Posted by: torilahuredai October 15, 2017
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In April 2018 we will find out if TPS will be extended fully for Nepal or not. At a minimum even if it is terminated, we should get 6 months until December 2018 for an orderly transition. However, given the small number of TPS recipients from Nepal, it is likely to get renewed for another 18 months. There has not been much recovery from the earthquake in Nepal per recent international reports. For people who like to point Haiti's termination, Haiti has recovered 90-95% from their 2010 earthquake damages (recent hurricanes have made it worse but they don't drive the TPS decision). While the decision to not extend their TPS was political, it was justifiable nevertheless based on facts that decide a country's TPS status. Not extending Nepal's TPS would not be justifiable by facts. Also, Nepal's potential TPS extension could be used as a show to compensate not extending TPS for some other countries with higher number of beneficiaries in my opinion. South Sudan's TPS was recently extended for 18 months. Anyway, we shall find out 60 days prior to expiration of current TPS.