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What is Humanitarian Parole?
The Attorney General may, in his discretion, parole into the United States
temporarily, under such conditions as he may prescribe on a case-by-case
basis, for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, any
alien applying for admission to the United States.
Humanitarian Parole cannot be used to circumvent
normal visa-issuing procedures, nor as an instrument to bypass preference
immigrant visa availability or processing for refugee status. Parole is an
extraordinary measure, sparingly used to bring an otherwise inadmissible
alien into the United States for a temporary period of time due to a very
compelling emergency.
Note that Humanitarian Parole can only be requested
for persons who are outside of the U.S. Requests for Humanitarian Parole
must be submitted to the the following address:
Parole and Humanitarian Assistance Branch
425 I Street, NW
ATTN: International Affairs
Washington, DC 20536
Aliens in Canada must submit Form I-131 to the Director of the office
where the alien intends to enter the United States.
A request for humanitarian parole may be submitted
by anyone and should be submitted on
form.
There is a filing fee for filing applications for humanitarian parole.
A parole request
should include information which is specific, verifiable and complete.
Evidence of the claimed circumstances should also be enclosed.
Guidelines for preparing and submitting application packages for
humanitarian parole
APPLICATION
PACKAGE SHOULD CONTAIN ALL
OF THE FOLLOWING:
1.
INFORMATION ON EACH PROSPECTIVE PAROLEE
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Provide information on EACH
prospective parolee; this should include:
a.
Complete name, date, and place of birth of the prospective parolee.
b.
The prospective parolee's occupation and current address abroad.
c.
The prospective parolee's relationship to his/her Sponsor.
d.
The length of time for which parole is requested. (REMINDER: Parole
is limited to a maximum time of 1 year).
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A fee in the form of a cashier's check. NOTE: personal checks are not
accepted).
2.
INFORMATION ON THE SPONSOR
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Provide information about the
sponsor of the prospective parolee(s); this should include:
a.
Complete name, date, and place of birth of the Sponsor
b.
Indication of sponsor's United States citizenship or immigration
status.
c.
Sponsor's full and complete current address.
d.
Sponsor's occupation
e.
Statement of why a U.S. visa cannot be obtained instead of having
to apply for humanitarian parole, including when and where attempts were
made to obtain visas.
f.
Statement of why a
waiver of excludabilitly cannot be obtained, including when and where a waiver
was sought.
g.
Copies of any approved visa petitions for the sponsor (Form I-171)
h.
Evidence of relationship between the sponsor and the prospective
parolee.
i.
Statement of
emergent (urgent) reasons why a parole should be authorized. (i.e.
documentation verifying medical condition, letter from treating physician
etc.)
j.
Statement of how,
and by whom, medical care, housing, transportation and other subsistence
needs will be met for each prospective parolee.
Important Notes
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Applications cannot be
processed until all documentation has been received.
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All supporting documentation
must be included with the application at the time it is submitted to CIS.
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The applications should be
mailed directly to the following address:
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Parole and
Humanitarian Assistance Branch
425 I St., N.W.
ATTN: International Affairs
Washington, DC 20536
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