[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13059-13064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06577]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Continuation of Employment Authorization and Automatic Extension
of Existing Employment Authorization Documents for Eligible Liberians
Before Period of Deferred Enforced Departure Ends
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department
of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On March 28, 2019, President Trump issued a memorandum to the
Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), Kirstjen M. Nielsen,
directing her to extend for certain, eligible Liberians, the 12-month
deferred enforced departure (DED) wind-down period and to provide for
continued work authorization through March 30, 2020, after which date
the DED wind-down period will end. During the extension of the 12-month
wind-down period of DED, affected individuals may remain in the United
States. This Notice automatically extends DED-related employment
authorization documents (EADs) that have a printed expiration date of
March 31, 2019, for an additional 180 days through September 27, 2019,
for eligible Liberians. This Notice also provides instructions for
eligible Liberians on how to apply for an EAD for the full 12-month
period of employment authorization, through March 30, 2020.
USCIS will issue new EADs with a March 30, 2020, expiration date to
eligible Liberians who are covered by DED under the Presidential
Memorandum of March 28, 2019, and who apply for a new EAD. DHS
recognizes that current DED-eligible Liberians with EADs that expire on
March 31, 2019, will not receive new EADs before such EADs expire.
Accordingly, through this Notice, DHS also automatically extends the
validity of DED-related EADs for 180 days, through September 27, 2019,
and explains how Liberians covered under DED and their employers may
determine which EADs are automatically extended and how this impacts
the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9), E-Verify, and SAVE
processes.
DATES: The 12-month wind-down period for DED Liberia is extended
through March 30, 2020. The 180-day automatic extension of DED-related
EADs, as specified in this Notice, expires after September 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information on DED, including additional
information on eligibility, please visit the USCIS DED web page at
http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/deferred-enforced-departure. You can find specific information about DED for
Liberians by selecting ``DED Granted Country: Liberia'' from the menu
on the left of the DED web page.
You may also contact Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, by mail at
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2060; or by phone at
800-375-5283.
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If you have additional questions about DED, please visit
http://uscis.gov/tools. Our online virtual assistant, Emma, can answer
many of your questions and point you to additional information on our
website. If you are unable to find your answers there, you may also
call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).
Applicants seeking information about the status of their
individual cases may check Case Status Online, available on the USCIS
website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-
800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
Further information will also be available at local USCIS
offices upon publication of this Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Abbreviations
DED--Deferred Enforced Departure
DHS--Department of Homeland Security
EAD--Employment Authorization Document
FNC--Final Nonconfirmation
IER--U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and
Employee Rights Section
SAVE--USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program
Secretary--Secretary of Homeland Security
TNC--Tentative Nonconfirmation
TPS--Temporary Protected Status
TTY--Text Telephone
USCIS--U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Presidential Memorandum Extending DED for Eligible Liberians
Pursuant to the President's constitutional authority to conduct the
foreign relations of the United States, President Trump has concluded
that foreign policy considerations warrant a further 12-month extension
of the previously-announced 12-month wind-down period of DED for
Liberians, through March 30, 2020.\1\ The President concluded that the
12-month extension of the wind-down period is appropriate to provide
Liberia's government with additional time to reintegrate its returning
citizens. The President further authorized the 12-month extension of
the DED wind-down period to preserve the status quo while Congress
considers legislation to provide relief for Liberians covered by DED.
The President accordingly directed that current, eligible Liberian DED
beneficiaries who remain eligible for DED be provided with a 12-month
extension of the wind-down period for DED. See Presidential Memorandum
on Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians (March 28,
2019), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-extension-deferred-enforced-departure-liberians/. Note that
DED only applies to individuals who have continuously resided in the
United States since October 1, 2002, and who held Temporary Protected
Status (TPS) on September 30, 2007, the date that a former TPS
designation of Liberia terminated. The President also directed the
Secretary to implement the necessary steps to authorize continued
employment authorization for eligible Liberians for 12 months, through
March 30, 2020.
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\1\ See Filing Procedures for Employment Authorization and
Automatic Extension of Existing Employment Authorization Documents
for Eligible Liberians Before Period of Deferred Enforced Departure
Ends, 83 FR 13767 (March 30, 2018).
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Employment Authorization and Filing Requirements
How will I know if I am eligible for employment authorization under the
Presidential Memorandum that extended for an additional 12 months the
DED wind-down period for eligible Liberians?
The procedures for employment authorization in this Notice apply
only to individuals who are Liberian nationals (and persons without
nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia) who:
Have continuously resided in the United States since
October 1, 2002; and
Are currently eligible Liberian DED beneficiaries.
