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Filing Guide for

Form I-131F,
Application for Parole in Place
for Certain Noncitizen Spouses
and Stepchildren of US Citizens
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You can file Form I-131F, Application for Parole in Place for Certain Noncitizen Spouses and
Stepchildren of US Citizens, to request a temporary period of parole if you are the spouse or
stepchild of a US citizen and otherwise meet the eligibility criteria below. You can only file Form
I-131F online, and you must file a separate Form I-131F for each person seeking parole in place.
The Form I-131F is to be completed by the noncitizen spouse or stepchild, and not the US citizen.

See the USCIS website at uscis.gov/keepingfamiliestogether for more detailed information.

Who May File Form I-131F

A noncitizen spouse or stepchild of a US citizen may
request parole in place under this process if they:
• Are present in the United States without
admission or parole;
• Have been continuously physically present in
the United States:

• Since June 17, 2014, if seeking parole in place

as the spouse of a US citizen; or
• Since June 17, 2024, if seeking parole in place
as the stepchild of a US citizen;
• Have:

• A legally valid marriage to a US citizen as of

June 17, 2024, if seeking parole in place
as the spouse of a US citizen; or
• A noncitizen parent who had a legally valid
marriage to a US citizen on or before June
17, 2024, and before the stepchild's 18th
birthday, if seeking parole in place as the
stepchild of a US citizen;
• Do not have any disqualifying criminal history;
and

• Do not pose a threat to national security and

public safety.

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Even if you meet the criteria to seek a discretionary grant of

parole, USCIS may deny your request if we determine that a
grant of parole is not warranted in your case.

If you are in removal proceedings or have an order of removal, you

may still qualify for parole.

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Information You Must Provide

When you prepare to file online, you should be ready
to provide basic information, including:
• Your full name, and any other names you
have used;
• Current mailing address and your physical
address (if different);
• Your phone number and any email address
you use;
• Birth date;
• Your Alien Registration Number (A-Number),
if any;
• Your country of birth and your country of
citizenship;
• Gender;
• Marital status (including the date of your
marriage, if any);
• US Social Security number (if any);
• USCIS online account number (if any); and
• Biographical information including your
height, weight, hair and eye color, and your
race and ethnicity.

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If a preparer or interpreter helps you complete your

request, you will need to provide basic information
about that person.

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Evidence of Your Identity

You must provide a copy of an official photo identity document
showing your photo, name, and date of birth. This could be:

• A valid government-issued driver's license;

• A passport identity page;
• Any national identity document from your
country of origin bearing your photo;
• Any school-issued form of identification with
photo; or
• Any other official identity document with a
photo.

The copy you provide must clearly show the photo

and identity information. Expired documents are
acceptable.

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Evidence of Your Spouse/

Stepparent's Citizenship
You must provide evidence that your spouse or stepparent
is a US citizen. This could be a copy of their:

• US birth certificate;

• Naturalization Certificate;

• Certificate of Citizenship;

• Consular Report of Birth Abroad; or

• US passport.

Evidence of Your Relationship

You must provide evidence that you are the spouse or
stepchild of the US citizen. To do this, you could provide:

• A marriage certificate;

• Documentation of termination of your and your spouse's/

stepparent's previous marriages, if any;

• Birth certificate with your noncitizen parent's name, if

you are filing as the stepchild of a US citizen; or

• Death certificate of your US citizen spouse/

stepparent or your noncitizen parent, if applicable.

Evidence of Physical Presence

You must provide evidence of your continued physical
presence in the United States. To show this, you could submit:

• Any Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) or DHS document stating your date of entry
(for example, Form I-862, Notice to
Appear);

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• Rent receipts, utility bills (such as gas, electric, telephone),

or receipts or letters from companies showing the
dates during which you received service. You may
submit this documentation even if it only has the name
of your parents or legal guardians, as long as you
also submit other evidence that shows your presence
at that address;

• Tax returns, tax transcripts, or tax receipts;

• School records (such as transcripts or report

cards) from the schools that you have attended in the
United States, showing the names of the schools and
the periods you attended;

• Hospital or medical records concerning treatment

or hospitalization, showing the names of the
medical facilities of physicians and the dates
of the treatment or hospitalization;

• Official records from a religious entity in the

United States confirming that you participated in a
religious ceremony, rite, or passage (for example,
baptism, first communion, wedding);

• Attestations by religious entities, unions, or

other organizations to your physical presence;
or

• Other documents such as money order receipts for money

sent in or out of the country; birth certificates of
children born in the United States; dated records
of bank transactions; correspondence between you
and another person or organization; automobile
license receipts, title, vehicle registration, etc.;
deeds, mortgages, rental agreements; contracts to
which you have been a party; insurance policies;
receipts; postmarked letters or any other document
you believe is relevant.

You must submit evidence that establishes your continuous

physical presence for the entire required period, but
you do not need to submit documentation for every day,
week, or month within that period. USCIS will evaluate
the totality of the evidence to determine whether you have
established continuous physical presence for the required
period (since June 17, 2014, for spouses or June 17, 2024,
for stepchildren).

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Evidence Regarding Criminal

Charges
If you have been arrested for or charged with any felony or
misdemeanor in the United States, or a crime in any country
other than the United States, you must submit evidence
demonstrating the results of the arrest or charges brought against
you. You do not need to submit documentation about minor
traffic violations such as driving without a license unless they
were alcohol- or drug-related.

Other Evidence
You can submit any additional evidence
demonstrating the significant public benefit or urgent
humanitarian reasons that warrant granting you parole and
evidence of any additional favorable discretionary factors that
you would like us to consider, including any information
that may be considered in overcoming a rebuttable
presumption of ineligibility .

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