Family reunification is one of the most asked about topics for Legal Service Providers (LSPs) providing services to Afghan arrivals. Watch this recorded webinar to enhance your understanding about common issues facing LSPs who are supporting Afghan clients seeking reunification with family members living in Afghanistan.
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ILSAA: Videos on Re-Parole: Parts 1 and 2
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced re-parole for eligible Afghans so they can continue living and working in the United States. Legal Service Providers (LSPs) can watch these recorded webinars to better understand the re-parole process for Afghan arrivals and how to navigate it to support their clients.
SettleIn: Facts About the Re-Parole Process for Afghans (دری) (پښتو)
Learn information about the re-parole and renewal of work authorization process U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced for Afghans paroled into the United States through Operation Allies Rescue/Operation Allies Welcome (OAR/OAW).
ORR: Policy Letter 23-06
Read to find out how states and grantees may continue to provide ORR benefits and services to Afghan parolees who have a pending re-parole application, a pending asylum application, or a pending adjustment of status application.
Department of Justice (DOJ): Employment Information Regarding Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holders and Parolees (دری) (پښتو)
Receive general information about U.S. employment rights for Afghan Special Immigrant Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), Afghan Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Residents (CPRs), and Afghans granted parole under the Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) and Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) program.
USAHello: What is EAD? U.S. Work Authorization (دری) (پښتو)
Learn how to apply for a work permit (Employment Authorization Document) and how to renew it.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: A Quick Guide to Support the Afghan Workforce (دری) (پښتو)
USCIS outlines two processes for certain Afghan nationals to maintain parole and employment authorization for up to two years.
ILSAA: Video for Afghan Arrivals on Family Reunification (دری) (پښتو)
Watch this recorded webinar for Afghan Arrivals to learn the basic information about seeking reunification with family members living in Afghanistan.
Welcome Legal Alliance: Re-Parole Applicant Support Package (دری) (پښتو)
This resource helps applicants prepare to file, with a special focus on e-filing.
American Bar Association: Intro to Unaccompanied Children and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
An overview of the process for children who cross the border on their own, without a parent or legal guardian, and are designated unaccompanied. Learn more about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), granted to children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by at least one parent.