Advance Parole or Reentry Permit?

[Seosamh1968 0]

Hi,

We are 2 weeks away from our AOS interview, and 3 days from the due date of our first child! We hope the baby is on time so that we do not have to postpone the interview! We hope rescheduling would be easy.

The main question we have is: should we apply now for Advance Parole on the I-131, even though my wife *may* have resident status before we leave the country in four months? Or should we apply for a Reentry Permit? The application asks us to check one.

We had been thinking to wait until the interview, but now if the interview is delayed because the baby comes late . . . we may run out of time to get the permit before we want to leave the country.

So, do we wait or do we apply now for Advance Parole and hope the USCIS changes the request from Advance Parole to Reentry Permit if her status changes after the interview?

Any insights welcome. Thanks!

Seosamh

[raymaga 25]

Hi,

We are 2 weeks away from our AOS interview, and 3 days from the due date of our first child! We hope the baby is on time so that we do not have to postpone the interview! We hope rescheduling would be easy.

The main question we have is: should we apply now for Advance Parole on the I-131, even though my wife *may* have resident status before we leave the country in four months? Or should we apply for a Reentry Permit? The application asks us to check one.

We had been thinking to wait until the interview, but now if the interview is delayed because the baby comes late . . . we may run out of time to get the permit before we want to leave the country.

So, do we wait or do we apply now for Advance Parole and hope the USCIS changes the request from Advance Parole to Reentry Permit if her status changes after the interview?

Any insights welcome. Thanks!

Seosamh

You will not need Advance Parole or a Re-Entry Permit once your AOS is approved.

I would try as much as possible to make it to your AOS interview. If you are unable to attend the interview, I would schedule an InfoPass appointment to explain what has happened with your new baby and see if they can schedule another interview as soon as possible.

Edited April 14, 2008 by raymaga

[rebeccajo 14]

You are assuming several things.

First you are assuming you will be approved.

Secondly you are assuming the greencard will arrive shortly thereafter.

You have made no allowances for your approval being held up by security clearance, which would delay the arrival of a greencard.

You also appear to be operating under the assumption that your wife can freely travel despite the fact she entered the country on a visitors visa. Travel under these circumstances without a greencard is rarely recommended even when one possesses any type of travel document.

[Seosamh1968 0]

Thanks--

I was under the understanding that even if you are on a two-year greencard, one would need to apply for Advance Parole if one was out of the country for over six months (we will be gone 11 and some days). Is that not so? It would be great if not.

We are going to try our hardest to get to the interview--believe me. If my wife is still in the hospital, however, it will be very difficult.

Thanks for the help!

Hi,

We are 2 weeks away from our AOS interview, and 3 days from the due date of our first child! We hope the baby is on time so that we do not have to postpone the interview! We hope rescheduling would be easy.

The main question we have is: should we apply now for Advance Parole on the I-131, even though my wife *may* have resident status before we leave the country in four months? Or should we apply for a Reentry Permit? The application asks us to check one.

We had been thinking to wait until the interview, but now if the interview is delayed because the baby comes late . . . we may run out of time to get the permit before we want to leave the country.

So, do we wait or do we apply now for Advance Parole and hope the USCIS changes the request from Advance Parole to Reentry Permit if her status changes after the interview?

Any insights welcome. Thanks!

Seosamh

You will not need Advance Parole or a Re-Entry Permit once your AOS is approved.

I would try as much as possible to make it to your AOS interview. If you are unable to attend the interview, I would schedule an InfoPass appointment to explain what has happened with your new baby and see if they can schedule another interview as soon as possible.

[nane1104 146]

THe only time you would need a re-entry permit is if you are outside the US for a longer time. Not sure how long it is but for a regular vacation you have nothing to worry about. All you need is your gc and the passport.

Thanks--

I was under the understanding that even if you are on a two-year greencard, one would need to apply for Advance Parole if one was out of the country for over six months (we will be gone 11 and some days). Is that not so? It would be great if not.

We are going to try our hardest to get to the interview--believe me. If my wife is still in the hospital, however, it will be very difficult.

Thanks for the help!

Hi,

We are 2 weeks away from our AOS interview, and 3 days from the due date of our first child! We hope the baby is on time so that we do not have to postpone the interview! We hope rescheduling would be easy.

The main question we have is: should we apply now for Advance Parole on the I-131, even though my wife *may* have resident status before we leave the country in four months? Or should we apply for a Reentry Permit? The application asks us to check one.

We had been thinking to wait until the interview, but now if the interview is delayed because the baby comes late . . . we may run out of time to get the permit before we want to leave the country.

So, do we wait or do we apply now for Advance Parole and hope the USCIS changes the request from Advance Parole to Reentry Permit if her status changes after the interview?

