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.
Resource Type: Policy and Guidance
Congressional Research Service: Permanent Immigration Options for Afghans with Immigration Parole
This report covers temporary immigration relief, permanent immigration options, the option of new adjustment of status mechanism, Afghan adjustment of status legislation, Biden administration proposals, and more.
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.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Frequently Asked Questions About Urgent Humanitarian and Significant Public Benefit Parole for Afghans (دری) (پښتو)
Receive information from USCIS in response to public inquiries regarding the parole process and how it may apply to Afghan nationals attempting to come to the United States.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Information for Afghan Nationals on Requests to USCIS for Parole (دری) (پښتو)
Receive information on parole processing times, background information, terminology, eligibility, how to apply, and more.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: How to Make an Expedite Request
Learn how to ask USCIS to expedite requests for immigration benefits. Access a list of information that would support your request.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Asylum
Gain an understanding of humanitarian asylum and read the list of qualifications a person must meet to apply for asylum in the United States.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Guidance on Processing Times
Examine USCIS efforts to reduce processing backlogs by reading their internal cycle time goals designed to reduce the agency’s pending caseload.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Policy Manual Chapter 2 – Marriage and Marital Union for Naturalization
Learn how applicants can establish validity of marriages in the United States for immigration purposes. Find out which relationships USCIS does not recognize as marriages.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Green Card Based on Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification
Noncitizens in the United States who want to apply for lawful permanent resident status based on Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification can gain information here.