Green Card Through the Indochinese Parole Adjustment Act
On November 1, 2000, Congress
passed a law that allows certain individuals from Vietnam,
Kampuchea (Cambodia), and Laos to adjust their status to
permanent resident and get their green card (Public Law 106-429).
Eligibility
Criteria
You may be eligible to get a green
card (permanent residence) under the Indochinese Parole
Adjustment Act if you meet all of the following conditions:
You are a native or citizen of
Vietnam, Kampuchea (Cambodia), or Laos
You were inspected and paroled
into the United States before October 1, 1997
You were paroled into the United
States from Vietnam under the auspices of the Orderly Departure
Program (ODP), a refugee camp in East Asia, or a displaced
person camp administered by the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) in Thailand
You were physically present in
the United States prior to and on October 1, 1997
You are admissible to the United
States
Application
Process
To obtain a green card under
the Indochinese Parole Adjustment Act, you must file Form I-485,
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Supporting
Evidence for Form I-485
The
following evidence should be submitted with Form I-485:
Two passport-style photos
Form G-325A, Biographic
Information, if you are between 14 and 79 years of age
Copy of government issued photo
identification
Copy of birth certificate
Copy of passport page with
nonimmigrant visa (if applicable)
Copy of passport page with
admission (entry) or parole stamp (if applicable)
Form I-94, Arrival/ Departure
Record (if applicable)
Form I-693, Report of Medical
Examination and Vaccination Record
Applicable fees
Copy of the approval notice for
Form I-360 (Form I-797)
Certified copies of court records
(if you have ever been arrested)
Evidence of Vietnamese,
Kampuchean, or Laotian citizenship or nationality
Evidence of physical presence in
the United States prior to and on October 1, 1997
Work
& Travel Authorization
Generally, when you have a
pending Form I-485, it is possible for you to apply for
authorization to work in the United States and to seek advance
parole (advance permission to travel and be admitted to the
United States upon your return). For further information, see the
“Work Authorization” and “Travel Documents”
links to the left under “Green Card Processes &
Procedures.”
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