To be eligible to apply and ultimately be considered for authorization to travel to the United States and be able to enter through a port of entry (airport) under this program, recipients must:
or Be outside the United States;
o Be a national of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua or Venezuela; or be an immediate family member (spouse, common-law partner, and/or unmarried child under the age of 21) traveling with an eligible Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, or Venezuelan;
or Have a US-based sponsor who filed a Form I-134A on your behalf that USCIS has investigated and confirmed;
o Possess a current passport valid for international travel;
o Provide your own business travel to a US air POE and final US destination;
o Submit to and pass the required national security and public safety background investigation;
o Meet all additional requirements, including immunization requirements and other public health guidelines; and o Demonstrate that the granting of this parole is justified based on important public benefit or urgent humanitarian reasons, and that a favorable exercise of discretion is otherwise warranted.
A person is not eligible to be considered for humanitarian parole under these processes if that person is a dual national or permanent resident, or has refugee status in another country, unless the Department of Homeland Security operates a Similar process for citizens of the other designated countries.
This requirement does not apply to immediate family members (spouse, domestic partner, or unmarried child under the age of 21) of an eligible citizen of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, or Venezuela with whom you are traveling.
To be a sponsor in the US, a person must:
OR Be a US citizen, national or lawful permanent resident; have legal status in the United States, such as temporary protected status or asylum; or be on probation or receive deferred action or deferred enforced release; o Pass background and security checks, including for public safety, national security, human trafficking, and exploitation concerns; and o Demonstrate sufficient financial resources to receive, maintain, and support beneficiaries seeking to enter the United States under this program.
Sponsors must file a separate Form I-134A for each beneficiary, including minor children. Multiple supporters can join to support a beneficiary. In this case, a sponsor must file a Form I-134A and in the submission include supporting evidence demonstrating the identity and resources to be provided by the additional sponsors and attach a statement explaining the intent to share responsibility to support the beneficiary. The ability of these supporters to support a beneficiary will be assessed collectively.