TPS Haiti
LC on Jan 15th 2010
FREE TPS HELP.
At the Haitian Multi-Service Center www.ccab.org 185 Columbia Road Dorchester, MA (617) 436-2848
DO NOT PAY A NON-LAWYER (OR LAWYER) HIGH FEES FOR AID! AVOID IMMIGRATION FRAUD! PA VIN VIKTIM FWOD NAN IMIGRASYON! Cliquez ici pour lire.
I am taking TPS cases for a very reasonable rate. If you have a prior deportation or asylum case do not apply for TPS without understanding the possible risks.
USCIS now has released information on how to file for TPS in Creole. Click here to read them. Cliquez ici pour lire Direktiv sou Aplikasyon Fomile I-821.
Haitians are able to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Boston is home to many Haitians and I have many friends with relatives there. My heart goes out to them and the whole Nation. As soon as there is more news on what TPS for Haitians will require I will post it. For now what is known is this:
People can apply for 180 days from the beginning of the TPS period, and TPS eligibility will be for 18 months. Applicants will need to pay fees for the I-821, the biometrics, and the I-765 if a work authorization is desired and the I-131 if advance parole (travel permission) is sought. Applicants may apply for fee waivers.
To prove nationality one can use a passport (an expired one is acceptable) or birth certificates. USCIS has indicated that secondary evidence may be considered since these can be difficult to come by.
Some waivers of inadmissibility are available on humanitarian grounds. Note: this will not cure inadmissibility under other areas of the law and another I-601 will have to be filed if someone is, for example, at a later date adjusting status through an immediate relative.
If adopting parents were in the Haiti at the time of the earthquake, they may go to the U.S. embassy to complete the adoption process, and the government of Haiti will waive the exit visa requirement. DHS and DOS are still working on the issues related to adoptions by parents not in Haiti. They urge parents not to travel to Haiti at this time.
For more details on how to file for TPS you can go directly to USCIS’s website.
In the mean time here is some information:
For the most up to date information throughout the coming days please continue to monitor www.whitehouse.gov/HaitiEarthquake or www.state.gov.
Families of Americans living in Haiti who are trying to find the status of their loved ones are encouraged to contact the State Department at 1-888-407-4747.
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