Effective June 8, 2023, certain additional Afghan parolees are employment authorized incident to parole. This updated guidance applies to certain Afghan parolees whose unexpired Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, contains a class of admission of “PAR” and indicates Afghanistan as the country of citizenship on the document, if their parole has not been terminated. These parolees are also exempt from fees to apply for an initial Employment Authorization Document (EAD) or to replace an initial EAD.
As a matter of policy, USCIS is providing certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees with the benefit of employment authorization incident to parole, as we typically provide refugees incident to status, and a no-fee initial EAD (and replacement of an initial EAD). Providing these parolees similar treatment to refugees aligns with the spirit of legislation that states that parolees covered by the legislation “shall be eligible for . . . other benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration National Act (8 U.S.C. 1157).”
On Nov. 21, 2022, we announced we would provide certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees with employment authorization incident to parole and also exempted the fee to file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, for Ukrainian parolees filing for an EAD by mail. Afghan parolees were already exempt from the fee for an initial paper-filed Form I-765 (and a replacement EAD) through Sept. 30, 2023.
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