President Biden Announces Parole Process Modeled on Uniting for Ukraine Program for Nationals of Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua, and Announces Updates to Venezuelan Parole Program

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On January 5, 2023, President Biden announced that the Department of Homeland Security has created processes through which nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and their immediate family members, may request to come to the United States via a method called “parole.” Qualified beneficiaries who are outside the United States and lack U.S. entry documents may be considered, on a case-by-case basis, for advanced authorization to travel to the U.S. and be paroled into the U.S. for a temporary period of up to two years for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. To participate, eligible beneficiaries must:

  • Have a supporter in the United States;

  • Undergo and clear robust security vetting;

  • Meet other eligibility criteria; and

  • Warrant a favorable exercise of discretion.

Individuals participating in these processes must have a supporter in the United States who agrees to provide them with financial support for the duration of their parole in the United States. The first step in the process is for the U.S.-based supporter to file a Form I-134A, Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support, with USCIS for each beneficiary they seek to support, including minor children. The U.S. government will then review the supporter information provided in the Form I-134A to ensure that they are able to financially support the beneficiaries they are agreeing to support.

Link: https://www.uscis.gov/CHNV