President Joe Biden’s administration will allow thousands of Ukrainians who fled their country after a Russian invasion a year ago to stay longer in the United States, the government said Monday. The decision will benefit Ukrainians whose residence permit is about to expire.
The Department of Homeland Security explained that the extension applies to certain Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who were allowed to enter the United States before the United for Ukraine program began.
Ukrainians who arrived under the United for Ukraine program generally got two years of humanitarian “parole” in the United States, while those who arrived before them generally got permission to stay for only one year.
The US government used a program called humanitarian parole to receive them into the country.
Humanitarian parole is a way to allow people from other countries to enter the United States in an emergency due to an urgent humanitarian situation. But it’s usually for a limited time, like one or two years, and people need to renew if they want to stay longer.
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