The above eligibility criteria are described in the March 28, 2019,
Presidential Memorandum extending the wind-down period for DED for
Liberians.\2\ Only individuals who held TPS on September 30, 2007, the
date that a former TPS designation of Liberia terminated, are eligible
for DED under this extension, provided they have continued to meet all
other eligibility criteria established by the President. This DED
extension does not include any individual:
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\2\ See Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Homeland Security on Extension of Deferred Enforced
Departure for Liberians (March 28, 2019), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-extension-deferred-enforced-departure-liberians/.
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Who would be ineligible for TPS for the reasons set forth
in section 244(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8
U.S.C. 1254a(c)(2)(B);
Whose removal the Secretary determines is in the interest
of the United States;
Whose presence or activities in the United States the
Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe would have
potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United
States;
Who has voluntarily returned to Liberia or his or her
country of last habitual residence outside the United States;
Who was deported, excluded, or removed prior to March 28,
2019; or
Who is subject to extradition.
What will I need to file if I am covered by DED and would like to have
evidence of employment authorization?
If you are covered under DED for Liberia, and would like to
maintain evidence of your employment authorization throughout the
extension of the 12-month wind-down period of DED, you must apply for
an EAD by filing an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-
765). USCIS will begin accepting these applications on April 3, 2019.
Although this Notice automatically extends DED-related EADs that have a
printed expiration date of March 31, 2019, for an additional 180 days
through September 27, 2019, if you would like evidence of your
continued employment authorization through March 30, 2020, you must
file an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765) as soon
as possible to avoid gaps in evidence of work authorization. Please
carefully follow the Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-
765) instructions when completing the application for an EAD. When
filing the Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765), you
must:
Indicate that you are eligible for DED by entering
``(a)(11)'' in response to Question 16 on the Application for
Employment Authorization (Form I-765);
Include a copy of your last Form I-797, Notice of Action
(Approval Notice) showing that you were approved for TPS as of
September 30, 2007, if such copy is available, and/or a copy of your
EAD that has an expiration date of March 31, 2019, and states ``A-11''
under ``Category''; and
Submit the fee for the Application for Employment
Authorization (Form I-765).
The regulations require individuals covered under DED who request
an EAD to pay the fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7 for the Application for
Employment Authorization (Form I-765). See also 8 CFR 274a.12(a)(11)
(employment authorization for DED-covered aliens); and 8 CFR 274a.13(a)
(requirement to file EAD application if EAD desired). If you are unable
to pay the fee, you may apply for an application fee waiver by
completing a Request for Fee Waiver (Form I-912) or submitting a
personal
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letter requesting a fee waiver, and providing satisfactory supporting
documentation.
Note: If you have an Application for Employment Authorization (Form
I-765) that was still pending as of March 31, 2019, then you should not
file the application again. If your pending EAD application is
approved, you will receive an EAD valid through March 30, 2020.
How will I know if USCIS will need to obtain biometrics?
If biometrics are required to produce the secure EAD, USCIS will
notify you and schedule you for an appointment at a USCIS Application
Support Center.
Where do I submit my completed Application for Employment Authorization
(Form I-765)?
Mail your completed Application for Employment Authorization (Form
I-765) and supporting documentation to the proper address in Table 1.
Table 1--Mailing Addresses
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If you would like to send your Then, mail your application to:
application by:
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U.S. Postal Service.................... USCIS, Attn: DED Liberia, P.O.
Box 6943, Chicago, IL 60680-
6943.
A non-U.S. Postal Service courier...... USCIS, Attn: DED Liberia, 131 S
Dearborn, 3rd Floor, Chicago,
IL 60603-5517.
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Can I file my Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765)
electronically?
No. Electronic filing is not available when filing Application for
Employment Authorization (Form I-765) based on DED.
May I request an interim EAD at my local USCIS office?
No. USCIS will not issue interim EADs to individuals eligible for
DED under the Presidential Memorandum at local offices.
Am I eligible to receive an automatic 180-day extension of my current
EAD through September 27, 2019?
You are eligible for an automatic 180-day extension of your EAD if
you are a national of Liberia (or a person having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Liberia), you are currently covered by
Liberian DED, and you are within the class of persons approved for DED
by the President.
This automatic extension covers EADs (Forms I-766) bearing an
expiration date of March 31, 2019. These EADs must also bear the
notation ``A-11'' on the face of the card under ``Category.''
When hired, what documentation may I show to my employer as evidence of
employment authorization and identity when completing Employment
Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)?
You can find the Lists of Acceptable Documents on the third page of
Form I-9 as well as the ``Acceptable Documents'' web page at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents. Employers must complete
Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of all new
employees. Within three days of hire, employees must present acceptable
documents to their employers as evidence of identity and employment
authorization to satisfy Form I-9 requirements.
