To be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), you must:

1. Currently be in the United States.
2. Be a national of a TPS-designated country or a person who last habitually lived in TPS-designated countries:
   • Afghanistan
   • Burma (Myanmar)
   • Cameroon
   • El Salvador
   • Ethiopia
   • Haiti
   • Honduras
   • Nepal
   • Nicaragua
   • Somalia
   • South Sudan
   • Sudan
   • Syria
   • Ukraine
   • Venezuela
   • Yemen
3. File for status during a specific initial registration period or re-registration period.
4. Be physically present and reside in the U.S. from specific dates set for each country.