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Continuous physical presence. An applicant must provide probative evidence of continuous presence. This includes no more than 180 days total outside the U.S.. Examples of sufficient probative evidence include:

• A copy of passport pages with a nonimmi- grant visa, admission, or parole stamps; • Arrival/Departure Record; • Income tax records; • Utility bills; • Mortgage deeds or leases; • Insurance premiums and policies; • Birth, marriage, and death certificates for immediate family members; • Medical records; • Bank records;

• School records; • Different types of receipts that contain identifying information about the applicant; • Census records;

• Social Security records; • Employment records; • Military records; • Draft records; • Car registrations; and • Union membership cards.

Arrivals and Departures from the United States. Evidence of all arrivals and departures should be submitted with an application. Additionally, any evidence showing residence from the date of the applicant’s (and family member’s when applying) first arrival where residence was established until filing of applicant’s LRIF application. Family Members. In addition to the documents described above, an eligible family member must also submit: • Evidence of relationship to Liberian principal applicant (i.e marriage or birth certificate); • If applying as an eligible spouse, evidence of the termination of any prior marriages and any prior marriages of Liberian principal applicant; • If not filing concurrently with the Liberian principal applicant, evidence that the Liberian principal applicant obtained LPR status or has a pending application under LRIF (i.e., an Approval or Receipt Notice, Form I-797); and • A list and evidence of all arrivals to and departures from the United States, and evidence of the first arrival where residence was established. 116

116 Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs., https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card- eligibility/liberian-refugee-immigration-fairness, (last visited May 4, 2021).

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