia TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 30, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS Ethiopia webpage to the Form I-9

South Sudan TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS terminated South Sudan's TPS (Termination of the Designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 50484). The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order staying the termination in African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.). The July 17, 2026 E-Verify guidance supersedes the July 10 release and is the current operative South Sudan instruction.

Which EADs Are Extended

EADs issued under South Sudan's TPS designation with any of these original expiration dates are extended per court order: November 3, 2025; May 3, 2025; November 3, 2023.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for South Sudan TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 30, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS South Sudan webpage to the Form I-9

Yemen TPS — Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions

DHS's earlier May 4, 2026 Yemen termination was subsequently challenged. Two federal court orders now stay the termination: Doe v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-2103 (S.D.N.Y.) and No. 26-cv-2280 (S.D.N.Y.). Yemen's most recent Federal Register cite is 91 Fed. Reg. 10402. The July 17, 2026 E-Verify guidance set Yemen's operative date at July 24, 2026, and that date is unchanged as of publication.

Which EADs Are Extended

EADs issued under Yemen's TPS designation with any of these original expiration dates are extended per court order: March 3, 2026; September 3, 2024; March 3, 2023.

Form I-9 and E-Verify Instructions for Yemen TPS

• Section 1 (Expiration Date): "as per court order"
• Section 2 (Expiration Date) & E-Verify: July 24, 2026
• Additional Information box: Note the court order — Doe v. Noem et al., 26-cv-2103 & 26-cv-2280 (S.D.N.Y.)
• Attach the USCIS Alert and the USCIS TPS Yemen webpage to the Form I-9

How to Handle TPS on the I-9: General Rules

The seven countries now split across four operative dates: Yemen at July 24, 2026 (lapsed — see Yemen section); Haiti, Syria, and Burma at July 27, 2026; Somalia at July 29, 2026; Ethiopia and South Sudan at July 30, 2026. The Form I-9 process is identical for the six countries with active operative dates — the country table above is the lookup. Yemen requires the separate handling described in that country's section.

For New Hires

1. The employee presents their TPS-based EAD (Form I-766) as a List A document.
2. In Section 1, the employee enters "as per court order" in the Expiration Date field.
3. In Section 2, the employer enters the country's operative date.
4. Add a note in the Additional Information box referencing the governing court order for that country.
5. Attach the USCIS Alert and the country-specific USCIS TPS webpage to the Form I-9.

Entering This in the i9 Intelligence Platform

The i9 Intelligence electronic I-9 platform will not accept free text like "as per court order" in the Section 1 expiration date field — the field is date-typed. Enter the country's operative date in Section 1 instead, and document the court order in the Additional Information box in Section 2. USCIS accepts this approach for electronic I-9 systems that cannot capture the free-text notation — the operative date must be recorded and the governing court order must be documented in writing.

Step-by-step in i9 Intelligence:

1. Section 1 (Expiration Date): Enter the country's operative date. The card may show an earlier printed expiration date, but that date has been superseded by the court order — the system will not accept an expired date.
2. Section 2 (Expiration Date): Enter the same operative date — not the date printed on the card.
3. Section 2 > Additional Information: Select the Section 2 tab on the right-hand side of the form, then select Additional Information. Type the note using the country-specific format below, then select Save Changes:
   • Haiti: "TPS for Haiti: As per court order — Miot et al. v. Trump et al., 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.)"
   • Syria: "TPS for Syria: As per court order — Dahlia Doe v. Noem, 25-cv-8686 (S.D.N.Y.)"
   • Burma: "TPS for Burma: As per court order — Aung DOE et al. v. Noem et al., 25-cv-15483 (N.D. Ill.)"
   • Somalia: "TPS for Somalia: As per court order — African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 26-cv-11201 (D. Mass.)"
   • Ethiopia: "TPS for Ethiopia: As per court order — African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.)"
   • South Sudan: "TPS for South Sudan: As per court order — African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.)"
   • Yemen: "TPS for Yemen: As per court order — Doe v. Noem et al., 26-cv-2103 & 26-cv-2280 (S.D.N.Y.)"
4. Attach supporting documents: Attach the USCIS Alert and the country-specific USCIS TPS webpage to the I-9 record.
5. E-Verify: If you use E-Verify, enter the country's operative date when creating the case, regardless of what is printed on the employee's card.

