On 15 April 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. TPS is available for Cameroonian nationals or individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Cameroon, provided that they have continuously resided in the United States as of 14 April 2022.
On 19 April 2022, DHS also published a Notice of TPS designation for Ukraine in the Federal Register after having announced that Ukraine would be designated for TPS on 3 March 2022. The 18-month designation for Ukraine is effective as of the date of publication, 19 April, until 19 October 2023.
A Tax Alert prepared by EY Law LLP, and attached below, provides additional details.