You may present any document from List A (which provides evidence
of your identity and employment authorization) or one document from
List B (which provides evidence of your identity) together with one
document from List C (which provides evidence of employment
authorization), or you may present an acceptable receipt for List A,
List B, or List C documents as described in the Form I-9 Instructions.
Employers may not reject a document based on a future expiration date.
An EAD is considered an acceptable document under List A.
You can find additional information about Form I-9 on the I-9
Central web page at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central.
If your EAD has an expiration date of March 31, 2019, and states
``A-11'' under ``Category,'' it has been extended automatically for 180
days consistent with the President's directive and the issuance of this
Federal Register Notice. You may choose to present your EAD to your
employer as proof of identity and employment authorization for Form I-9
through September 27, 2019. (See the subsection titled ``How do my
employer and I complete Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)
using an automatically extended EAD for a new job?'' for further
information.) To minimize confusion over this extension at the time of
hire, you may also show your employer a copy of this Federal Register
Notice confirming the extension of your employment authorization
through September 27, 2019.
What documentation may I show my employer if I am already employed but
my current DED-related EAD is set to expire?
Even though your EAD has been automatically extended for 180 days,
your employer is required by law to ask you about your continued
employment authorization, and you will need to present your employer
with evidence that you are still authorized to work. Once presented,
you may correct your employment authorization expiration date in
Section 1 and your employer should correct the EAD expiration date in
Section 2 of Form I-9. (See the subsection titled ``What corrections
should my current employer and I make to Employment Eligibility
Verification (Form I-9) if my EAD has been automatically extended?''
for further information.) You may show this Federal Register Notice to
your employer to explain what to do for Form I-9 and to show that your
EAD has been automatically extended through September 27, 2019. Your
employer may need to re-inspect your automatically extended EAD to
check the expiration date and Category code if your employer did not
keep a copy of this EAD when you initially presented it.
The last day of the automatic EAD extension for eligible Liberians
is September 27, 2019. Before you start work on September 28, 2019,
your employer is required by law to reverify your employment
authorization in Section 3 of Form I-9. At that time, you must present
any document from List A or any document from List C on Form I-9 Lists
of Acceptable Documents, or an acceptable List A or List C receipt
described in the Form I-9 Instructions to reverify your employment
authorization. If your original Form I-9 was a previous verison, your
employer must complete Section 3 of the current version of Form I-9,
and attach it to your previously completed Form I-9. Your employer can
check the I-9 Central web page at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central for
the most current version of Form I-9.
Note that your employer may not specify which List A or List C
document
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you must present, and cannot reject an acceptable receipt.
Can my employer require that I produce any other documentation to prove
my status, such as proof of my Liberian citizenship?
No. When completing Form I-9, including reverifying employment
authorization, employers must accept any documentation that appears on
the Form I-9 List of Acceptable Documents that reasonably appears to be
genuine and that relates to you, or an acceptable List A, List B, or
List C receipt. Employers may not request additional documentation that
does not appear on the Form I-9 Lists of Acceptable Documents.
Therefore, employers may not request proof of Liberian citizenship when
completing Form I-9 for new hires, making corrections, or reverifying
the employment authorization of current employees. If presented with
EADs that have been automatically extended, employers should accept
such documents as valid List A documents so long as the EADs reasonably
appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee. Refer to the Note
to Employees section of this Federal Register Notice for important
information about your rights if your employer rejects lawful
documentation, requires additional documentation, or otherwise
discriminates against you based on your citizenship or immigration
status, or your national origin.
What happens after September 27, 2019, for purposes of employment
authorization?
After September 27, 2019, employers may no longer accept the EADs
that were issued under the previous DED extension of Liberia that this
Federal Register Notice automatically extended. Before that time,
however, USCIS will endeavor to issue new EADs to eligible individuals
covered by DED who request them. These new EADs will have an expiration
date of March 30, 2020, and can be presented to your employer for
completion of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9).
Alternatively, you may choose to present any other legally acceptable
document or combination of documents listed on the Lists of Acceptable
Documents for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9).
How do my employer and I complete Employment Eligibility Verification
(Form I-9) using an automatically extended EAD for a new job?
When using an automatically extended EAD to complete Form I-9 for a
new job on or before September 27, 2019, you and your employer should
do the following:
1. For Section 1, you should:
a. Check ``An alien authorized to work until'' and enter September
27, 2019, as the ``expiration date''; and
b. Enter your Alien Registration Number/USCIS Number where
indicated (your EAD or other document from DHS will have your USCIS
number or A-Number printed on it; the USCIS Number is the same as your
A-Number without the A prefix).
