Venezuelans granted humanitarian ‘parole’will be able to apply for multiple services immediately upon arrival in US
Hundreds of Venezuelans are already in the United States under the new U.S. humanitarian parole program and can receive various government services during their two-year parole period.
As of Oct. 31, more than 3,800 Venezuelans had been allowed to travel to the U.S., and 490 had entered legally, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Entry plan for 24,000 Venezuelans
These are some of the services available to Venezuelans arriving in the U.S. under the parole program:
work permit
Once cleared at a U.S. airport, Venezuelans admitted through the parole program are eligible to apply for work authorization on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) platform. The corresponding form is I-765 and its fee application is $410 With this, they will be able to find work within two years of their parole.

Social security card
Venezuelans granted humanitarian parole will be able to obtain a Social Security Number (SSN), which is used to report their wages to the government and determine eligibility for USCIS-mandated Social Security benefits
One of the ways to get it is through the work authorization form in Part 2. Once work authorization is granted, USCIS will send the data to the Social Security Administration (SSA), which will assign you an SSN and issue you a card
The second way is to apply for an SSN through the SSA website after obtaining employment authorization.
Entering the Medical Plan Market
The online health plan marketplace can be used to buy insurance from the federal government and several states The marketplace offers two types of coverage, one pays and gets a tax credit or gets coverage through Medicaid, the U.S. government’s federal health insurance program designed to Helps low-income people get health care and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), both subsidized by the government
CHIP provides low-cost health insurance for children from families with incomes too high to afford Medicaid
Costs and programs vary by people’s income and the state they live in
“In some cases, Venezuelan children under the age of 19 who come to the U.S. under the Humanitarian Parole Program will be eligible for CHIP or Medicaid, but this will depend on the state,” said a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) told La Voz. from the United States.
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