HR3104-119

What This Bill Does

The Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025 gives eligible Ukrainian nationals a statutory pathway from parole to lawful permanent residence. DHS must adjust status for an eligible Ukrainian national who applies under DHS procedures, is otherwise admissible as an immigrant except that public charge, labor certification, and documentation inadmissibility grounds do not apply, satisfies security and law enforcement vetting, and is not contrary to U.S. welfare, safety, or security. Eligible people include Ukrainian citizens or nationals, or people who last habitually resided in Ukraine, who completed background checks and were paroled into the United States after February 20, 2014, plus certain spouses, children, parents, legal guardians, or primary caregivers accompanying or following to join, if parole has not been terminated. Refugee adjustment waiver rules apply. DHS must issue interim guidance within 180 days without notice and comment, finalize guidance within one year, provide the same administrative review rights as ordinary adjustment applicants, charge no fees for adjustment, employment authorization, green cards, or employment authorization documents, protect bona fide applicants from removal, unlawful-presence treatment, and unauthorized-worker treatment while applications are pending, add the adjustment to the INA definition of VAWA self-petitioning-related provisions where listed, exempt grants from numerical immigration limits, and preserve access to other immigration benefits.

Who Benefits and How

Eligible Ukrainian parolees benefit from a direct path to lawful permanent residence without numerical caps. Ukrainian spouses and children benefit when they qualify as accompanying or following family members. Unaccompanied Ukrainian children benefit because parents, legal guardians, or primary caregivers can qualify when accompanying or following to join. Ukrainian applicants benefit from fee-free adjustment, employment authorization, green cards, and work authorization documents. Bona fide applicants benefit from protection against removal, unlawful-presence treatment, and unauthorized-worker treatment while applications are pending.

Who Bears the Burden and How

DHS must create procedures, conduct vetting, adjudicate applications, issue guidance, provide administrative review, and waive fees. USCIS adjudicators must process a new parole-to-green-card category outside numerical limits. Immigration enforcement officials must avoid removal of compliant bona fide applicants unless prima facie ineligibility is found. Federal immigration systems must track employment authorization and lawful status during pending applications.

Key Provisions

• Requires DHS to adjust eligible Ukrainian nationals to lawful permanent residence.
• Covers Ukrainians paroled after February 20, 2014 and qualifying family or caregiver categories.
• Waives public charge, labor certification, and documentation inadmissibility grounds while requiring security vetting.
• Requires interim guidance within 180 days and final guidance within one year.
• Bars fees and protects bona fide applicants from removal, unlawful-presence treatment, and unauthorized-worker treatment while pending.
• Exempts adjustments from numerical immigration limits.