Nice information! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS) not too long ago introduced that eligible beneficiaries of the Uniting for Ukraine program, might apply to resume their parole and employment authorization beginning February 27, 2024.

Who’s eligible?

Ukrainian residents and their instant relations who had been paroled into the US on or after February 11, 2022, can apply for re-parole beneath the program. Utilizing its discretion, USCIS can grant parole on a case-by-case foundation.

To be eligible for re-parole, candidates should reveal the next:

• You’re a Ukrainian citizen or instant member of the family who was paroled into the US on or after February 11, 2022;
• There are continued pressing humanitarian causes or a major public profit for issuance of a brand new interval of parole;
• You warrant a positive train of discretion;
• You might be bodily current in the US as a parolee;
• You will have complied with the situations of the preliminary parole; and
• You clear biographic and biometric background checks.

What advantages does this system present?

The Uniting for Ukraine program permits eligible Ukrainians to stay in the US quickly and apply for work authorization, as a result of extraordinary circumstances attributable to Russia’s invasion in 2022. Since these circumstances live on, USCIS will proceed to simply accept requests for re-parole on a case-by-case foundation.

When can I apply for re-parole?

Beginning February 27, 2024, USCIS will settle for and think about re-parole functions from Ukrainians and their instant relations who had been paroled into the US beneath part 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

These eligible might apply for re-parole by submitting Kind I-131, Software for Journey Doc on-line or by mail, together with supporting documentation and the correct submitting price or price waiver request. USCIS encourages candidates to file on-line by means of your USCIS on-line account, as a substitute of on paper to streamline the appliance course of.

For those who wouldn’t have a USCIS on-line account, you’ll be able to create one following the steerage on the Learn how to Create a USCIS On-line Account webpage. (See additionally Learn how to Create a USCIS On-line Account in Ukrainian and Learn how to Create a USCIS On-line Account in Russian.)

Making use of for Employment Authorization

As soon as your re-parole software has been authorized by USCIS, you could file Kind I-765, Software for Employment Authorization, beneath class (c)(11), to use for a brand new Employment Authorization Doc (EAD), as proof of your employment authorization constant along with your re-parole interval. Kind I-765 could also be filed on-line or by mail.

Please be aware: You can not file Kind I-765 earlier than you obtain a re-parole approval discover from USCIS. For those who file Kind I-765 earlier than your re-parole software is authorized, USCIS might deny your Kind I-765 and won’t refund any charges.

Whereas an employment authorization software is pending a call, sure parolees will have the ability to present their new Kind I-94 arrival departure document as acceptable proof of id and employment authorization for a interval of as much as 90 days from the date they’re employed (or for re-verification, when employment authorization expires).  To be eligible, a parolee should have been:

• Granted re-parole as a sure Ukrainian citizen or an instantaneous member of the family;
• Have a most up-to-date date of entry on or earlier than September 30, 2023; and
• Have a brand new I-94 with “UHP” listed as the category of admission.

Inside 90 days, the worker should current an unexpired employment authorization doc or unrestricted Social Safety card and a Listing B id doc akin to a state-issued driver’s license or identification card to fulfill the Kind I-9 employment eligibility verification necessities.

For extra data please see the Re-Parole Course of for Sure Ukrainians webpage for extra data on the method and step-by-step directions on find out how to apply for re-parole.

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