This is an important update regarding the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) program:

Invitations to participate in the CFRP Program will resume in August 2016.

Within the next few weeks, USCIS, with the help of the U.S. Department of State’s National Visa Center, will resume issuing invitations to eligible petitioners to apply for the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program.

Petitioners who are invited to apply for the program and who choose to apply must now file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, with USCIS and pay the filing fee or request a fee waiver for each family member in Cuba they wish to have considered for parole under this program. Only petitioners who receive invitations are eligible to apply for the program.

USCIS announced new CFRP Program filing requirements in December 2014. For additional information, please see uscis.gov/cfrp.

CFRP Program

Established in 2007, the CFRP Program allows certain eligible Cuban beneficiaries of family-based immigrant visa petitions to be paroled into the United States before their immigrant visa priority dates become current. Once paroled into the United States, these beneficiaries will be able to apply for work permits and will be eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status when they have been present in the United States for at least one year, or when their immigrant visas are available.

If you believe that you are eligible for this program, please ensure that the Department of State‘s National Visa Center has your current mailing and email address. You may update your mailing address using the Public Inquiry Form on the NVC’s website.