Immigration law
Military Parole in Place Attorney in Austin, Texas
Military parole in place can give the undocumented spouse, child or parent of a service member or veteran a lawful footing to work from, and often a route to a green card without leaving the country. It is discretionary, so the request has to be made properly. Pablo Nossa handles it himself.
Service familiesSpouses, children and parents, current or former
Then a green cardParole in place is often what makes adjustment possible
Direct cellPablo Nossa takes the case and answers your calls
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This covers parole in place for military families, which is what the firm handles. It is the only parole in place discussed here.
At a glance
Military Parole in Place at a Glance
Who it covers, what it does and does not grant, and who makes the request.
Who it covers
Three relationships
The spouse, child or parent of a service member.
Current or former
Both count
A veteran’s family is eligible, not only a serving member’s.
Is it automatic
No
It is discretionary, and history matters.
Work permit
Yes, once granted
The beneficiary can then file for employment authorisation.
A green card
Often possible after
Immediate relatives of a citizen may be able to adjust status.
Who asks
Usually the service member
In practice the U.S. citizen relative is the one who calls.
The words that matterCurrent or former service member. Veterans’ families count
What it is
A Lawful Footing Without Leaving the Country
Parole in place is permission to remain, granted to somebody already in the United States who entered without inspection. For a military family it does two things: it gives the beneficiary a lawful footing, and it can remove the obstacle that otherwise stops an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen from applying for a green card here.
The eligibility rule is narrow and specific. The only family members who qualify are the children, spouses and parents of a current or former service member. The words “or former” matter more than anything else on this page: families frequently assume that discharge closed the door, and it does not.
It is also discretionary rather than automatic. Like almost everything in immigration law, the decision to grant parole in place to an undocumented family member is a judgement, and there are things that will sink an application. An extensive or serious criminal history is the clearest example. That is why the request is worth preparing rather than submitting.
- Only the child, spouse or parent of a service member qualifies
- A former service member counts. Discharge does not end eligibility
- It is discretionary, and an extensive or serious criminal history can sink it
- Once granted, the beneficiary can file for a work permit
Who qualifies
Who Qualifies, and What Discretion Means
Two things decide these cases. The first is a rule and you either meet it or you do not. The second is a judgement, and that is where the preparation goes.
The Relationship Rule
- The beneficiary must be the child, spouse or parent of the service member
- The service member may be currently serving or a former member
- No other relationship qualifies, however close in practice
- This part is not discretionary. It is met or it is not
The Discretion
- Granting parole in place is a decision, not an entitlement
- An extensive or serious criminal history is the clearest reason one fails
- Anything in an immigration or police record belongs in front of your attorney first
- A request that does not address the negatives is a request that has not been prepared
How it works
How It Runs
Four stages, and the third is where most of the value is. Parole in place is rarely the goal by itself; it is what makes the next thing possible.
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Confirm the Relationship and the Service
Which of the three relationships applies, and the service member’s status, current or former. This is quick and it decides whether there is a case at all.
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Prepare the Request
The request itself, with the evidence of the relationship and the service, and an honest account of anything in the record that discretion will weigh.
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The Decision
Parole in place is granted or refused as a matter of discretion. If granted, the beneficiary can then file for a work permit.
USCIS4
The Green Card Case, Where One Exists
An immediate relative of a U.S. citizen may then be able to apply for permanent residence without leaving the country. Whether that is open depends on admissibility and on facts beyond parole itself.
UsIf somebody in your family served, that fact may be worth more than you think.
Bring the service record and the relationship documents. Discretion is the rest of it, and that part is a conversation.
What to gather
What We Will Ask You to Gather
The two halves are the relationship and the service. The third thing we ask for is the part people are most reluctant to hand over, and it is the part that matters most.
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Proof of the serviceDischarge papers, service records, an identification card, or whatever documents the service member holds. For a veteran, the discharge documentation is the key item.
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Proof of the relationshipA marriage certificate, or birth certificates establishing the parent or child relationship.
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The beneficiary’s identity documentsPassport, national identity document, birth certificate, and any prior U.S. paperwork.
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Entry historyHow and when the beneficiary entered, as far as it can be documented. Parole in place exists because of an entry without inspection, which is also what a provisional waiver addresses by a different route, so this is not something to be vague about.
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Anything involving police or a courtArrests, charges, dismissals, traffic matters, however old and whether or not they went anywhere. Discretion weighs this and USCIS will find it.
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Evidence of the family’s circumstancesWhere you live, who depends on whom, and anything else that shows the family as it actually is.
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Any prior immigration filingsApplications, refusals or anything sent by USCIS, however long ago. Refusals especially.
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Why Nossa Law
A Discretionary Request Is Not a Form
Where a decision is discretionary, the quality of the request is the case. There is no threshold to clear and no box to tick: somebody reads it and decides, and what they read is what an attorney put in front of them.
Pablo Nossa has practiced immigration law and nothing else since 2010, from offices in Austin and Houston. He takes the consultation himself and gives clients his cell number, which for a service family with somebody deployed or relocating is the difference between a case that moves and one that waits.
The firm also tells you plainly when it does not see a viable route. On a discretionary request that is the most useful thing it can do: an honest read of what is in the record, said before a fee rather than after a refusal.
- Immigration law since 2010, and no other practice area
- The parole request and the green card case that can follow it, from one firm
- AILA member, with a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin
- Upfront pricing and flat-fee rates
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Your attorney
Pablo Nossa
Principal attorney, and the person who conducts the consultation. J.D., University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in Latin American Studies. Practicing immigration law since 2010, from the Austin and Houston offices.
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About PabloQuestions we hear most
Questions Families Ask First
What is military parole in place?
Permission to remain in the United States, granted to a service member’s family member who entered without inspection. It gives a lawful footing, allows a work permit application, and can remove the obstacle to applying for a green card here.
Who qualifies for parole in place?
Only the children, spouses and parents of a current or former service member. No other relationship qualifies. The service member’s own status, serving or veteran, does not change the eligibility.
Who is not eligible?
Anybody outside those three relationships. And because the grant is discretionary rather than automatic, an otherwise eligible person can still be refused: an extensive or serious criminal history is the clearest reason a request fails.
Does it work if the service member has left the military?
Yes. A former service member’s family is covered, and this is the single most common thing families get wrong. Discharge does not close the door, and the discharge documentation becomes the key evidence instead.
Can the beneficiary work?
Once parole in place is granted, the beneficiary can file for employment authorisation. That is a separate application with its own processing, so it does not begin the day parole is granted.
Does parole in place lead to a green card?
Not by itself, and often it is what makes one possible. An immediate relative of a U.S. citizen may then be able to apply for permanent residence without leaving the country, if otherwise admissible. Whether that route is open depends on facts beyond parole.
How long does it take?
USCIS publishes current processing times, and they move. We will not give you a date. If somebody in the family is deploying or relocating, tell us at the consultation, because timing sometimes shapes how a case is sequenced.
What does it cost?
USCIS sets any filing fees and publishes them on its own fee schedule; they change. The attorney’s fee is separate, and Nossa Law works on upfront pricing and flat-fee rates.
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What People Say After the Case Closes
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Austin
7000 N Mopac Expy, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78731
Monday to Friday, 9 to 5
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2950 North Loop West, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77092
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Two facts settle most of it: the relationship, and the service.
- Bring the service member's documents and the certificate proving the relationship
- Tell us about anything involving police or a court, however old
- Upfront pricing and flat-fee rates
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