TPS Question

[Suzyn0985 0]

I am writing you today on behalf of my neighbor she is from syria and had moved to the US about four years ago and was granted a Temporary Protected status. And for the past 4 years it has been approved and extended with the last one being approved July 5, 2018. She would like to stay here in the Untied states permanently but  doesn't know how she can and if she is eligible to apply for asylum or a green card (so that her children can come and visit her) or anything that would allow her to stay. She also would like to be able to travel to see her children but doesn't know if her TPS would allow her to leave the county and return due to the recent changes to the laws.  If you can please guide me as to how i can assist her or what she should do i would truly appreciate it.

[TBoneTX 45,536]

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[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

there is nothing for her now, tps doesn't give a pathway to a GC

 

 

[TM92 527]

On 7/8/2018 at 9:21 PM, Suzyn0985 said:

She would like to stay here in the Untied states permanently but  doesn't know how she can and if she is eligible to apply for asylum or a green card (so that her children can come and visit her) or anything that would allow her to stay.

Does she qualify for a green card?: https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/eligibility-categories

Did she enter the US legally? Any overstay is forgiven for an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen. If she entered the US illegally then it depends where she resides when she applies for the green card:

 

On 7/8/2018 at 9:21 PM, Suzyn0985 said:

She also would like to be able to travel to see her children but doesn't know if her TPS would allow her to leave the county and return due to the recent changes to the laws.  If you can please guide me as to how i can assist her or what she should do i would truly appreciate it.

If she wants to travel abroad she needs to apply for advance parole, https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status:

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Travel

If you have TPS and wish to travel outside the United States, you must apply for travel authorization. Travel authorization for TPS is issued as an advance parole document if USCIS determines it is appropriate to approve your request. This document gives you permission to leave the United States and return during a specified period of time. To apply for advance parole, you must file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. If you are filing Form I-131 together with Form I-821, send your forms to the address listed on the linked page above for your country. If you are filing Form I-131 separately based on a pending or approved Form I-821, check the Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-131 page.

 

If you leave the United States without requesting advance parole, you may lose TPS and you may not be permitted to re-enter the United States.

 

If USCIS is still adjudicating your TPS application, you may miss important USCIS notices, such as Requests for Additional Evidence, while you are outside the U.S. Failure to respond to these requests may result in the denial of your application.

 

We encourage you to read and understand the travel warning on Form I-131 before requesting advance parole, even if you have been granted TPS. If you have been unlawfully present in the U.S. for any period of time, you may want to seek legal advice before requesting advance parole for travel.