§ 244.12 Employment authorization.

(a) Upon approval of an application for Temporary Protected Status, USCIS shall grant employment authorization and, subject to 8 CFR 274a.12(a), issue an employment authorization document valid for a period of 1 year or for the remaining duration of the country's designation of Temporary Protected Status, whichever is shorter. If the country's designation of Temporary Protected Status has not terminated by the expiration of the employment authorization period, the alien must obtain a renewal to continue employment authorization, which will be valid for 1 year or for the remaining duration of the country's designation of Temporary Protected Status, whichever is shorter.

(b) If the alien's Temporary Protected Status is withdrawn under § 244.14, employment authorization expires upon notice of withdrawal or on the date stated on the employment authorization document, whichever occurs later.

(c) If Temporary Protected Status is denied by USCIS, employment authorization shall terminate upon notice of denial or at the expiration of the employment authorization document, whichever occurs later.

(d) If the application is renewed or appealed in deportation or exclusion proceedings, or pending administrative appeal pursuant to § 244.18(b), employment authorization will be extended during the pendency of the renewal and/or appeal, subject to the limitation in section paragraph (a) of this section.

[56 FR 619, Jan. 7, 1991, as amended at 56 FR 23498, May 22, 1991; 60 FR 21975, May 4, 1995. Redesignated at 62 FR 10367, 10382, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 63596, Nov. 16, 1998; 64 FR 4782, Feb. 1, 1999; 76 FR 53792, Aug. 29, 2011; 91 FR 22972, Apr. 29, 2026]