An applicant for an employment authorization document (EAD), must file under a specified category on Form I-765. As of July 28, USCIS has designated category (c)(11) for parolees to apply under. Parolees are those who were allowed into the United States for humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit. Examples of such parolees are those who were paroled to obtain medical treatment in the U.S., to visit a sick relative in the U.S., to attend a funeral in the U.S., to participate in civil litigation or criminal prosecution, or prevent the inhumane separation of families. The option to file Form I-765 online is only available to certain categories of I-765 applicants – now including parolees. If you were paroled into the United States pursuant INA 212(d)(5)(A)'s humanitarian or significant public benefit petition, you may now apply for employment authorization online by filing Form I-765 under the (c)(11) category.