
February 5, 2025 just became a vitally crucial date for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans living and working in the United States under an October 2023 Venezuela designation of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”). Venezuelans who received an extension of their TPS or Employment Authorization Document on or before February 5, 2025 will remain in TPS for now. All other Venezuelans whose TPS-related Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD”) expired on April 2, 2025, no longer have temporary protected status or work authorization based on their temporary protected status. Here are the details.
The October 2023 designation of Temporary Protected Status had been set to expire on April 2, 2025. Shortly before leaving office, the Biden Administration extended the TPS designation for Venezuela to October 2, 2026, giving qualified individuals the chance to re-register and apply for work authorization. Not long after the change in Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) reversed course and revoked the extension. The DHS then terminated the October 2023 TPS designation for Venezuela effective April 7, 2025, and declared that work authorization would expire on April 2, 2025.