While the deadly Ebola virus ravages West Africa, the United States
Citizen and Immigration service (USCIS) is offering relief measure to nationals of countries affected by the virus. According the (USCIS) the relief may be available
upon request.
In a press release dated August 15, 2014, the relief measure was
offered to nationals of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone currently in the
United States. For more information about the relief, please read below:
Release Date: August
15, 2014
U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is closely monitoring the Ebola
outbreak in West Africa. USCIS offers relief measures to nationals of those
three countries who are currently in the United States.
Immigration
relief measures that may be available if requested include:
· Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for
an individual currently in the United States, even if the request is filed
after the authorized period of admission has expired;
· Extension of certain grants of parole made by
USCIS;
· Expedited adjudication and approval, where
possible, of requests for off-campus employment authorization for F-1 students
experiencing severe economic hardship;
· Expedited processing of immigrant petitions
for immediate relatives (currently in the United States) of U.S. citizens;
· Expedited adjudication of employment
authorization applications, where appropriate; and
· Consideration for waiver of fees associated
with USCIS benefit applications.
To
learn more about how USCIS provides assistance to customers affected by
unforeseen circumstances in their home country, visitwww.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations.
For
more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov,
call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283, or
follow USCIS on Facebook (/uscis), Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS
blog The Beacon.