According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a total of 11,019 workers have been petitioned to date.
This was a 2,792 increase from the 8,227 reported by USCIS in its update early this month.
“Through Friday, December 9, 2011, USCIS California Service Center had data entered 5,380 I-129CW petitions,” stated USCIS in a release.
USCIS said these petitions were filed by approximately 1,900 different employers with a total of 11,019 CW1 workers sponsored on these petitions.
Of the 11,019 petitioned workers, 739 were from Tinian while 360 were from Rota.
USCIS has posted guidelines on how certain immediate relatives and “stateless” individuals could apply for a grant of parole that would allow them to remain lawfully in the CNMI until Dec. 31, 2012 while awaiting action by the members of the United States Congress on Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan’s bill H.R. 1466.
USCIS clarified that the grant of parole is on a case by case basis. With the grant of parole, these individuals can lawfully remain in the CNMI.
Immediate relatives and stateless individuals are eligible for a grant of parole.
To apply for parole, USCIS requires that these individuals present the following documents: letter asking for parole that includes a P.O. Box mailing address; contact telephone number, completed Form G-325, biographic information; a copy of biographic and validity pages of the passport; evidence identity and qualifying family relationship with the U.S. citizen spouse, parent or child (including evidence of their U.S. citizenship).
Aside from this, USCIS asked for applicants of parole to provide evidence of residence in the CNMI at the time of application, two passport-style photographs, and evidence of legal presence in the CNMI as of Nov. 27, 2011, such as an umbrella permit.
USCIS said there’s no filing fee.
Those who have applied for parole last November need not reapply.
Applications may be dropped off at the Application Support Center at the TSL Plaza in Garapan or mail request to DHS-USCIS, Sirena Plaza, Suite 100, 108 Hernan Cortez Avenue, Hagatna, Guam 96910 with the application packet labeled “ATTN: IMMEDIATE RELATIVE PAROLE – CNMI.”
USCIS also strongly recommends that parole be applied before Jan. 31, 2012.
For a complete copy of the guidelines, go to www.uscis.gov.
