What Is the Application for a Humanitarian Parole Visa?
Say, for instance, you find yourself in the midst of extreme circumstances that may be better resolved with a temporary stay in the United States. But say you do not otherwise qualify for an immigrant visa. In this case, you may go out on a limb and apply for a humanitarian parole visa. More specifically, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants this visa type on a case-by-case basis for foreign nationals undergoing emergencies or who may become a public interest to the country. Well, for this, please continue reading to learn the application requirements for a humanitarian parole visa and how an experienced lawyer from our Lyndhurst family & individual immigration law firm, the Law Offices of Salvatore A. Falletta, can help you fulfill them.
What are the application requirements for a humanitarian parole visa?
To start, you must fill out and file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, with the United States Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS). Please note that this form is used to apply for varying visa types the USCIS offers, not just humanitarian parole visas. So if you are applying for a humanitarian parole visa based on individual factors, you should check the box in Question 7.
With this, you should specify what these individual factors are. For example, you may claim that you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, in which your required healthcare needs are only available and accessible in the U.S. Or, you may state that your loved one, who currently resides in the U.S., is suffering a terminal illness and you wish to provide them with at-home medical care.
Further, it may be helpful to add evidence that you are capable of funding your entire trip to the U.S. and your travel expenses for returning back to your home country. If not, you must ask a U.S. sponsor to fill out and file Form I-134, Affidavit of Support. This form solidies that your sponsor has sufficient funds to support you during your stay.
What are some special requirements I should know about?
Based on the examples mentioned above, there may be special pieces of evidence that are required to supplement your travel to the United States on a humanitarian parole visa for medical reasons. For example, if you are personally ill, you may require a written statement from your current healthcare provider. This statement may explain the severity of your condition, why you cannot receive healthcare treatment in your home country or anywhere else, how long your prescribed treatment is supposed to last, etc.
Similarly, if this is in regards to your loved one’s illness, their attending medical professionals may vouch for them. That is, they may argue why your at-home comfort and care is necessary for your loved one as they undergo their prescribed treatment path.
There is no sense in waiting any longer if you know you require a humanitarian parole visa now. So please reach out to a skilled lawyer from our Lyndhurst family & individual immigration law firm, at the Law Offices of Salvatore A. Falletta, today.
