My Re-entry permit application is pending, can I leave the US now?

[spam315 0]

Hi. I filed my I-131 last December 4 and received the Receipt Notice a few days after.

I checked my case status online using the receipt number and got this:

Application Type: I131, APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT

Current Status: Case received and pending.

On December 7, 2007, we received this I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

Does this mean i can leave the US now? (on the application form, i chose to send the re-entry permit in the Manila US embassy) Im waiting for another mail which would tell me when to leave or something but I dont really know if there is such. please clarify this matter to me thanks...

[Liebi 0]

You got me confused a bit: You don't have a timeline but in your info it says you filed for AOS and it's pending... that would mean you did not apply for a re-entry permit but for advance parole...

So, is your AOS approved or not?

[Liebi 0]

To be more precise:

With pending AOS status you file for advance parole if you wish to travel before receiving resident status/the greencard.

With approved AOS (as a permanent resident) you file for a re-entry permit if you will have to live outside the US for a year or more.

You can pick up the re-entry permit at an embassy overseas, not the advance parole document though.

If your AOS status is not approved - don't leave the country without having the actual travel authorization in hand (the email you got only says the case is pending, it does not say it is approved) or without beeing 100% sure that you will be able to pick it up at the embassy in Manila. I am not sure if that is an option for an AP document, maybe someone else can answer that question.

[spam315 0]

You got me confused a bit: You don't have a timeline but in your info it says you filed for AOS and it's pending... that would mean you did not apply for a re-entry permit but for advance parole...

So, is your AOS approved or not?

hi im sorry for the outdated info and the timeline. yes our aos is approved and my aplication for travel document is now pending. thanks!

To be more precise:

With pending AOS status you file for advance parole if you wish to travel before receiving resident status/the greencard.

With approved AOS (as a permanent resident) you file for a re-entry permit if you will have to live outside the US for a year or more.

You can pick up the re-entry permit at an embassy overseas, not the advance parole document though.

If your AOS status is not approved - don't leave the country without having the actual travel authorization in hand (the email you got only says the case is pending, it does not say it is approved) or without beeing 100% sure that you will be able to pick it up at the embassy in Manila. I am not sure if that is an option for an AP document, maybe someone else can answer that question.

oh yea im gonna be outsoide the US for more than a year to finish my college education...

[Liebi 0]

In that case you should be fine leaving anytime now.

The instructions clearly say that you have to file the application while in the US but can pick it up at an embassy abroad and that leaving the US before a decision is made on approval will not affect the application.

[spam315 0]

In that case you should be fine leaving anytime now.

The instructions clearly say that you have to file the application while in the US but can pick it up at an embassy abroad and that leaving the US before a decision is made on approval will not affect the application.

thanks! then id have to book a flight soon!