Those who were in the country as of April 11 will be able to stay in the United States for a year and a half and obtain a work permit.
The United States has officially introduced the status of temporary announced in early March Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in the United States. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in the Telegram./p>
Those who were physically in the United States as of April 11 will be eligible for the TPS program. Ukraine has agreed to postpone this date from March 1.
“I must note that at the request of the Ukrainian side, the date for which Ukrainian citizens were to stay in the United States to qualify for the TPS, was postponed from March 1 to 11 April 2022, ”said the head of the OP.
Decisions on the entry into force of the special status were entered in the Federal Register. It will be made public and registered on April 19.
“I want to thank our American partners for military, financial, humanitarian aid, sanctions, and now for caring for our citizens, as well as the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States and our entire diplomatic team for their productive work,” Yermak added. Earlier it became known that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, at least 11.7 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes. Of these, 4.8 million have left the country .
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