Two dates on AP document-which one is valid?

[KundK 0]

Hi,

Long time lurker, first time poster!

I have a question on my wife's AP dcoument. There are two expiration dates. One is actually printed on the document and is one year from the date of issue. (Let's say 7/19/2008) My wife, however, first used the AP three months later. The second date is listed under the National Benefits Center Parole Stamp and was stamped by USCIS. This stamp lists a date the one year from the date of first return to the U.S. ("Paroled until 10/11/2008") This Oct. date is also the date mentioned on the I-94 departure form.

Does anyone know which date is valid, the July one or the Oct. one? USCIS has given us conflicting answers. We'd appreciate any thoughts!

Thanks!

[zyggy 9]

Hi,

Long time lurker, first time poster!

I have a question on my wife's AP dcoument. There are two expiration dates. One is actually printed on the document and is one year from the date of issue. (Let's say 7/19/2008) My wife, however, first used the AP three months later. The second date is listed under the National Benefits Center Parole Stamp and was stamped by USCIS. This stamp lists a date the one year from the date of first return to the U.S. ("Paroled until 10/11/2008") This Oct. date is also the date mentioned on the I-94 departure form.

Does anyone know which date is valid, the July one or the Oct. one? USCIS has given us conflicting answers. We'd appreciate any thoughts!

Thanks!

Each time you enter the US on a I-512 is a new parole... So you can use the I-512 to apply for parole until the date it expires... THe document date is the important date for you with respect to travel. YOu can continue to apply for parole into the US at a POE as long as the I-512 is valid... The date on the stamp is the duration that your status as a parolee in the US is valid for, in your case one year.

Look at it this way... If you had a B-1 visitor visa, you could use it to apply for admission to the US up to the date the visa is valid.. once you are admitted, you are given a status that is good until a certain date...

The I-512 in your case serves as a visa... each time you use it to apply for parole into the US and it is valid until the date that it expires, each time you are paroled into the US you should be given a new stamp valid until one year after you have been paroled at the POE.

So in short, you can use the I-512 to apply for parole into the US until the July date... If you were to try to use the I-512 after July, your request for parole would be denied and you wouldn't be getting past the POE...

Edited May 28, 2008 by zyggy