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At the beginning of this year 2023, The government of President Joe Biden reinvigorated the operation of the mobile application that bears the name ‘CBP One’which will allow Central American migrants, who are stranded at the southern border on the Mexican side, to schedule their appointments to request asylum in the United States.
Through this application, which is available for IOS and Android devices, people of Venezuelan, Haitian, Guatemalan, Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, among others, will be able to make a prior registration where they will inform the US authorities of the reasons why they want to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.
“The CBP One app serves as a single portal to a variety of CBP services. that allows users to be quickly and conveniently directed to the functions they need by answering a series of guided questions”, indicates the introduction of the application in the section “about this app” when trying to download it.
The application that was created since October 28, 2020 and that it is relaunched by the US government, resurfaces from this January 12 after the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 5 new measures to process people who request asylum at the border ports of entry between the US and Mexico and who seek to be exempt from Title 42.
“Using CBP One will streamline the experience at the port of entrycan reduce wait times, and allows a safe and orderly process for ports of entry and all travelers, ”says the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English).
NEWS: DHS announces the new scheduling function in the CBP One mobile app is now live. Noncitizens in Central or Northern Mexico who seek to travel to the US may use the @CBP app in advance & schedule an appointment at certain SW Border ports of entry. https://t.co/N2hVQa8OsL pic.twitter.com/IalrgqboXy
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 12, 2023
Steps to register in ‘CBP One’
The application, which is available since last January 12, 2023will award the first cappointments for asylum seekers starting next January 18with new days published daily between 9am (EST) up to 14 days in advance, notes the Department of Homeland Security.
Migrants interested in registering in CBP One will have to perform the following steps.
one.Download the ‘CBP One’ app on your mobile device from the App Store (IOS) or Google Play (Android).
2.Create a username and password if you do not have it.
3.Upon entering, it will take you to the “Who are you?” where you must identify yourself as a traveler and then choose the option “Send advance information” and select the language of your choice.
Four.You must fill in the information of all travelers or family members in the “Add individual” section, where you will place the full names; date of birth; country of birth; contact information and photo of each registrant.
5.Indicate the place or destination you want to go to within the United States and some contact information for the person who lives in that place in case of an emergency.
6.Once the data is filled out, the confirmation numbers of each member of the family will be displayed, as well as the date of the appointment. These same data will arrive at the previously provided email, so it is very important that this email is real and accessible.
Once the appointment arrives, which does not guarantee your entry to the United States, the registrant’s data provided in the app will be verified, in addition to having a photo taken again at the previously selected port of entry, and it will be evaluated if the people are suitable or not to be granted asylum.
According to CBP, ports of entry Available for these appointments through the CBP One app are: in Texas Brownsville, Eagle Pass, Hidalgo, Laredo and El Paso; Nogales in Arizona; as well as Calexico West and San Ysidro in California.
“The I-94 Entry feature allows travelers to apply for a provisional I-94 before arriving at a land border crossing. Travelers who apply for their I-94 early will experience faster processing times to expedite entry,” CBP notes on its website.
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