Update for United for Ukraine - U4U

[SteveInBostonI130 3,467]

I was browsing USCIS site for something else but checked the United for Ukraine page and noticed some updates:

 

1. Effective Nov 21, beneficiaries paroled into the US under U4U are employment authorized incident to parole.
2. Effective Nov. 21, USCIS is exempting fees automatically for initial applications for EAD (I-765).  This has to be filed by paper.
3. Effective Dec. 5, the fee exempt I-765 can be submitted online.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/ukraine  (After the Beneficiary Is Paroled into the United States section)

 

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Employment Authorization

 

Effective Nov. 21, 2022, beneficiaries paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine are employment authorized incident to parole. This means that if you are paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine, USCIS does not need to approve your application for employment authorization before you can work in the United States. Your unexpired Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, with a class of admission (COA) of “UHP” is an acceptable List A document that shows your identity and work authorization for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. 

 

Within 90 days of hire (or in the case of reverification, the date employment authorization expires), you must provide your employer either:

• Your unexpired Form I-765, Employment Authorization Document (EAD); or
• Your unrestricted Social Security card and a List B identity document from the Form I-9 Lists of Acceptable Documents. (Note: A Social Security card that contains no employment restrictions is not available to individuals who are parolees and are not admitted to the United States on a permanent basis. See the Social Security Administration’s Types of Social Security Cards webpage.)
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Individuals who received their Form I-94 at the time of their parole into the United States should visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Form I-94 website to view and print a copy of their Form I-94.

 

For more information, please see Employee Rights and Resources on I-9 Central.

 

Fee Exemption for Initial EADs

 

Effective Nov. 21, 2022, USCIS is exempting the fee to file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, for initial EADs for individuals paroled into the United States under Uniting for Ukraine who file by mail. To apply for discretionary employment authorization, you must submit Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, using the (c)(11) category code. You do not need to pay a filing fee for your initial EAD. Beginning Dec. 5, 2022, you may file your fee exempt Form I-765 online.

 

To obtain the fee exemption when filing Form I-765 online to request an initial EAD:

• In the basis of eligibility section, provide your “eligibility category”;
• For the category under which you are applying, select “c(11) Ukraine Parole” from the drop-down;
• Select your reason for applying as “Initial permission to accept employment”; and
• Review and submit application to receive $0 fee.
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To obtain the fee exemption when mailing a paper Form I-765 to USCIS to request an initial:

• Select “Initial permission to accept employment” (Part 1, Item 1.a.) ;
• Enter “Ukraine” in:
  • Country of Citizenship (Part 2, Items 18.a. and 18.b.), and/or
  • Country of Birth (Part 2, Item 19.c.);
• Enter “C11” in the Eligibility Category (Part 2, Item 27.); and
• Submit no payment.

 

Note: For the fee exemption to apply, Form I-765 must be postmarked on or after Nov. 21, 2022, or submitted online on or after Dec. 5, 2022.

 

[TBoneTX 45,498]

This is very helpful, and thoughtful of you to post it.