USCIS Offers Solution for Travel Complications to US Territory
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The beneficiaries of humanitarian parole have 90 days to travel to the United States after receiving travel authorization. (Photo: Cuban Newspaper)
The Embassy of the United States in Cuba has provided important information for individuals facing difficulties when traveling to the United States after receiving flight authorization through the humanitarian parole program.
If a beneficiary is unable to travel to the United States within the 90-day validity period of the authorization, their sponsor may submit a one-time petition for an extension.
“The sponsor must request an extension no later than 30 days before the approved travel authorization expires. Each beneficiary must have a separate extension request,” stated a spokesperson.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will review the extension request and forward it, along with beneficiary information, to the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
“If CBP approves the request, the beneficiary will receive an email notification when the travel authorization extension notice is available in their online account. For privacy reasons, only the beneficiary will have access to the extension notice,” added the spokesperson.
If the travel authorization has expired within 30 days before or after the extension request, or if the beneficiary is unable to travel during the one-time 90-day extension, the sponsor must submit a new Form I-134A in the beneficiary’s name and obtain a new travel authorization.
As of May 24, over 29,000 Cubans have successfully entered the United States through the humanitarian parole program. Additionally, approximately 1,000 I-134A forms are being processed daily since May 17. Half of these forms are randomly selected, while the other 50% are processed based on the date of application.
Last week, it was announced that the trial regarding the future of the program, due to a lawsuit filed by Republican-led states, will take place on August 24.
The involved parties, including the plaintiffs and the Department of Homeland Security, have agreed to postpone the hearing, originally scheduled for the second week of June.
The humanitarian parole program, implemented by the Joe Biden administration, is exclusively available to individuals from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti. The main requirement of the program is that interested individuals have a sponsor who will cover housing, food, and medical expenses.
