Instructions For Form I-941 - Application For Entrepreneur Parole printable pdf download

Instructions for Application for Entrepreneur Parole

USCIS

Form I-941

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0136

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 01/31/2019

What Is the Purpose of Form I-941?

Form I-941, Application for Entrepreneur Parole, is for entrepreneurs to: (1) make an initial request for parole based upon

significant public benefit, (2) a subsequent request for parole for an additional period, or (3) file an amended application to

notify USCIS of a material change.

Parole allows you to be physically present in the United States for a limited time period and specific purpose based upon a

significant public benefit or urgent humanitarian rationale. A person who has been “paroled” into the country has not been

admitted to the United States and remains an “applicant for admission” even while paroled.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as a matter of discretion, may grant advance parole and issue an Advance

Parole Document to enable you to appear at a U.S. port-of-entry to seek parole into the United States. A transportation

company (for example, a commercial airline) may accept the document in lieu of a visa as an authorization for the holder

to travel to the United States. An Advance Parole Document does not substitute for any required passport.

WARNING: A grant of advance parole or issuance of an Advance Parole Document does not entitle you to be paroled

into the United States. Upon your arrival at a U.S. port-of-entry, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer will

make a separate discretionary decision whether to parole you into the United States.

WARNING: DHS may revoke or terminate parole or an Advance Parole Document at any time, including while you are

outside the United States. In that event, you may be unable to return to the United States unless you have a valid visa or

other document that permits you to travel to the United States and seek admission.

Who May File Form I-941?

An entrepreneur may file Form I-941 to request consideration for parole for the entrepreneur. Requests for parole for the

spouse and children of an entrepreneur must be filed with Form I-131, Application for Travel Document in accordance

with Form Instructions.

Only one entrepreneur may request parole per application. Additional entrepreneurs requesting parole through the same

start-up entity must file separate applications.

If you are not currently in the United States based on a grant of parole, you must file this application to make an initial,

advance request for entrepreneur parole either from within the United States or while outside the United States. Once

approved, you then may request parole at a U.S. port-of-entry (airport, seaport, or land border) from CBP after arriving

from outside the United States.

General Instructions

USCIS provides forms free of charge through the USCIS website. In order to view, print, or fill out our forms, you should

use the latest version of Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at If you do not

have Internet access, you may call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask that we mail

a form to you. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

Signature. Each application must be properly signed and filed. For all signatures on this application, USCIS will not

accept a stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature. If you are under 14 years of age, your parent or legal

guardian may sign the application on your behalf. A legal guardian may also sign for a mentally incompetent person.

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Instructions For Form I-941 - Application For Entrepreneur Parole