Documentation and SAVE Verification for Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador

This announcement provides information about documentation and the SAVE verification process for individuals who are paroled into the United States under the Ecuador Family Reunification Parole Process, which permits nationals of Ecuador and their immediate family members to be paroled on a case-by-case basis for up to three years.

Documentation

Parolees under this Family Reunification Parole Process 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 a Class of Admission (COA) of RED (Ecuador Family Reunification Parole).

They may also present one or more of the following:

• Paper Form I-94 with a COA of RED;
• Foreign passport with parole stamp that includes a COA of RED; 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 can provide an initial verification response of Parolee with a COA of RED. The initial response may also include employment authorization information if the parolee has an EAD. An initial SAVE verification response is automated and includes one immigration status or category, and employment authorization, if any.

Parolees may have more than one valid immigration status or category and may also present valid immigration documents that demonstrate other pending applications or approved statuses or categories. Ecuadorian individuals paroled into the United States through other processes will have a general parole COA, such as DT or PAR.

If the automated SAVE response is unexpected or is not sufficient for an agency to make a benefit eligibility determination, the agency should institute Additional Verification. SAVE Additional Verification provides a detailed verification response, including:

• Additional immigration statuses and categories, if any; and
• Pending immigration applications.

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.