On August 19, 2024, USCIS started accepting Parole in Place applications from eligible individuals. The application, Form I-131F, can only be filed online. The filing fee is $580, and no fee waivers will be accepted.
In order to qualify you must:
- Be present in the United States without admission or parole.
- Have been continuously physically present in the United States since at least June 17, 2014.
- Have a legally valid marriage to a U.S. citizen on or before June 17, 2024.
- Have no disqualifying criminal history and otherwise not deemed to be a threat to public safety, national security, or border security.
- Submit biometrics and undergo required background checks and national security and public safety vetting.
Stepchildren of U.S. citizens must:
- Have been under the age of 21 and unmarried on June 17, 2024.
- Be present in the United States without admission or parole.
- Have been continuously physically present in the United States since at least June 17, 2024.
- Have a noncitizen parent who entered into a legally valid marriage with a U.S. citizen on or before June 17, 2024, and before their 18th birthday.
- Have no disqualifying criminal history and otherwise not deemed to be a threat to public safety, national security, or border security.
- Submit biometrics and undergo required background checks and national security and public safety vetting.
Once the Parole-in-Place is granted, an immigrant will be able to file a marriage based green card without leaving the United States.
