Registration and Parole : Update
Posted Feb 14, 2003

There has been clarification on the issue of whether an individual who last entered on advance parole is subject to special registration. On January 24, 2003, INS General Counsel "Bo" Cooper confirmed, once again, that individuals who last entered on advance parole are not required to register.

We had reported on this matter in our January 24, 2003 MurthyBulletin article, Registration Not Applicable to Parolees, available on MurthyDotCom. As explained in that article, the wording of the law, as well as the guidance issued by INS, clearly states that individuals with advance parole do not have to register. However, notwithstanding this, some of the local INS offices were not recognizing this exception. The local offices should now take note of the exception, clearly acknowledged by the INS General Counsel.