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Additional Evidence Requirements

As a Lautenberg parolee, you must submit evidence showing you meet certain requirements specific to this immigrant

category. Therefore, in addition to the evidence listed in the What Evidence Must You Submit with Form I-485

section, you must also submit evidence that:

1. You are or were a national of the former Soviet Union (including nationals of any of the currently independent

countries that formerly were members of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as well as Estonia, Latvia, and

Lithuania), Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, if not contained in your birth certificate; and

2. You were denied refugee status.

Denied Refugee Status

Under the Lautenberg program, applicants must first have been denied refugee status before their parole into the United

States. Provide evidence of denied refugee status, if available.

Diplomats or High Ranking Officials Unable to Return Home (Section 13 of the Act of September 11, 1957)

You may apply for adjustment of status if you are a foreign national who entered the United States under diplomatic or

semi-diplomatic status and then failed to maintain lawful status, and you can demonstrate compelling reasons why you

cannot return to the country represented by the government which accredited you. Such persons are sometimes referred to

as Section 13 applicants.

Derivative Applicants

You may apply as a derivative if you are the immediate family member of a Section 13 applicant. The DOS definition

of immediate family member is broader for A and G nonimmigrants than other nonimmigrant classifications. Immediate

family members are described in 22 CFR 41.21(a)(3) as the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters (whether by

blood or adoption) who are not members of some other household, and who will reside regularly in the household of the

principal. Furthermore, immediate family members also include individuals who:

1. Are not members of some other household;

2. Will reside regularly in the principal applicant’s household;

3. Are recognized by the sending government as immediate family members of the principal applicant as demonstrated

by eligibility for rights and benefits, such as the issuance of a diplomatic or official passport, travel or other

allowances; and

4. Are individually authorized by DOS.

Additional Evidence Requirements

As a Section 13 applicant, you must submit evidence showing you meet certain requirements specific to this immigrant

category. Therefore, in addition to the evidence listed in the What Evidence Must You Submit with Form I-485

section, principal applicants must also submit:

1. Evidence that you were admitted into the United States in A-1, A-2, G-1, or G-2 nonimmigrant status;

2. Evidence that you performed diplomatic or semi-diplomatic duties (custodial, clerical, or menial duties are not

sufficient);

3. Evidence of compelling reasons why you or a member of your family is unable to return to the country represented by

the government which accredited you;

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