; (ii) held temporary protected status as a national of a designated country listed in paragraph (1); or (iii) qualified for temporary protected status at the time the last designation was made by the Secretary of Homeland Security; (C) has been continuously present in the United States for at least 3 years and is physically present in the United States on the date on which the alien files an application for adjustment of status under this section; and (D) passes all applicable criminal and national security background checks. (2) Short absences An alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States under paragraph (1)(C) by reason of an absence, or multiple absences, from the United States for any period or periods that do not exceed, in the aggregate, 180 days. (3) Waiver authorized Notwithstanding any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), an alien who fails to meet the continuous physical presence requirement under paragraph (1)(C) shall be considered eligible to receive an adjustment of status under this section if the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the removal of the alien from the United States would result in extreme hardship to the alien or the alien’s spouse, children, parents, or domestic partner. (c) Stay of removal (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien who is subject to a final order of removal may not be removed if the alien— (A) has a pending application under subsection (a); or (B) (i) is prima facie eligible to file an application under subsection (a)