All about beneficiaries of the FRP Process

Who can be a beneficiary?

A beneficiary is a national of Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras or El Salvador.(or their immediate family member of any nationality) who is outside the United States and who may be considered for a discretionary grant of parole under this FRP process.

What must a beneficiary do to be considered eligible?

1. be outside the United States

2. be the principal beneficiary (or a derivative beneficiary spouse or child) of an approved Form I–130, Petition for Alien Relative;

3. be a national of Colombia or be a non-Colombian derivative beneficiary spouse or child of a Colombian principal beneficiary;

4. have a petitioning relative in the United States who received an invitation to initiate this FRP process on their behalf by filing a Form I–134A;

5. have a U.S.-based petitioning relative who filed a Form I–134A on their behalf that USCIS has vetted and confirmed;

6. have not yet been issued an immigrant visa at the time the invitation is issued to the petitioning relative; and

7. have an unexpired passport valid for international travel, or possess alternative acceptable documentation as described in the invitation letter issued to the petitioning relative.

Who is an ineligible beneficiary?

A person who:

• has crossed irregularly into the United States, between the POEs, after July 10, 2023, except DHS will not consider a beneficiary to be ineligible based on a single instance of voluntary departure pursuant to section 240B of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1229c, or withdrawal of their application for admission pursuant to section 235(a)(4) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)

• has been interdicted at sea after July 10, 2023; or

• has been ordered removed from the United States within the prior five years or is subject to a bar to admissibility based on a prior removal order.

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