FAQs for Haitians with TPS or B2 Visitor Visas
Go to MassLegalHelp for up to date information.
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US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a Fact Sheet entitled "Requirements for Supporting a Fee Waiver Request When Applying for Temporary Protected Status." It can be found on USCIS's website at: www.uscia.gov
Questions and Answers about fee waivers can be found at: www.uscia.gov/poral/site/uscis/menuitem
Here is a link to the USCIS FAQ sheet regarding auto-extension of TPS beneficiaries' EAD cards. It contains information for employers and employees regarding documentation of employment eligibility and completing the I-9 form.
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US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
USCIS would like to inform you of a recent issue raised by some of our stakeholders regarding EADs for Haitian TPS beneficiaries which have been issued with early expiration dates.
If you are a Haitian national and applied for Temporary Protected Status, you may have received an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with the expiration date of July 22, 2010. Approximately 320 individuals received EADs with an early expiration date.
USCIS is re-issuing extended EADs with the expiration date of July 22, 2011 to the impacted cardholders. You will receive the new card before the expiration of your current one. You do not need to file a new Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765) or take any other action. Until you receive the corrected document, please continue to use your current EAD as proof of your work authorization.
When you receive your extended EAD with the expiration date of July 22, 2011, please discontinue use of and destroy the EAD with the expiration date of July 22, 2010.
For guidance and information on USCIS's response to the earthquake in Haiti, please visit www.uscis.gov/haitianearthquake For additional information, applicants may also contact USCIS at 1-800-375-5283.
For information about loved ones in Haiti
Visit the International Commitee of the Red Cross' Family Links web site http://www.icrc.org/familylinks. This web site helps link those seperated by conflict or disaster to find information about their loved ones in order to restore contact.
Please note: Due to the volume of calls to these numbers, you may receive a recording
Haitian Embassy:
(202) 332-4090
U.S. State Department:
(888) 407-4747
Outside the U.S. and Canada, call (202) 501-444
U.S. citizens in Haiti can call the U.S. Embassy in Port Au Prince at:
(509) 229-8942
(509) 229-8089
(509) 229-8322
(509) 229-8672
Helping Children Cope with Disaster and Grief
Boston Medical Center
National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkVisit the Boston Public Library's Crisis in Haiti resource page at http://www.bpl.org/news/haiti.htm
Additional Resources
Boston's response:
Local Haitians struggle to help loved ones
(WCVB, Channel 5, January 25, 2010)US offers special status to Haitian immigrants
(NECN, January 22, 2010)Brockton area Haitians get help staying in the U.S.
(The Brockton Enterprise, January 23, 2010)How to help Haiti
(Eagle Tribune, January 21, 2010)Catholic Charities offers legal assistance with TPS requests
(Boston, January 20, 2010)L&M Stores donates 10% of gross sales to relief efforts
(Boston, January 20, 2010)United Way pledges $40,000 in emergency aid for Haiti and support for Boston's Haitian Community
(United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, January 14, 2010)Cardinal O'Malley statement on Haiti Relief
(The Boston Pilot, January 13, 2010)Cardinal O'Malley calls special collection for Haiti
(Boston Herald, January 13, 2010)Mass. charities contribute to quake relief efforts
(Channel 7, WHDH TV, January 13, 2010)Boston jumps to offer relief for Haiti
(Roslindale Transcript, January 13, 2010)Menino rolls out info on Haiti response plan
(Boston Haitian Reporter, January 13, 2010)Boston opens Haitian Community Center
(WBZ News Radio, 1030 AM, January 13, 2010)Bay State Mobilizes To Help Haitian Quake Victims
(Channel 5, WCVB-TV, January 13, 2010Outpouring of support for Boston's Haitian Community
(NECN, January 13, 2010)
Catholic Charities Hosts TPS Clinic Saturday, July 17, 2010
FREE Legal Help for Haitians Seeking Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Visa Extension & Other Legal Matters
Date: SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010
Time: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Place: Catholic Charities Haitian Multi Service Center, 185 Columbia Road, Dorchester
HAITIAN TPS CLINIC – WHAT TO BRING:
- Two passport photos
- Proof of nationality (one of the below)
- Passport (expired ok)
- Birth certificate + English translation
- Secondary evidence (e.g. national ID from Haiti with photo and/or fingerprint)
- Proof of date of entry to U.S.
- Passport
- I-94
- Proof of residence on and after 01/12/2010 (at least one paper dated between Dec. 2009-January 12, 2010 and one paper dated after January 21, 2010): THE MORE EVIDENCE THE BETTER
- Employment records; School records; Rent receipts; Utility bills; Hospital records; Bank statements; etc.
- Money Order
- $470 for people between 14 and 65 who want work authorization
- $130 for people between 14 and 65 who DO NOT want work authorization
- $130 for people over 65 who want work authorization
- $50 for children under 14 years old
- If you cannot pay, you MUST bring all the documentation required for a fee waiver
KLINIK TPS AYISYEN – SA POU OU POTE:
- De foto paspò
- Prèv nasyonalite (Dezyèm evidans y’ap konsidere si premye evidans la pa disponib)
- Paspò (pote’l menm si li ekspire)
- Akdenesans
- Dezyèm evidans (pa ekzanp: katdidantite ki soti ayiti ak foto e/oubyen anprent)
- Prèv dat ou te antre etazini.
- Paspò
- I-94
- Prèv rezidans nan dat ak aprè douz janvye de mil dis (12/1/2010)
- Rekò travay; Rekò lekòl; resi lwaye kay; bòdwo; Rekò lopital; deklarasyon bankè; eksetera.
- Money Order
- $470 pou moun ant 14 ak 65 lane ki bezwen otorizasyon pou travay
- $130 pou moun ant 14 and 65 lane KI PA bezwen otorizasyon pou travay
- $130 pou moun ki gen plis ke 65 lane e ki bezwen otorizasyon pou travay
- $50 pou timoun anba 14 lane
