What is humanitarian parole in the United States and how long does the process take?
If you do not have a visa, you can enter the United States through humanitarian parole. What is it and how long does the process take? Here are the details.
With the end of Title 42 and the advent of Title 8, the United States Department of Justice has issued one last guideline, the ‘Circumvention of Lawful Pathways with the aim of encouraging the use of legal routes to access US territory.
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Through this final rule, it is established that immigrants may obtain asylum at the southern border of the US as long as they comply with the following:
- Have a pre-scheduled time and location through the CBP One app or demonstrate that they were unable to access or use the CBP One app
- Have permission to travel to the United States on humanitarian parole
What is humanitarian parole in the United States and how long does the process take?
According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, humanitarian parole is “a temporary stay granted for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit”. It is a legal way to stay in the country without a visa for at least one year. For citizens of certain countries, they can stay up to two years.
To request humanitarian parole you must be outside the United States, have a valid international passport, meet public health requirements, pay for your ticket to the United States and have a sponsor with legal status in the country who can give you financial or any other type of support that is necessary.
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If you meet the necessary requirements and want to request humanitarian parole, you must fill out Form I-131 of the USCIS. There is no exact timeline for the process, since the rate of approval will depend on the personal situation of each applicant.
In the case parole ends
Normally, the parole is valid for one year; however, if you leave the United States before your term expires, the parole will automatically end.