Temporary Protected Status Venezuela

A new designation that allows Venezuelans to apply for TPS and Employment Authorization has been announced on March 2021. The Temporary Protected Status designated for individuals with origin from Venezuela has a registration period starting March 9, 2021 ending on September 5, 2021. The TPS Venezuela will provide temporary protected status through September 9, 2022 to those individuals who successfully obtain it. Our Immigration Lawyer at Complete Immigration Solutions will guide those individuals who wish to apply starting on March 9^th. To qualify, applicants must have continuous residence in the United States since March 8, 2021 and continuous physical presence in the US since March 9, 2021 as well as meet additional eligibility requirements to be summarized here. This information is outlined in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USICS and the TPS Notice titled ‘Temporary Protected Status and Implementation of Employment Authorization for Venezuelans Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure’ can be accessed via the official site of the US Department of Justice here.

As recent as March 8, 2021, the new Secretary of Homeland Security under the Biden Administration, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, announced the designation to apply to Venezuelan nationals. The Temporary Protected Status for individuals without nationality who last resided in Venezuela (TPS Venezuela) allows those same individuals to apply for the protected status if they meet the eligibility requirements. You may call our Immigration Attorney right away to ensure you or your family member submits the application properly and within the allotted time frame.

The TPS program was created by the United States Congress in 1990 under the Immigration Act of 1990. It is provided to nationals of selected countries who are facing problems that make it hard or may face security risk if deported there. Countries may be designated for Temporary Protected Status for different reasons such as environmental disasters, armed conflicts destabilizing the region or other extraordinary conditions.  Since the Secretary of Homeland Security was given the discretion of designating countries to qualify for TPS, Secretary Mayorkas is well within the law to decide that Venezuela merits TPS designation. Under the Act, the designation could be made for 6, 12 or 18 months at a time and can be extended by the Secretary at least 60 days before expiration. In this case, the Secretary designated a period of 18 months of protected status to eligible Venezuelan nationals currently in the United States. According to the Secretary (per the official White House page at www.whitehouse.gov) “The living conditions in Venezuela reveal a country in turmoil, unable to protect its own citizens,” he continued to say “It is in times of extraordinary and temporary circumstances like these that the United States steps forward to support eligible Venezuelan nationals already present here, while their home country seeks to right itself out of the current crises.” It is mainly for this reason that the decision was made and now is the time for Venezuelans to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain Protected Status in the United States.

It is recommended that individuals seeking to apply for TPS contact our immigration lawyer in Orlando immediately at  (407) 593-4501. Here are some of the requirements:

-       Be a Venezuelan national

-       Be continuously physically present in the US since March 9, 2021

-       Have continuously resided in the U.S. since March 8, 2021

-       Not be barred from asylum

-       Not be convicted of certain crimes

Once individuals with Venezuelan nationality are granted the TPS Venezuela, they will receive a temporary stay of deportation as well as authorization of temporary nature to work in the United States (via a separate application for Employment Authorization Documents or EADs) The beneficiaries would also be eligible to obtain permission to travel out of the country and return to the U.S. even though this benefit must also be applied for separately.

Dealing with immigration matters may be confusing, but we are experts in the subject matter that can help. From the first meeting to the receipt of the green card, we will be there to support you.

As of October 13, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration's Department of Homeland Security announced a joint action with Mexico to define a new migration enforcement process for Venezuelans.  This will result in a reduction of the number of people entering to the US through the Southwest border and will create a better process for Venezuelans fleeing the crisis in Venezuela to enter the US in a safer, more orderly and lawful way.  Complete Immigration Solutions is on top of this new process and are ready to assist Venezuelans entering the United States.

For further information regarding the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan nationals in the United States, contact our attorney of Immigration Law in Orlando Roberto Lopez Ortiz at Complete Immigration Solutions. We are already helping Venezuelans in Miami, Jacksonville and other major cities in the state of Florida.

Contact us at (407) 593-4501 and schedule your consultation to speak to our immigration attorney. You may also reach out to us by filling out our contact us form.

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