Process for Venezuelans
On October 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a safe and lawful process for qualifying Venezuelans with sponsors to travel by air to the United States, reside temporarily in the United States, and apply for work authorization.
To be eligible, Venezuelans must:
- Have a sponsor in the United States who will provide financial and other support;
- Pass rigorous biometric and biographic national security and public safety screening; and
- Complete vaccinations and other public health requirements.
Venezuelans are ineligible if they:
- Have been ordered removed from the United States in the previous five years;
- Crossed without authorization between ports of entry after the date of this announcement;
- Entered Mexico or Panama irregularly after the date of this announcement, or are a permanent resident or dual national of any country other than Venezuela, or currently hold refugee status in any country; or
- Have not completed vaccinations and other public health requirements.
Additional information regarding this process will be available on the uscis.gov website in the coming days.
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/venezuela
