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Eligible Ukrainians Can Now Apply for Re-Parole

Beginning Feb. 27, 2024, eligible Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who are physically present in the United States can now be considered for re-parole so they can continue to temporarily remain in the United States. Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who were paroled into the United States on or after Feb. 11, 2022, can apply for re-parole under this process. As with any parole application, we will consider these applications on a discretionary, case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.  

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the secretary of homeland security exercised his discretionary authority to allow certain Ukrainians to seek temporary parole in the United States, as well as apply for work authorization. The extraordinary circumstances in Ukraine that supported the prior exercise of discretionary parole authority continue to exist. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has continued and has resulted in tremendous civilian casualties. USCIS will take these current extraordinary circumstances into account on a case-by-case basis when we evaluate requests for re-parole. For decades, Republican and Democratic administrations alike have used parole authority on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.

Beginning Feb. 27, 2024, USCIS will accept and consider re-parole applications from certain Ukrainians and their immediate family members paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members may apply for re-parole by submitting Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, along with supporting documentation and the proper filing fee or fee waiver request. You can submit Form I-131 online or on paper by mail.  

To be eligible for re-parole under this process, you must demonstrate the following:

  • That you are a Ukrainian citizen or their immediate family member who was paroled into the United States on or after Feb. 11, 2022;

  • That there are continued urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit for issuance of a new period of parole, including the urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit factors identified above, as well as any additional factors;

  • That you warrant a favorable exercise of discretion;

  • That you are physically present in the United States as a parolee;

  • That you have complied with the conditions of the initial parole; and

  • That you clear biographic and biometric background checks.

Link: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/eligible-ukrainians-can-now-apply-for-re-parole, dated February 27, 2024 6:52 pm

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