2. For Section 2, your employer should:
a. Determine if the EAD is automatically extended 180 days by
ensuring it is in category A-11 and has a March 31, 2019, expiration
date;
If it has been automatically extended, the employer should:
b. Write in the document title;
c. Enter the issuing authority;
d. Provide the document number; and
e. Write September 27, 2019, as the expiration date.
Before the start of work on September 28, 2019, employers are
required by law to reverify the employee's employment authorization in
Section 3 of Form I-9. If your original Form I-9 was a previous
version, your employer must complete Section 3 of the current version
of Form I-9 and attach it to your previously completed Form I-9. Your
employer can check the I-9 Central web page at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central for the most current version of Form I-9.
What corrections should my current employer and I make to Employment
Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) if my EAD has been automatically
extended?
If you are an existing employee who presented a DED-related EAD
that was valid when you first started your job, but that EAD has now
been automatically extended, your employer may need to reinspect your
current EAD if your employer does not have a copy of the EAD on file.
You may, and your employer should, correct your previously completed
Form I-9 as follows:
1. For Section 1, you may:
a. Draw a line through the expiration date in Section 1;
b. Write September 27, 2019, above the previous date;
c. Write ``DED Ext.'' in the margin of Section 1; and
d. Initial and date the correction in the margin of Section 1.
2. For Section 2, employers should:
a. Determine if the EAD is automatically extended for 180 days by
ensuring it shows category A-11 and has an expiration date of March 31,
2019.
If it has been automatically extended, employers should:
b. Draw a line through the expiration date written in Section 2;
c. Write September 27, 2019, above the previous date;
d. Write ``DED Ext.'' in the margin or Additional Information field
in Section 2; and
e. Initial and date the correction in the margin or Additional
Information field in Section 2.
Note: This is not considered a reverification. Employers do not
need to complete Section 3 until either this Notice's automatic
extension of EADs has ended or the employee presents a new document to
show continued employment authorization, whichever is sooner. By
September 28, 2019, when the employee's automatically extended EAD has
expired, employers are required by law to reverify the employee's
employment authorization in Section 3. If your original Form I-9 was a
previous version, your employer must complete Section 3 of the current
version of Form I-9 and attach it to your previously completed Form I-
9. Your employer can check the I-9 Central web page at http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central for the most current version of Form I-9.
If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, how do I verify a new
employee whose EAD has been automatically extended?
Employers may create a case in E-Verify for these employees by
providing the employee's Alien Registration number (A-Number) or USCIS
number from the document number field on Form I-9 in the document
number field in E-Verify.
If I am an employer enrolled in E-Verify, what do I do when I receive a
``Work Authorization Documents Expiration'' alert for an automatically
extended EAD?
If you have employees who provided a DED-related EAD with an
expiration date that has been automatically extended by this Notice,
you should dismiss the ``Work Authorization Documents Expiring'' case
alert. Before this employee starts to work on September 28, 2019, you
must reverify his or her employment authorization in Section 3 of Form
I-9. Employers should not use E-Verify for reverification.
Note to All Employers
Employers are reminded that the laws requiring proper employment
eligibility verification and prohibiting unfair immigration-related
employment practices remain in full force. This
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Federal Register Notice does not supersede or in any way limit
applicable employment verification rules and policy guidance, including
those rules setting forth reverification requirements. For general
questions about the employment eligibility verification process,
employers may call USCIS at 888-464-4218 (TTY 877-875-6028) or email
USCIS at [email protected]. Calls and emails are accepted in English
and many other languages. For questions about avoiding discrimination
during the employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9 and E-
Verify), employers may call the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil
Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) (formerly
the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment
Practices) Employer Hotline at 800-255-8155 (TTY 800-237-2515). IER
offers language interpretation in numerous languages. Employers may
also email IER at [email protected].
Note to Employees
For general questions about the employment eligibility verification
process, employees may call USCIS at 888-897-7781 (TTY 877-875-6028) or
email at [email protected]. Calls are accepted in English, Spanish and
many other languages upon request. Employees or applicants may also
call the IER Worker Information Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-
2515) for information regarding employment discrimination based upon
citizenship, immigration status, or national origin, including
discrimination related to Form I-9 and E-Verify. The IER Worker
Information Hotline provides language interpretation in numerous
languages.
