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¿Qué es el permiso “Parole in Place”?
Denice Flores • October 6, 2023
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El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE.UU. (USCIS) puede conceder el permiso “Parole in Place” a las familias de militares. Esto es lo que debe saber sobre este permiso.
Los EE.UU. pueden conceder el permiso “Parole in Place” en el lugar por razones humanitarias urgentes o de beneficio público significativo. INA 212(d)(5)(A).
El permiso “Parole in Place” se creó para beneficiar a las familias de militares con familiares indocumentados en Estados Unidos. La libertad condicional está destinada a los miembros del servicio militar o a su cónyuge, viuda, padre o madre, hijo o hija. El miembro del servicio debe ser un miembro en servicio activo de las fuerzas armadas de EE.UU., en la reserva seleccionada de la reserva lista, o el miembro del servicio (vivo o fallecido) debe haber servido previamente en servicio activo o en la reserva seleccionada de la reserva lista y debe haber sido dado de baja con honores.
Un factor muy importante a tener en cuenta a la hora de determinar si el individuo reúne o no los requisitos para el permiso “Parole in Place”, es que el individuo debe estar presente en Estados Unidos sin haber sido admitido en el país.
Esto significa que el individuo debe haber entrado ilegalmente en Estados Unidos. Si, por ejemplo, el individuo fue admitido en Estados Unidos con un visado pero el visado y el estatus legal caducaron más tarde, y el individuo sigue en Estados Unidos, el individuo no reúne los requisitos para el permiso “Parole in Place” porque entró legalmente y fue admitido en Estados Unidos.
Si la persona es elegible sobre la base de los requisitos anteriores, las siguientes pruebas documentales deben ser presentadas a USCIS, con la solicitud del permiso “Parole in Place”:
- Pruebas de la relación familiar, tales como: certificado de matrimonio, documentación de la terminación de un matrimonio anterior, certificado de nacimiento del hijo o hija, certificado de nacimiento del miembro actual o antiguo del servicio con el nombre de los padres; o prueba de inscripción en el Sistema de Informes de Elegibilidad de Inscripción de la Defensa (DEERS);
- Prueba de que el familiar es miembro actual o antiguo de las fuerzas armadas de EE.UU;
- Los padres de miembros actuales y antiguos de las fuerzas armadas de EE.UU. deben aportar pruebas de que el miembro actual o antiguo del servicio apoya la solicitud del permiso “Parole in Place”;
- Pruebas de cualquier factor discrecional favorable adicional que el individuo desee que USCIS considere. La evidencia debe mostrar USCIS la razón humanitaria urgente para la solicitud o el beneficio público significativo de la concesión del permiso “Parole in Place”, y
- Dos fotografías idénticas, tipo pasaporte en color, de la persona que solicita el permiso “Parole in Place”.
Si USCIS aprueba la solicitud del permiso “Parole in Place”, la persona queda protegida de la deportación y también puede optar a la autorización de empleo. La aprobación del permiso “Parole in Place” autoriza a la persona a permanecer en EE.UU. durante un año. La persona recibe un documento I-94 como prueba de la libertad condicional y el I-94 es prueba de una entrada legal a efectos de otros posibles alivios de inmigración.
Tenga en cuenta que el permiso “Parole in Place” no es lo mismo que la acción diferida. La acción diferida tiene diferentes requisitos de elegibilidad. Si usted está buscando hablar con un abogado acerca de la acción diferida, nuestra Firma también le puede ayudar.
Si usted tiene alguna pregunta acerca del permiso “Parole in Place” y otras formas potenciales de exención después de que se le haya otorgado el permiso “Parole in Place”, como el ajuste de estatus, por favor programe una consulta con uno de nuestros abogados expertos y estaremos más que encantados de ayudarle.
Este blog no pretende ser asesoramiento jurídico y nada de lo aquí expuesto debe interpretarse como el establecimiento de una relación abogado-cliente. Por favor, programe una consulta con un abogado de inmigración antes de actuar sobre cualquier información leída aquí.
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