Finding affected employees in i9 Intelligence: Open the Expiring Documents dashboard, or run the Expiration Date Report at Reports > Compliance > Expiring Docs Report. The report shows all employees with expiring documents; it does not filter by document type or country. Look for expiration dates matching the qualifying EAD dates listed in the country sections above. Open each record individually to verify the Work Authorization Card shows category code A12 or C19 and the corresponding country of birth. Update the existing record — do not create a new I-9.

For older Form I-9 versions without an Additional Information box in Section 2: Create a separate document (a Word file works) containing the country-specific note above and upload it as an attachment to the I-9 record. The Additional Information box is available on Form I-9 versions 8 and later.

If you use a different electronic I-9 platform: Check with your I-9 software provider for system-specific guidance. The general rule holds: if Section 1 requires a date value, enter the country's operative date; document the court order in Section 2's Additional Information box or as an attachment.

For Existing Employees (Reverification)

1. Complete Supplement B (formerly Section 3) with the country's operative date as the new expiration date.
2. Do not create a new Form I-9 for reverification purposes — update the existing record.
3. Record that operative date and note the governing court order in the Additional Information section.

E-Verify

When completing a case in E-Verify, enter the country's operative date as the expiration date from Form I-9 Section 2. E-Verify is only used for new hires, not for reverification of existing employees.

TPS-Based EAD Automatic Extensions: What Changed

Separate from the court-order-driven operative dates, the underlying rules for automatic EAD extensions have changed. If you have employees who filed to renew a TPS-based EAD, the automatic extension rules may not match what appears on their I-797C receipt notice.

Three events have reduced or eliminated automatic extension periods for TPS-based EADs:

1. Federal Register notices for specific TPS countries may set their own extension limits.
2. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), implemented July 22, 2025, capped TPS-based EAD extensions at 1 year or the duration of the TPS designation, whichever is shorter — even for renewals that were already pending.
3. The DHS interim final rule, effective October 30, 2025, eliminated automatic extensions entirely for new EAD renewal filers.

This creates three categories based on when the renewal application was received by USCIS:

Renewal Received By USCIS	Automatic Extension Rule
On or before July 21, 2025	Up to 540 days applies — but any portion of the extension that falls after July 22, 2025 cannot last longer than 1 year from that date or the TPS designation period, whichever is shorter.
July 22 – October 29, 2025	Limited to 1 year or the duration of the TPS designation, whichever is shorter. Not 540 days — even if the I-797C receipt notice shows the full 540-day extension.
October 30, 2025 or later	No automatic extension. The employee's EAD is not extended while the renewal is pending.

Why this matters: Employees in the middle category may be holding I-797C receipt notices that show a 540-day extension period. That extension is no longer valid at its full length — the law changed after the notice was issued. Employers cannot rely on the date printed on the receipt notice alone. Check the "Received Date" on the I-797C and apply the rules above.

For more detail on EAD automatic extensions and the October 2025 cutoff, see our EAD Card guide and Auto-Extension Compliance Guide.

What Employers Should Do Now

With three consecutive weekly Friday supersession rounds now on the record, the priority compliance checklist is:

1. Audit by EAD category code, not by nationality. Pull every Form I-9 with an EAD bearing category code A(12) or C(19) — the TPS-based work authorization codes. Do not pull records by country of birth. Country-of-birth audits create anti-discrimination liability under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b, enforced by the DOJ Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER).
2. Update Section 2 to the country's operative date for open TPS I-9s. For any A(12) or C(19) EAD from the seven countries above, ensure Section 2 shows the operative date with the governing court order noted in the Additional Information box. For existing employees whose I-9s show earlier placeholder dates, complete Supplement B with the current operative date and note the applicable court order.
3. Save the USCIS Alert and country-specific TPS webpage. USCIS explicitly permits attaching the downloaded Alert and TPS country webpage to the Form I-9. Do so to document your compliance posture.
4. Do not take adverse action before the country's operative date. Every affected employee remains authorized to work through that date. Terminating or suspending an employee before their authorization actually lapses creates § 1324b liability.
5. Prepare for the next country-specific USCIS update. USCIS characterizes both operative dates as limited relief until the lower courts align with Mullin v. Doe. When a district court dissolves its stay, USCIS is expected to issue a new operative date for that country. Have your Supplement B process and reverification workflow ready to run at short notice.
6. Check EAD renewal filing dates. If any TPS employees filed EAD renewals between July 22 and October 29, 2025, their automatic extension is shorter than what the I-797C receipt notice shows. Check the "Received Date" on the receipt and apply the rules in the EAD automatic extension section above.
7. Alert affected employees as a referral to counsel — not a termination warning. Employees facing work authorization loss need lead time for alternative pathways (H-1B, L-1, family petitions, adjustment of status, asylum, cancellation of removal). Frame every communication as a referral to immigration counsel, not a countdown to termination.
8. Subscribe to USCIS updates. Sign up for E-Verify and Form I-9 GovDelivery alerts to receive official guidance as it is published.