To comply with the law, employers must accept any document or
combination of documents from the Lists of Acceptable Documents if the
documentation reasonably appears to be genuine and to relate to the
employee, or an acceptable List A, List B, or List C receipt described
in the Form I-9 Instructions. Employers may not require extra or
additional documentation beyond what is required for Form I-9
completion. Further, employers participating in E-Verify who receive an
E-Verify case result of ``Tentative Nonconfirmation'' (TNC) must
promptly inform employees of the TNC and give such employees an
opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC case result means that the
information entered into E-Verify from Form I-9 differs from Federal or
State government records.
Employers may not terminate, suspend, delay training, withhold pay,
lower pay, or take any adverse action against an employee based on the
employee's decision to contest a TNC or because the case is still
pending with E-Verify. A case result of Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) is
received when E-Verify cannot confirm an employee's employment
eligibility. An employer may terminate employment based on a case
result of FNC. Work-authorized employees who receive an FNC may call
USCIS for assistance at 888-897-7781 (TTY is at 877-875-6028). For more
information about E-Verify-related discrimination or to report an
employer for discrimination in the E-Verify process based on
citizenship, immigration status, or national origin, contact IER's
Worker Hotline at 800-255-7688 (TTY 800-237-2515). Additional
information about proper nondiscriminatory Form I-9 and E-Verify
procedures is available on the IER website at https://www.justice.gov/ier and the USCIS website at http://www.dhs.gov/E-verify.
Note Regarding Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies (Such as
Departments of Motor Vehicles)
While Federal Government agencies must follow the guidelines laid
out by the Federal Government, State and local government agencies
establish their own rules and guidelines when granting certain
benefits. Each State may have different laws, requirements, and
determinations about what documents you need to provide to prove
eligibility for certain benefits. Whether you are applying for a
Federal, State, or local government benefit, you may need to provide
the government agency with documents that show you are covered by DED
and/or show you are authorized to work based on DED. Examples are:
(1) Your current EAD;
(2) Your automatically extended EAD with a copy of this Federal
Register Notice, providing an automatic extension of your currently
expired or expiring EAD;
(3) A copy of your past Application for Temporary Protected Status
Notice of Action (Form I-797), if you received one from USCIS, coupled
with a copy of the Presidential Memorandum extending DED for Liberians;
and/or
(4) A print-out from the USCIS DED website that provides
information on the automatic extension.
Check with the government agency regarding which document(s) the
agency will accept. Some benefit-granting agencies use the SAVE program
to confirm the current immigration status of applicants for public
benefits. While SAVE can verify when an individual has DED, each
agency's procedures govern whether they will accept an automatically
extended DED-related EAD. You should present the agency with a copy of
this Federal Register Notice showing the extension of your DED-related
EAD in addition to your recent DED-related EAD with your A-Number. You
should explain that SAVE will be able to verify the continuation of
your DED using this information. You should ask the agency to initiate
a SAVE query with your information and follow through with additional
verification steps, if necessary, to get a final SAVE response showing
the DED. You can also ask the agency to look for SAVE notices or
contact SAVE if they have any questions about your immigration status
or automatic extension of your DED-related EAD. In most cases, SAVE
provides an automated electronic response to benefit-granting agencies
within seconds, but, occasionally, verification can be delayed. You can
check the status of your SAVE verification by using CaseCheck at the
following link: https://save.uscis.gov/casecheck/, then by clicking the
``Check Your Case'' button. CaseCheck is a free service that lets you
follow the progress of your SAVE verification using your date of birth
and one immigration identifier number. If an agency has denied your
application based solely or in part on a SAVE response, the agency must
offer you the opportunity to appeal the decision in accordance with the
agency's procedures. If the agency has received and acted upon or will
act upon a SAVE verification and you do not believe the response is
correct, you may make an InfoPass appointment for an in-person
interview at a local USCIS office. Detailed information on how to make
corrections, make an appointment, or submit a written request to
correct records under the Freedom of Information Act can be found on
the SAVE website at http://www.uscis.gov/save.
Travel Authorization and Advance Parole
Individuals covered under DED who would like to travel outside of
the United States must apply for and receive advance parole by filing
an Application for Travel Document (Form I-131) with required fee
before departing from the United States. See 8 CFR 223.2(a). DHS has
the discretion to determine whether to grant advance parole and cannot
guarantee advance parole in all cases. In addition, possession of an
advance parole document does not guarantee that you will be permitted
to re-enter the United States, as that is a decision that will be made
by an immigration officer at the port of entry upon your return. If you
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seek advance parole to travel to Liberia or to your country of last
habitual residence outside the United States, you will risk being found
ineligible to re-enter the United States under DED because the
Presidential Memorandum excludes persons ``who have voluntarily
returned to Liberia or their country of last habitual residence outside
the United States.''
L. Francis Cissna,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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