USCIS Honolulu District Director David Gulick, who was one of the guests at the Saipan Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting at the Pacific Islands Club yesterday, said they are trying to classify the applications and sorting them out by expiry dates.
Gulick said they will try to get all the applications for parole extension done as soon as possible so they can be used for CW1 petitions which require that the I-94 or the arrival and departure record and work authorization must be kept current to maintain legal presence in the U.S. and be allowed to work here.
Gulick said they are working on the applications whose I-94 forms have already expired, and will be sending the applications that will expire on Nov. 27 to Honolulu.
Most parole extension applications will be granted if the requirements are met, he added.
USCIS can extend parole up to Jan. 31, 2012.
According to USCIS, “It’s critical that foreign workers maintain a lawful status in order for them to be petitioned for either CW or any other status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
Nonresident workers who will apply for an extension of parole must submit a letter or affidavit indicating the complete P.O. box mailing address and telephone number and signed by the person requesting; a copy of a valid passport’s biographic page that shows the photo, date of birth and expiry date; a copy of I-94, front and back; a copy of umbrella permit (if one has it); and a letter from the employer vouching for continued employment of person requesting for parole extension.
The documents must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the name of the person requesting for extension. The envelope must indicate that the documents inside are for “PAROLE EXTENSION” as well as the expiry date of the parole.
Saipan residents can drop the request for extension and pertinent documents at the USCIS office on the ground floor of TSL Plaza in Garapan.
Rota and Tinian residents can mail their requests to DHS-USCIS, Sirena Plaza, Suite 100, 108 Hernan Cortez Avenue, Hagåtña, Guam 96910. ATTN: PAROLE EXTENSION-CNMI.
