[kan-l] FWD: TPS for Kosovar Albanians in the US

[Teresa Crawford]

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Thought this would be of interest to people.

Teresa


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From: Paromita Shah <PShah at gbls.org>
To: albboschurch at juno.com
Subject: TPS for Kosovar Albanians in the United States
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:52:49 -0400
Message-ID: <s7135a51.017 at gbls.org>

Dear Very Reverend Arthur Liolin,

Per our conversation, enclosed in this e-mail is some information
about the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program available to
certain Kosovar Albanians in the United States.

The Attorney General approved a TPS program in the United Status
for eligible residents of Kosovo Province.  The main benefit of
having TPS status is that one can obtain employment authorization
i.e. work permit.  TPS status expires after one year; however,
considering the ongoing armed conflict in Kosovo, the Attorney
General may decide to extend TPS to eligible Kosovars for another
year.

Eligibility requirements:  In order to obtain TPS status, you
must have continuously resided in the US since June 9, 1998.
Proof of residency can be shown through a visa, rent receipts,
leases, bills, etc.  TPS REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 8, 1999.

Procedure: All Kosovo Province TPS applicants must file an
application for Temporary Protected Status, Form I-821, together
with an Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765.  A
fee  of $50.00 must accompany the I-821 and a fee of $100.00 must
accompany form I-765, unless a properly documented fee waiver is
submitted or unless the applicant does not request employment
authorization. (The money order must be made out to "The
Immigration and Naturalization Service") These documents should
be submitted to local INS office in Boston i.e. the JFK Building
in Government Center.

As said before in our conversation, I would be happy to assist
those who need help with their TPS applications.  We are located
at 197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114 (near the Fleet
Center/North Station).  If you have any other questions, please
do not hesitate to contact me at 617-371-1270 ext. 290.

Thank you.

Paromita Shah

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