This resource helps applicants prepare to file, with a special focus on e-filing.
Topic: Case Preparation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Re-Parole Process for Certain Afghans
USCIS accepts and considers, on a case-by-case basis, re-parole requests under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from certain noncitizen Afghans paroled into the United States with the OAR or PAR classes of admission. Visit this page to discover exemptions and the application process.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC): Guide to Client Documentation and Benefits for Afghan Parolees
For information and samples of the types of documents that Afghan parolees may be issued by DHS, read this guide that is co-published by CLINIC and Migration Refugee Services.
American Bar Association: Practice Guide Statements as Evidence: Drafting and Editing Declarations, Affidavits, and Letters
The ABA’s Commission on Immigration developed this Practice Guide for drafting and editing Statements of Evidence, including declarations, affidavits, and letters. These written statements have the potential to be the most informative and critical pieces of evidence in establishing a prima facie case (case at first sight) in immigration court and before USCIS.
USAHello: Immigration Information for Afghan Nationals (دری) (پښتو)
Explore the immigration, benefits, and social services available for Afghan nationals.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Form I-131: Afghan Re-Parole – USCIS Online Account Demo
Watch this video to find out how to complete Form I-131.
Switchboard: Language Access in Times of Crisis: Getting Started With Video Remote Interpreting
Find out how to choose the right technology, how to train interpreters and test in advance, and how to mitigate challenges.
Switchboard: Introduction to Working with Interpreters
Participants will learn how to define key terms related to interpretation, describe the interpreter’s role, including the role of cultural competence in interpretation, and describe why quality interpretation is important when providing services to limited-English-proficient clients.
Switchboard: Overcoming Challenges in Interpretation
Participants will learn how to prepare for—and open a session—with an interpreter, how to name ways to support an interpreter in improving conversation quality, and how to address common interpretation challenges.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Policy Manual Volume 7 Adjustment of Status
Policy guidance on adjustment of status, including family-based adjustment, employment-based adjustment, special immigrant-based adjustment, and more.