"Three consecutive Friday supersessions in, this is now a rolling weekly pattern — and the extension lengths are set country by country rather than uniformly. Section 1 stays 'as per court order' for everyone, but Section 2 and E-Verify now split four ways, and Yemen just lapsed without a new bulletin. HR teams cannot build a single-date workflow anymore. Build the workflow around the country table, look up the operative date at the moment the I-9 is completed, and check the USCIS and E-Verify pages every Friday afternoon. The teams that use this window to run a clean A(12) and C(19) audit and stage their Supplement B process are the ones who hit each new operative date cleanly," says Patricia Duarte, Director of Compliance at i9 Intelligence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What date do I enter on Form I-9 for TPS EADs right now?

Enter "as per court order" in Section 1. In Section 2 and E-Verify, enter the country's operative date: July 27, 2026 for Haiti, Syria, and Burma; July 29, 2026 for Somalia; July 30, 2026 for Ethiopia and South Sudan; July 24, 2026 for Yemen (with the caveat that Yemen's date has lapsed without a supersession — see Yemen section). Note the governing court order for the specific country in the Additional Information box. Check the country table above at the time you complete the I-9 — USCIS is issuing Friday supersessions weekly, so the dates in this article change every week.

Do the operative dates apply to every TPS country?

The current court-order-driven supersessions cover only these seven countries: Haiti, Syria, Burma, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen. They do not apply to countries with independently governed TPS designations such as El Salvador (valid through September 9, 2026), Ukraine (extended through October 19, 2026), Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.

What did the Supreme Court's Mullin v. Doe ruling do?

The June 25, 2026 ruling in Mullin v. Doe, 609 U.S. — (2026), held that federal courts cannot block DHS from terminating TPS designations. USCIS characterizes each country's operative date as "limited relief until the lower courts align with the U.S. Supreme Court's favorable decision in Mullin v. Doe." As each district court dissolves its stay under that ruling, USCIS is expected to issue country-specific follow-up dates. For a full strategic breakdown, see After Mullin v. Doe: The HR Playbook for Every TPS Termination.

Which EADs are covered by the current court-order extensions?

EADs (Form I-766) issued under the affected country's TPS designation with the original expiration dates listed by USCIS for that country. See the country-specific sections above for the full list of qualifying original expiration dates — the covered date lists carry across supersession rounds.

What is TPS?

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a designation that allows nationals of certain countries to live and work in the United States when conditions in their home country — armed conflict, natural disaster, or other extraordinary circumstances — make it unsafe to return. TPS beneficiaries receive Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that employers must accept as valid List A documents for Form I-9 purposes. For a full explanation, see our guide: What Is Temporary Protected Status?

Can I fire an employee when their TPS-based EAD expires?

You must reverify — not automatically terminate. When a TPS-based EAD expires, ask the employee to present a new document showing continued work authorization. If they present valid documentation, record it in Supplement B and continue employment. If they cannot present new authorization by the expiration date, you cannot continue to employ them. Never terminate early based on TPS status or national origin — that violates anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1324b).

Do I need to use E-Verify for reverification?

No. E-Verify is only used for new hires. When reverifying an existing employee due to a TPS expiration, complete Supplement B on the Form I-9. Do not create a new E-Verify case.

My employee's I-797C says their EAD is extended for 540 days. Is that still accurate?

Not necessarily. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), implemented July 22, 2025, shortened automatic extensions for TPS-based EADs. If the renewal application was received by USCIS between July 22 and October 29, 2025, the extension is limited to 1 year or the TPS designation period, whichever is shorter — not 540 days. The I-797C receipt notice may still show the full 540-day extension because it was issued before the law changed. Check the "Received Date" on the I-797C and refer to the EAD automatic extension section above for the rules that apply to each filing window.

What if my employee has TPS from a country not listed here?

Several other countries have active or independently governed TPS designations, including El Salvador (valid through September 9, 2026), Ukraine (extended through October 19, 2026), Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and others. Check the USCIS TPS page for the current status of each country's designation and any applicable I-9 instructions.