Here is how to apply for the new US Immigration Program 2024

Here is how to apply for the new US Immigration Program 2024. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced On January 5, 2024, a new process allowing Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan nationals to travel safely and legally by air to the United States and reside there temporarily. up to two years.

These individuals can also apply for work authorization provided they have support in the United States to provide financial evidence, pass rigorous security screening, and meet other eligibility criteria. In this article I present to you all the conditions to be respected in order to be able to participate.

Eligibility

To be eligible, the beneficiary must meet at least these conditions:

• Be outside the United States
• Be a national of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua or Venezuela; or be an immediate family member (spouse, common-law partner and/or unmarried child under 21) who is travelling with an eligible Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan or Venezuelan;
• Have a U.S.-based surety who has filed a Form I-134A on their behalf that USCIS has verified and confirmed;
• Possess an unexpired passport valid for international travel;
• Submit and pass required national security and public safety checks;

You are not eligible if you:

• Have been ordered deported from the United States within the previous five years or inadmissible based on a previous deportation order;
• Irregularly crossed into the United States, between ports of entry, after the date, the process was announced,
• Irregularly crossed the Mexican or Panamanian border after the date the process was announced; or
• Is under the age of 18 and is not travelling through this process accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and as such is a child whom the inspecting officer would determine to be an unaccompanied child.

Who can be a guarantor or financial support for this new US Immigration Program 2024?

U.S.-based individuals can submit Form I-134A, the Online Application to Be a Supporter, and Declaration of Financial Support, on behalf of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, or Venezuelan recipients named to come to the United States.

To act as a guarantor you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident; hold legal status in the United States such as Temporary Protected Status or asylum;
• Pass security and background checks, including for public safety, national security, human trafficking and exploitation issues; And
• Demonstrate sufficient financial resources to receive, maintain and support the person(s) they agree to support for the duration of their period of parole.

Guarantor’s duty to the beneficiary

Sureties who file Form I-134A on behalf of a beneficiary through these processes must be willing and able to receive, maintain, and support the beneficiary named in Form I-134A for the duration of their stay at the UNITED STATES. The following are examples of the types of beneficiary support that guarantors should keep in mind when assessing their ability to meet this commitment:

• Greet the beneficiary upon arrival in the United States and transport them to the initial accommodation;
• Ensure that the beneficiary has safe and appropriate accommodation for the duration of his parole and basic necessities;
• If necessary, help the beneficiary to complete the necessary documents such as the authorization of employment, the social security card and the services to which he may be entitled;
• Ensure that the health care and medical needs of the beneficiary are met throughout the period of parole; And
• If necessary, help the beneficiary to access education, learn English, find a job and enroll their children in school.

Guarantors must include the beneficiary’s name on Form I-134A. Guarantors cannot file Form I-134A on behalf of an unidentified beneficiary. A guarantor may agree to support more than one beneficiary, such as for different members of a family group, but must file a separate Form I-134A for each beneficiary.

Guarantors must file a separate Form I-134A for each beneficiary, even minor children. Several guarantors can unite to support a beneficiary.

In this case, a guarantor must file a Form I-134A and in the record include additional evidence demonstrating the identity and resources to be provided by the additional guarantors and attach a statement explaining the intention to share the responsibility of supporting the beneficiary. The capacity of these accompanying persons to accompany a beneficiary will be assessed collectively.

Form I-134A

Use this form to apply to be a guarantor and agree to provide financial support to a recipient and undergo background checks as part of the process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

You must complete a separate Form I-134A (https://www.uscis.gov/i-134a) for each beneficiary. Click here to access Form I-134A.