[ENGLISH] Updates for Cameroonians - TPS and Employment Authorization for F1 visa students
Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon
The registration process for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon is now open. 2022. All individuals who want to request TPS under the designation of Cameroon must file an application.
To be eligible for TPS under the Cameroon designation, individuals must demonstrate their continuous residence in the United States since April 14, 2022, and continuous physical presence in the United States since June 7, 2022. Individuals arriving in the United States after April 14, 2022 are not eligible for TPS under this designation and may be subject to removal if they have no other authorization to be in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) estimates that about 11,700 individuals may be eligible for TPS under the designation of Cameroon.
Individuals applying for TPS under the Cameroon designation must submit Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, during the 18-month initial registration period that runs from June 7, 2022, through Dec. 7, 2023. Cameroon TPS applicants are eligible to file Form I-821 online. When filing a TPS application, applicants can also request an Employment Authorization Document by submitting a completed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with their Form I-821. Applicants may also submit Form I-765 online.
For more information on designation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), please visit here:
Headline: Employment Authorization for Cameroonian F1 Nonimmigrant Students
The Secretary of Homeland Security is exercising authority to temporarily suspend the applicability of certain requirements governing on-campus and off-campus employment. Suspension of the employment limitations is for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Cameroon regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Cameroon), who are present in the United States in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant student status on June 7, 2022, and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the crises in Cameroon. Effective on June 7, 2022, the suspension is available through December 7, 2023, for those who are in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant status.
The Secretary is taking action to provide relief to these Cameroonian nonimmigrant students who are lawful F-1 nonimmigrant students so the students may request employment authorization, work an increased number of hours while school is in session, and reduce their course load while continuing to maintain their F-1 nonimmigrant student status.
For more information on employment authorization for Cameroonian F1 students, please visit here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/07/2022-12227/employment-authorization-for-cameroonian-f-1-nonimmigrant-students-experiencing-severe-economic