BCIS Notice of Extension of TPS for El Salvador

As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to assist El Salvador in its recovery from the devastating earthquakes that affected that nation, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador will be extended for an additional 18-months until March 9, 2005. This TPS extension, which covers approximately 290,000 Salvadoran registrants, will take effect September 9, 2003 until March 9, 2005. 

The BCIS will provide additional information and answers to frequently asked questions.

Re-registration applications will not be accepted before the registration period officially begins. 

BCIS notice that the TPS designation for El Salvador is extended until 3/9/05. The 60-day re-registration period runs from 7/16/03 to 9/15/03. Information on late initial registration provisions included. (68 FR 42071, 7/16/03)