THE FOLLOWING LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE ACCEPTED TO ESTABLISH LAWFUL PRESENCE - SEE ALSO, SUBSECTIONS 2.1.3 THRU 2.1.6. OF THIS RULE.
The documents listed below, if not expired, when combined with satisfactory proof of identity (which will come from the document itself if it bears a photograph of the person to whom it relates), establish that the Applicant is lawfully present for purposes of this Rule. For specific detailed descriptions of the Immigration Documents referred to below see Exhibit A to Attachment 5 of the AG Order.
Alien Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence
1. Form I-551 (Alien Registration Receipt Card, commonly called or known as a "green card"); or
2. Unexpired Temporary I-551 stamp in foreign passport or on Form I-94. Asylee
3. Form I-94 annotated with stamp showing grant of asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);
4. Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated "274a.12(a)(5)";
5. Form I-776 (Employment Authorization Document) annotated "A5";
6. Grant Letter from the Asylum Office or USCIS; or
7. Order of an immigration judge granting asylum. Refugee
8. Form I-94 annotated with stamp showing admission under Section 207 of the INA;
9. Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated "274a.12(a)(3)"; or
10. Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document) annotated "A3"; or
11. Form I-571 (Refugee Travel Document). Alien Paroled into the U.S. for a Least One Year
12. Form I-94 with stamp showing admission for at least one year under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA. (Applicant cannot aggregate periods of admission for less than one year to meet the one-year requirement).
Alien Whose Deportation or Removal Was Withheld
13. Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated 274a.12(a)(10);
14. Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document) annotated "A10"; or
15. Order from an immigration judge showing deportation withheld under Section 243(h) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1997, or removal withheld under Section 241(b)(3) of the INA.
Alien Granted Conditional Entry
16. Form I-94 with stamp showing admission under Section 203(a)(7) of the INA;
17. Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated "274a.12(a)(3)"; or
18. Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document) annotated "A3". Cuban/Haitian Entrant
19. Form I-551 (Alien Registration Receipt Card, commonly known as a "green card,") with the code CU6, CU7, or CH6;
20. Unexpired temporary I-551 stamp in foreign passport or on Form I-94 with the code CU6 or CU7;
21. Form I-94 with stamp showing parole as "Cuba/Haitian Entrant" under Section 212(d)5) of the INA.
Alien Who Has Been Battered or Subjected to Extreme Cruelty
See Attachment 5, Exhibit B, Section II, of the AG Order.
The documentation for Violence Against Women Act self-petitioners is the USCIS issued "Notice of Prima Facie Determination" or "Notice of Approval".
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