2024-15829. Extension and Redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status

Table 1—Mailing Addresses

If you send your paper application via:	Then mail your application to:
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)	USCIS, Attn: TPS Somalia, P.O. Box 6943, Chicago, IL 60680-6943.
FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries	USCIS, Attn: TPS Somalia (Box 6943), 131 South Dearborn Street, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603-5517.

If you were granted TPS by an immigration judge (IJ) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and you wish to request an EAD, please file online or mail your Form I-765 to the appropriate address in Table 1. If you file online, please include the fee. If you file by mail, please include the fee or fee waiver request. When you request an EAD based on an IJ or BIA grant of TPS, please include with your application a copy of the order from the IJ or BIA granting you TPS. This will help us verify your grant of TPS and process your application.

Supporting Documents

The filing instructions for Form I-821 list all the documents you need to establish eligibility for TPS. You may also find information on the acceptable documentation and other requirements for applying (also called registering) for TPS on the USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov/​tps under “Somalia.”

Travel

TPS beneficiaries may also apply for and be granted travel authorization as a matter of discretion. You must file for travel authorization if you wish to travel outside of the United States. If USCIS grants travel authorization, it gives you permission to leave the United States and return during a specific period. To request travel authorization, you must file Form I-131, available at https://www.uscis.gov/​i-131. You may file Form I-131 together with your Form I-821 or separately. When you file Form I-131, you must:

• Select Item Number 1.d. in Part 2 on the Form I-131; and
• Submit the fee for Form I-131, or request a fee waiver, which you may submit on Form I-912.

If you are filing Form I-131 together with Form I-821, send your forms to the address listed in Table 1. If you are filing Form I-131 separately based on a pending or approved Form I-821, send your form to the address listed in Table 2 and include a copy of Form I-797 for your approved or pending Form I-821.

Table 2—Mailing Addresses

If you are . . .	Mail to . . .
Filing Form I-131 together with Form I-821	The address provided in Table 1.
Filing Form I-131 based on a pending or approved Form I-821, and you are using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS): You must include a copy of the Notice of Action (Form I-797C or I-797) showing USCIS accepted or approved your Form I-821	USCIS, Attn: I-131 TPS, P.O. Box 660167, Dallas, TX 75266-0867.
Filing Form I-131 based on a pending or approved Form I-821, and you are using FedEx, UPS, or DHL: You must include a copy of the Notice of Action (Form I-797C or I-797) showing USCIS accepted or approved your Form I-821	USCIS, Attn: I-131 TPS, 2501 S State Hwy. 121, Business, Ste. 400, Lewisville, TX 75067.