U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regional media manager Marie Therese Sebrechts told Variety, “As of today, Oct. 31, 2011 in California, we have processed more than 2,300 parole extensions.”
USCIS earlier issued an advisory that all those who were paroled into the CNMI and whose Arrival-Departure record or Form I-94 has expired or is expiring must apply for an extension of their parole to Jan. 31, 2012.
People who were paroled due to an expired permit must keep parole current in order to maintain a legal presence in the United States, stated USCIS in a release.
Yesterday, USCIS issued a release requesting employers and employees to review the requirements for parole.
“Every day about 10 people who do not need to apply for parole or parole extensions come to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Saipan office with an InfoPass appointment,” USCIS stated.
For USCIS, this is a waste of time and delays appointments for about 50 people a week who really need an appointment with USCIS in order to maintain their status.
“No one needs to or can extend parole if he or she never was granted parole,” USCIS said
If a worker has an umbrella permit and his or her employer is petitioning for CW-1 status, that worker has a continuing lawful presence and employment provision while awaiting the decision on the I-129CW petition and does not need to ask USCIS for parole.
Tourists are not eligible for parole extension.
“We ask that anyone who has made an InfoPass appointment and, in reviewing this update realizes that he or she does not need to apply for parole or parole extensions, please cancel any appointment you do not need so that it is available for others,” USCIS stated.
For more information on immigration benefits, requirements for parole extension, among other immigration issues, go to www.uscis.gov.
