This is what i dont understand about all this TPS talk.. someone with more knowledge please explain 1. If you came to US illegally or overstayed your visa TPS will still not gurantee your re-entry to U.S. you can get a sponsered travel document but if they can still deny you entry and you dont want to take the risk why would you need TPS. Just stay here illegally and keep working. 2. If you really want to go and dont care about returning back than why worry about TPS. 3. If you are in a legal status and have valid visa you can easily travel without TPS. There is always a risk involved when coming back you say.. but even with TPS that risk is still there as they can still deny you entrance back. TPS will provide a temp work authorization but will not make you eligible to apply for a permanent residency. How would you getting a temp work auth help nepal earthquake victims in any way.. For people who are about to call me Names and abuse me.. please understand i m just asking questions as i dont know enough abt this TPS. If you dont have answers to my questions or answer them in a civilized manner, keep your fingers off the keyboard.

dhukkure · Jun 3, 2015 10:59 AM

@dukkure - here are your answers (based on my limited knowledge) 1) TPS will give them the legal documents to work for at least 18 months. So, for at least 18 months, they won't have to worry about being caught and deported (peace of mind for even 18 months is a big deal to a lot of people). 2) Going back knowing you have 0% chance of returning is different from going back knowing you have a decent chance of being able to come back (yes, they might be denied entry even with travel document through TPS, but they might be allowed back as well...it's all about HOPE and POSSIBILITY) 3) Again, it's about lowering your risk. Yes, the risk of being denied entry is always there but TPS will lower the risk a little bit because they will have received travel authorization in advance. When it comes to being able to come back to the US, even lowering your risk by 1% gives people peace of mind. It seems you are underestimating the power of travel document obtained through TPS. Yes, it doesn't guaranty re-entry, but it improves your chances by quite a bit. 4) Just like Asylum, TPS is a humanitarian measure intended to not force people back to their home country where they are unsafe. It's not solely about helping earthquake victims in the traditional sense. The US government prides itself in it's ability to help the helpless. TPS is designed so that people who are legally or illegally present in the US aren't forced (forcefully by USCIS or willingly due to expiration of non immigrant visa) to return to a country facing natural disaster (among other things). Does this clarify things? Any follow up questions?

jiwan_pidit · Jun 3, 2015 1:02 PM

Any updates ?

help977 · Jun 3, 2015 1:13 PM

Dr.Rahim talks about TPS around 30 mins.. http://sajha.com/mobile/info.c...

JaiPashupatinath · Jun 6, 2015 4:00 AM

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/ho...

Deke · May 28, 2016 11:37 AM