Any insights welcome. Thanks!

Seosamh

You will not need Advance Parole or a Re-Entry Permit once your AOS is approved.

I would try as much as possible to make it to your AOS interview. If you are unable to attend the interview, I would schedule an InfoPass appointment to explain what has happened with your new baby and see if they can schedule another interview as soon as possible.

[Seosamh1968 0]

Thank you Nane,

We will be out of the country for almost one year. So, I'm thinking we'll apply for the travel permit if we are approved at the interview. I still am unsure if we should apply now for advance parole in the hopes that it will speed up the process for getting a re-entry permit--or if we can use one for the other.

We don't leave for a few months after the interview.

Ah well.

best

S

THe only time you would need a re-entry permit is if you are outside the US for a longer time. Not sure how long it is but for a regular vacation you have nothing to worry about. All you need is your gc and the passport.

Thanks--

I was under the understanding that even if you are on a two-year greencard, one would need to apply for Advance Parole if one was out of the country for over six months (we will be gone 11 and some days). Is that not so? It would be great if not.

We are going to try our hardest to get to the interview--believe me. If my wife is still in the hospital, however, it will be very difficult.

Thanks for the help!

Hi,

We are 2 weeks away from our AOS interview, and 3 days from the due date of our first child! We hope the baby is on time so that we do not have to postpone the interview! We hope rescheduling would be easy.

The main question we have is: should we apply now for Advance Parole on the I-131, even though my wife *may* have resident status before we leave the country in four months? Or should we apply for a Reentry Permit? The application asks us to check one.

We had been thinking to wait until the interview, but now if the interview is delayed because the baby comes late . . . we may run out of time to get the permit before we want to leave the country.

So, do we wait or do we apply now for Advance Parole and hope the USCIS changes the request from Advance Parole to Reentry Permit if her status changes after the interview?

Any insights welcome. Thanks!

Seosamh

You will not need Advance Parole or a Re-Entry Permit once your AOS is approved.

I would try as much as possible to make it to your AOS interview. If you are unable to attend the interview, I would schedule an InfoPass appointment to explain what has happened with your new baby and see if they can schedule another interview as soon as possible.

[Seosamh1968 0]

Rebeccajo,

We are not assuming either that we will be approved (although it seems likely) or that our greencard will arrive shortly thereafter (we are plan to wait 4 months--and can wait longer if need be). Not sure how you read that into my posts.

Lastly, the "assumption that we appear to be operating under"--that my wife can freely travel--is not erroneous. She has a 6-month visa. Even without a greencard, she could leave the country. And, even if she is denied a greencard, I could bring her back in on a spousal visa.

I should have said in my earlier post that we will be out of the country for over a year--ample time to apply for a spousal visa.

I'm not sure what your experiences are, but they must have been awful.

Adding unnecessary worries is not a help.

S

You are assuming several things.

First you are assuming you will be approved.

Secondly you are assuming the greencard will arrive shortly thereafter.

You have made no allowances for your approval being held up by security clearance, which would delay the arrival of a greencard.

You also appear to be operating under the assumption that your wife can freely travel despite the fact she entered the country on a visitors visa. Travel under these circumstances without a greencard is rarely recommended even when one possesses any type of travel document.

[nane1104 146]

Ok, in an earlier post you stated that you will be gone 11 "and some days". I am confused now.

Anyhow, these are the regulations for international travel when you are a LPR:

International Travel

A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the Green Card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.

[Seosamh1968 0]

Sorry for the confusion. We will be gone just under one year--11 *months* and some days.

Thank you--so perhaps we won't need a reentry permit at all, provided the interview goes well.

Thanks

Seosamh

Ok, in an earlier post you stated that you will be gone 11 "and some days". I am confused now.

Anyhow, these are the regulations for international travel when you are a LPR:

International Travel

A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the Green Card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.

[Seosamh1968 0]

INTERVIEW A SUCCESS--GREENCARD CAME IN THE MAIL!!!!

Hi everyone,

Just to follow up! We had a very fast interview, the day before my wife went into the hospital to be induced to give birth. The people were friendly and efficient and considerate; they did not make us wait more than 5 minutes past our appointment time.

The questions they asked were about our relationship and marriage--if we had been married before seems to have been a big question. We were nervous, but felt confident. I was nervous that my wife had not entered the US on a fiancee visa, but it turned out ok. We were married around the 60th day she was in the country. Her pregnancy seems to have been a convincing factor, also.

Lastly, they asked for original photographs to submit with the application--so I would advise everyone who is going for their interview to be sure to have copies of everything to leave with them!

Good luck eveyone and thanks VisaJourney for all the help. We did it!!!

best

Seosamh