Practice Alert: Termination of TPS for Nepal
August 6, 2025 Update
USCIS updated its website on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those from Nepal on August 4, 2025. Employers can now rely on the USCIS website for the continuation of TPS to November 18, 2025, and the auto-extensions of the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to November 18, 2025.
Below is a chart to assist in keeping track of the changes.
| Designated Country | Continuous Residence & Continuous Physical Presence Dates | TPS Designation Date | TPS Expiration Date | TPS Continues Through | EAD Auto-Extended Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 6/24/2015 & 6/24/2025 | 6/24/2025 | Terminated effective 8/5/2025 | 11/18/25 (USCIS website updated 8/4/2025) | 11/18/25 (USCIS website updated 8/4/2025) |
For more information, see Temporary Protected Status Designated Country: Nepal | USCIS, updated 8/4/2025.
Impact on Employees
Employees with EADs expiring today, August 5, 2025, will now be able to remain in the U.S. until November 18, 2025, and resume or continue working until November 18, 2025.
Impact on Employers
EADs bearing a category code A12 or C19 issued to beneficiaries from Nepal have been auto extended to November 18, 2025. Employers should reverify the Form I-9 timely and, until USCIS gives further guidance, include/attach a printout of the relevant USCIS website page showing the auto-extension with the Form I-9. For employers whose employees may have been terminated, these employees are eligible for rehire based on the auto-extension until November 18, 2025.
E-Verify should be updated for employers enrolled in E-Verify to run Change of Status Reports, especially as employees with EADs based on TPS from Nepal expiring on August 5, 2025, now have continued work authorization until November 18, 2025.
All employers will need to timely reverify their Forms I-9.
General Tip
Counsel and employers should print or save a PDF of the relevant government website pages, with the printout showing the website and date printed, as proof of what guidance was relied on when providing advice or completing a Form I-9.
Termination will be effective on August 5, 2025.
Earlier today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, via Federal Register Notice, the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nepal, effective August 5, 2025. Work authorization for these individuals will be extended through the effective termination date.
Impact to Employers:
Employers are being given sixty days to prepare for the reverification and possible departure of these individuals. As such, they should take care to (a) reverify those whose Employment Authorization Documents expire on June 24, 2025; (b) note that certain EADs are extended through August 5, 2025; and (c) work with their operations partners to determine any workforce continuity gaps that could result from these individuals losing work authorization.
EADs bearing a category code A12 or C19 issued to beneficiaries from Nepal with an expiration date of June 24, 2018, June 24, 2019, March 24, 2020, January 4, 2021, October 4, 2021, December 31, 2022, June 30, 2024, and June 24, 2025 are extended through August 5, 2025. For more information, visit USCIS’s dedicated webpage, here.
Impact to Employees:
It is expected that many TPS beneficiaries will experience a gap in work authorization due to this decision. TPS beneficiaries are encouraged to consult their immigration counsel and determine any possible immigration pathways.