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TPS work permits expired July 17 for six countries, with Haiti days away
USCIS set July 17, 2026 as the expiration of TPS-related work authorization for Burma, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, with Haiti following on July 24. Affected workers and their employers face immediate reverification decisions.
The useful takeaway
If your work permit is tied to Temporary Protected Status for one of these countries, the July 17 date has now passed, and Haiti's July 24 date is days away. Check your own country's current status on the official TPS page today, because litigation and later notices can change dates for specific countries, and your employer will be looking at the card date either way.
Who should read this other update
TPS holders from Burma, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Haiti whose employment authorization is TPS-based, plus employers completing reverification for those workers.
What the official update says
- USCIS set the expiration of TPS-related work authorization at July 17, 2026 for Burma, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
- Haiti's TPS-related work authorization expiration follows on July 24, 2026.
- Employers must reverify work authorization when a card's basis expires; sympathetic employers cannot lawfully skip that step.
Details from USCIS Temporary Protected Status updates
The expiration dates are country-specific: July 17, 2026 for six countries and July 24, 2026 for Haiti.
TPS itself and TPS-based work authorization are related but distinct; a status change announcement does not always move the work-authorization date by itself.
USCIS publishes country-by-country TPS status, dates, and documentation rules on its Temporary Protected Status pages.
Common worries, answered plainly
My card shows a later date than July 17. Which date wins?
Check your country's USCIS TPS page. Cards have sometimes been automatically extended past their printed date, and sometimes cut short by policy changes; the official country page states the operative date and documentation, and that is the answer your employer's reverification will follow.
Can I keep working while anything is pending in court?
Only if the current official guidance says work authorization remains valid for your country. Litigation changes things quickly in both directions, which is exactly why the official page, not news coverage, should be checked before any work decision.
Does this affect my pending green card or asylum application?
Those applications continue on their own tracks, and some carry their own work-authorization basis. What ends with TPS is TPS-based authorization specifically; get individual advice on what other basis may apply to you.
What this means for USCIS work permit (EAD) applicants
Workers whose only work authorization was TPS-based lose the right to work when their date passes, unless another basis applies to them.
Anyone with a separate pending application, such as asylum or adjustment of status, may have a different authorization basis and should not assume the TPS date is the whole answer.
Court decisions have repeatedly moved TPS dates for individual countries, in both directions, so the official page matters more than any remembered date.
Useful next steps
- Check your country's page on the official USCIS TPS site today rather than relying on a date you remember.
- If you have any other pending application, confirm whether it carries its own work authorization basis.
- Speak with your employer before they raise it; planned leave beats sudden termination if a gap is unavoidable.
- Get advice from an accredited representative or attorney quickly if your family depends on this authorization; country situations differ too much for general answers.
How to read this without overreacting
This update is about the legal basis for working, not about processing speed; a renewal filing cannot outrun an expired basis.
Waits shared by readers on the work-permit page reflect I-765 processing generally and cannot predict TPS policy changes.
What this update cannot tell you
- This update cannot say whether any country's TPS will be extended or relitigated, and it cannot assess any individual's alternatives.
- Dates here reflect the announcement as published; always confirm the current date for your country on the official page.
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Official citation
Published July 18, 2026. Original source: USCIS Temporary Protected Status updates.