Contacting your federal representatives: A quick guide for sponsors

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January 21, 2025

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Many sponsors and Welcomers have reached out to us about how to seek support for their sponsorship applications from their congressional representatives, or express support for sponsorship programs. Our guide for contacting your federal representatives provides practical guidance on how to engage with your congressional representatives as a humanitarian parole or Welcome Corps sponsor.

You may benefit from this guide if:
  • You submitted a humanitarian parole or Welcome Corps sponsorship application and want to check on the status of your application or pending case; OR

  • You are familiar with private sponsorship programs and want to voice support for continuing these programs.

View the full guide.

This guide provides an easy-to-use online tool for contacting your federal representatives, sample messages you can customize to send a personalized message to your representatives’ offices, and provides useful information on the details needed to submit a case-specific question or inquiry.

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