Extension of parole for Immediate Relatives of US citizens

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has extended until Dec. 31, 2016 the parole program for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain “stateless” individuals, to allow these people to maintain legal status in the CNMI.

To apply for extension of this parole, you must:
1. reside in the CNMI;
2. be a legal spouse, unmarried child under 21, or parent (regardless of the age of your child) of a U.S. citizen, referred to as an “immediate relative”; and
3. have been previously granted parole in order to follow this simplified extension request procedure.

Your request for extension of parole must include:
1. letter from the immediate relative (or from the U.S. citizen family member if the immediate relative is a child who is too young to complete the parole request package) that:
o asks for an extension of parole;
o explains under what relationship you are requesting this parole (such as parent, spouse, child); and
o notes whether you have been arrested or convicted of any crime since your last request.
2. form G-325, Biographic Information, completed within the past 30 days
3. copy of your I-94;
4. copy of any Employment Authorization Document (EAD) that you received; and
5. copy of your passport (only if a new one was issued since you last applied for parole.)

There is no fee for this extension request. We recommend that you keep a copy of all documents.

Seal all the above items in one envelope and clearly write on the outside of the envelope:
– Your name
– “PAROLE EXTENSION FOR IR of USC”
– The expiration date of your current parole

You can make an appointment for your parole extension request at the USCIS Office in Saipan. Or you can mail your request to:
DHS-USCIS
Sirena Plaza, Suite 100
108 Hernan Cortez Avenue
Hagatna, Guam 96910
ATTN: PAROLE EXTENSION – CNMI

This parole extension will allow the immediate relative to remain with the U.S. citizen lawfully in the CNMI, but parole does not authorize employment. Immediate relatives must, as before, obtain an EAD by submitting Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, or obtain work authorization as a CW-1 CNMI-Only Transitional Worker or other employment-based nonimmigrant status under federal immigration law.

This announcement does not extend to anyone other than the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain “stateless” individuals. USCIS may grant parole on a case-by-case basis based on the individual circumstances presented and has exercised parole authority on a case-by-case basis in the CNMI since 2009 for special situations.

USCIS is the agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for immigration benefits. For more information, please visit our website at www.uscis.gov/cnmi. (USCIS)