A USCIS program that lets a Filipino World War II veteran, or surviving spouse, living in the United States request parole for relatives with an approved family petition, so they can come before their immigrant visa is current.
Also called: FWVP, parole, USCIS, family reunification, Form I-130, Form I-131, Filipino veterans, immigrant visa, IMMACT 90.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services started the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole program in June 2016. A family member in the Philippines whose immigrant visa will not be available for years can be paroled into the United States to wait there instead.
Who may request it. The petitioner must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder living in the United States, and either a Filipino World War II veteran as defined in section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990, as amended by section 112 of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1998, or the surviving spouse of one. The petitioner must have filed a Form I-130 for the relative and had it approved on or before the date of the parole request, and the relative's immigrant visa must not yet be available. If the veteran and spouse have both died, a son or daughter of the veteran who is the principal beneficiary of the I-130 can request parole for themselves and their own spouse and unmarried children under 21.
Who can be paroled. The principal beneficiary of the approved I-130, with that person's spouse and unmarried children under 21, and the relationship to the veteran must have existed on or before May 9, 2016. A child of the veteran's spouse who is not the veteran's own child, and a sibling of the veteran's spouse, are not eligible.
What parole is. It is temporary lawful presence with permission to apply for work authorization, not a green card. USCIS expects parolees to file for adjustment of status as soon as the visa becomes current, does not send a notice when it does, and does not track whether a derivative child ages out. Leaving the United States ends parole; re-parole has to be requested before the parole period on the I-94 runs out.
Is it still open? USCIS announced in August 2019 that it would end the program, and a Federal Register notice of December 28, 2020 proposed removing it from the Form I-131 instructions. USCIS now marks that announcement as archived and out of date, and its program page, last reviewed October 28, 2025, still sets out who may request parole and how. Confirm with USCIS before filing, because a parole program can be ended by notice without a change in statute.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program
Gate
Rule
No rating requirement
The program turns on the veteran's World War II service, the petitioner's U.S. status and an approved family petition, not on any disability.
Petitioner lives in the United States
The veteran or surviving spouse must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder living in the United States, with an approved Form I-130 for the relative.
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