On February 5, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security released guidance for employers on completing the Form I-9 work authorization verification form for Venezuelan TPS beneficiaries.
The notice explains that employment authorization documents (EADs) with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and a Card Expires date of March 10, 2024, or September 9, 2022, associated with the 2021 TPS designation of Venezuela expire on March 10, 2025. “Employers must reverify 2021 TPS Venezuela beneficiaries who presented these EADs before they start work on March 11, 2025. Beneficiaries of the 2023 TPS Venezuela designation who presented an EAD with a Category Code of A12 or C19 and an expiration date of April 2, 2025, must be reverified before they start work on April 3, 2025,” the notice states.
DHS noted that it terminated the 2023 designation of Venezuela for temporary protected status (TPS). TPS and related benefits associated with the 2023 designation will end on April 7, 2025. That termination does not apply to the 2021 designation of Venezuela for TPS, which remains in effect until September 10, 2025.