USCIS announced that interim Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) will be issued to Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS ) beneficiaries who have not yet received a final action on their re-registration applications and whose re-registration applications have been pending for more than 90 days. Initially, the expiration date for Salvadoran EADs was March 9, 2009. USCIS automatically extended this EAD validity period to September 9, 2009. Issuance of the interim EADs will allow TPS beneficiaries to continue working while USCIS completes the processing of their re-registration applications. If you are applying for TPS for the first time, you must complete USCIS Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, submit supporting evidence of identity and nationality, proof of residence, two identical color photos, and, if you are age 14 or older, a fee for fingerprinting. There is a $50 fingerprinting fee and a $120 fee for employment authorization. The grant of TPS status does not mean that you have permission to travel abroad, though permission to travel may be granted by the district director according to the Service's advance parole provisions. There is no appeal to a denial of advance parole. Failure to obtain advance parole prior to traveling abroad may result in the withdrawal of your TPS and/or the institution or re-calendaring of removal proceedings.