USCIS Announce Permanent Residency & Citizenship for Eligible Foreigners in the US

A few people who are applying for citizenship and permanent residency in the US have lately been made public by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is setting up a procedure to evaluate requests for parole from specific noncitizen wives of U.S. citizens who have been in the country for ten years or longer on an individual basis.

If parole is approved, noncitizens who are entitled to petition for lawful permanent residency without having to leave the country will be able to do so because they are married to a citizen of the United States. Certain non-citizens can live and work temporarily in the US without worrying about being deported thanks to immigration parole.

If granted parole, these noncitizens can typically apply for lawful permanent residency through an overseas U.S. consulate without needing to go outside of the country. According to DHS estimates, 500,000 noncitizen wives of citizens of the United States may be qualified for this procedure; these noncitizens have lived in the country on average for 23 years. It is predicted that under this procedure, about 50,000 noncitizen offspring of these marriages may be entitled to apply for parole.

On August 19, 2024, USCIS will start accepting applications for a new procedure that would enable noncitizen spouses and US citizen children to petition for lawful permanent residency without having to leave the nation.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a case-by-case consideration for a discretionary parole grant under this procedure, you have to:

• Be in the country without authorization or parole
• As of June 17, 2024, been continuously present in the United States for at least ten years
• As of June 17, 2024, be lawfully married to a citizen of the United States

If, as of June 17, 2024, the noncitizen kid was physically present in the United States without authorization or parole and has a qualifying stepchild relationship with a U.S. citizen, USCIS may also consider the requestor’s noncitizen child under this procedure.

Applications under this route are not being accepted by USCIS at this time. On August 19, USCIS will start accepting applications. Your application will be denied by USCIS if it is submitted before August 19. To provide additional information about eligibility and the application process—including the form to be used and the related filing fees—USCIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register.

Even though USCIS isn’t taking applications right now, you can start getting ready to submit a parole application by assembling proof of your eligibility, like:

• Proof of a lawfully binding union with a citizen of the United States as of June 17, 2024, such as a marriage license
• Documentation

1. Valid driver’s license or identity document from the state or nation
2. Birth certificate with a picture for identity
3. A valid passport
4. Any document issued by the government that includes the requestor’s name, birthdate, and picture.
5. Documentation proving your spouse is a citizen of the United States, like a birth certificate, passport, or Certificate of Naturalization
6. Documentation proving you have been in the country continuously as of June 17, 2024, for at least ten years.

Copies of the following could be examples of documentation:

• Utility bills or rent receipts
• Documents from school (report cards, letters, etc.)
• Medical or hospital records
• Attestations from unions, religious institutions, or other groups attesting to your residency that include your name
• Documents officially issued by a religious organization attesting to involvement in a religious rite
• Receipts for money orders issued into or received from the US
• Children born in the United States and their birth certificates
• Bank transactions with dates
• Receipts, titles, or registration for a vehicle
• Mortgages, contracts for rental agreements, or deeds
• Policies for insurance
• Tax receipts or returns.

Evidence of eligibility for noncitizen offspring of requestors may consist of:

• Documentation proving the child’s relationship to the noncitizen parent, like an adoption decree or birth certificate
• Evidence of the child’s presence in the country as of June 17, 2024
• Evidence of the noncitizen parent’s legally recognized marriage to a U.S. citizen as of June 17, 2024, such as a marriage certificate.

You should think about opening or updating your myUSCIS account at my.uscis.gov if you’re interested in this procedure.