by changer | Aug 7, 2017 | News, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
TPS is a temporary legal status granted to Haitian nationals. Temporary Protected Status also offers Haitian nationals the opportunity to apply for work authorization, which permits them to work legally in the United States.
TPS must be renewed every 18 months. Haitian nationals must renew their TPS NO LATER than July 24, 2017. Upon renewal, TPS will be extended until July 22, 2018.
This renewal period is open ONLY to Haitian nationals who currently have TPS. With rare exceptions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is NOT accepting new TPS registrations.
The basic eligibility requirements to renew Haitian TPS are:
– Applicant must be a Haitian national
– Applicant must have entered the U.S. prior to January 12, 2011
– Applicant must have resided in the U.S. continuously before or since January 12, 2011
– Applicant must have been approved for TPS previously (either in 2010, and timely re-registered in 2011 OR in 2011)
– Male applicants 18 years or older must be registered with Selective Service
The USCIS fees for Haitian TPS renewal are:
– $465, for applicant 14 years or older applying for employment authorization
– $85, for applicant 14 years or older not applying for employment authorization
– $380, for applicant under 14 years applying for employment authorization
– $0, for applicant under 14 years not applying for employment authorization
Fee waivers are available under certain circumstances.
Catholic Migration Services provides legal representation before USCIS to all Haitian TPS applicants we serve.
If you would like more information, or if you are a Haitian national and need to re-register your TPS, please call our Brooklyn office at 718-236-3000 or our Queens office at 347-472-3500 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Click here for information about Haitian TPS in Kreyòl Ayisyen.
Article written by Deacon Paul Dorsinville, Health Education Coordinator and Kimberley Kearns, Public Ally/Capacity Building Specialist
Special thanks to the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit for information.
by changer | Aug 24, 2016 | fundraising, Home and More News, News
RSVP NOW for the 2016 Shining Star Award Dinner and celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Catholic Migration Services!
Dinner 1 will be held Friday, October 14, 2016, and will honor Shining Stars from the following ministries: Czech/Slovak, Korean, Vietnamese, Ghanaian, Indonesian, Nigerian, Irish, Mexican, Colombian, West Indian, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ecuador and Cuban. The dinner will start at 6:30 and will be held at Gargiulo’s on Coney Island.
Dinner 2 will be held Friday, October 21, 2016, and will honor Shining Stars from the following ministries: Polish, Ukranian, Russian, Croatian, Italian, Chinese, Indian Latin Rite, Lithuanian, Filipino, Pakistani, Brazilian, Guatemala, Haitian and African-American. The dinner will start at 6:30 and will be held at Gargiulo’s on Coney Island.
by changer | May 16, 2016 | Home and More News, More News, News, Tenant Advocacy, Uncategorized
Kenny Minaya, housing attorney and coordinator of the CMS Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Program (ITAP), was recently mentioned in an article by the New York Daily News. Read more about the work we are doing in support of affordable housing for low-income immigrant tenants by following this link.
Congratulations to Kenny and everyone supporting the incredible work of ITAP!
by changer | Oct 22, 2015 | feature, Home and More News, Immigration, Legal Services, News
Over the years, Catholic Migration Services has helped countless permanent residents on their path to become US citizens. Recently, two very special clients attended ceremonies to become proud new Americans.
Daniel Marshall and Monyfa Alexander, who both came to the US from Guyana as children and entered into New York’s foster care system, were referred to our Citizenship and Integration Program from Heart Share St. Vincent’s Services. Working together with their caseworkers from the foster agency, immigration counselors at CMS were able to help Daniel and Monyfa obtain fee waivers for the application and guide them through all of the steps in the naturalization process.
Now that they have become citizens, Daniel and Monyfa are able to further pursue their dreams of voting in the upcoming elections and working toward college degrees. Read more about these inspiring new Americans in a blog post by our partners at the New Americans Campaign.
Congratulations, Daniel and Monyfa! If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a US citizen, call us on our Citizenship Hotline at (646) 597-8797.
by changer | Oct 9, 2015 | More News, News, Tenant Advocacy
On Wednesday October 7th, Catholic Migration Services held their first monthly community meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish in Bushwick. There were over 80 Bushwick residents in attendance who heard from several community legal services organizations in the area.
Catholic Migration Services partnered with the law firm Virginia & Ambinder, LLP to give a training on basic labor rights. Our Housing Program Coordinator Kenny Minaya, and Senior Organizer Yolanda Coca, provide housing legal services to low-income tenants in the Bushwick and Ridgewood neighborhoods, holding legal clinics and tenant organizing meetings. To find out more about our Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Program (ITAP), click on this link.
