Documentation and SAVE Verification for Family Reunification Parole Processes for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
This announcement provides information about documentation and the SAVE verification process for individuals from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who were paroled into the United States under the Family Reunification Parole Processes, which permit nationals of these countries and their immediate family members to be paroled on a case-by-case basis for up to three years.
Documentation
Parolees under the Family Reunification Parole Processes can present a copy of their electronic Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, from the U.S Customs and Border Protection website at i94.cbp.dhs.gov, which will include one of the following classes of admission (COAs):
- RCO (Colombia Family Reunification Parole);
- RSV (El Salvador Family Reunification Parole);
- RGT (Guatemala Family Reunification Parole); and
- RHN (Honduras Family Reunification Parole).
They may also have one or more of the following:
- Paper Form I-94 with a COA of RCO, RSV, RGT, or RHN;
- Foreign passport with parole stamp that includes a COA of RCO, RSV, RGT, or RHN; or
- Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD), with a C11 category if they have applied for and received one.
Family Reunification parolees are not employment authorized incident to their parole. They must have an EAD to be employment authorized.
SAVE Verification
Based on information from a benefit applicant’s documentation, SAVE will provide an initial verification response of Parolee with a COA of RCO, RSV, RGT, or RHN. The initial response may also include employment authorization information if the parolee has an EAD. Additional verification may be required in limited circumstances, such as when the applicant information submitted by the user agency does not match federal immigration records.
Colombian, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, or Honduran individuals paroled into the United States through other processes will have a general parole COA, such as DT or PAR.
Additional Information
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security webpages provide information about eligibility and how to apply for parole through these processes.