how do i use the AP?

[caracai 0]

hi guys,

i got my AP in mail today... there are 2 copies.. how do i use them when going out of the country? do i need to give them only 1 copy? and when i come back do i need to give the other one? just wondering how it works... i hope they won't take all the 2 copies coz i plan on going out of the country not just once but maybe twice before it expires... anyone of you there experienced travelling with AP? pls enlighten me on this one..thank you..

TIMELINE

08-22-08 Date filed AOS/AP/AD

08-26-08 Received 3 NOA's

09-03-08 Received Biometrics Appmt. dated 09-18-08

09-18-08 Biometrics at Columbus Ohio 11am (went smooth)

10-21-08 CRIS AP approval notice sent

10-21-08 CRIS EAD card production ordered

10-25-08 Received AP in mail

[YuAndDan 153]

They are used just like a visa to get back into the USA, not leave.

Carry the AP doc, your passport, and photo copy of marriage cert (If name on AP does not match Passport).

Book any flight tickets using passport name.

Some carry an extra photo copy of AP doc for the POE officer to keep.

[cdn_in_wa 1]

They are used just like a visa to get back into the USA, not leave.

Carry the AP doc, your passport, and photo copy of marriage cert (If name on AP does not match Passport).

Book any flight tickets using passport name.

Some carry an extra photo copy of AP doc for the POE officer to keep.

The first time you use the AP, you need both original copies you received from USCIS with you. On your re-entry to the US, the IO will keep one and return the other to you. If you leave the US again, on reentry, the IO will take the original from you, enter all the data again, and then return it to you.

It is advisable to have a copy of the original in a safe place (not the same place as the original) in case something should happen to your original.

I've used mine several times (going to Canada) and each time, they stamp on the AP document my entry, staple a new I-94 in passport and stamp my passport.

[caracai 0]

They are used just like a visa to get back into the USA, not leave.

Carry the AP doc, your passport, and photo copy of marriage cert (If name on AP does not match Passport).

Book any flight tickets using passport name.

Some carry an extra photo copy of AP doc for the POE officer to keep.

The first time you use the AP, you need both original copies you received from USCIS with you. On your re-entry to the US, the IO will keep one and return the other to you. If you leave the US again, on reentry, the IO will take the original from you, enter all the data again, and then return it to you.

It is advisable to have a copy of the original in a safe place (not the same place as the original) in case something should happen to your original.

I've used mine several times (going to Canada) and each time, they stamp on the AP document my entry, staple a new I-94 in passport and stamp my passport.

thank you cdn_in_wa and YuAndDan for giving me some enlightenment of how to use my AP in the future... goodluck!

[caracai 0]

They are used just like a visa to get back into the USA, not leave.

Carry the AP doc, your passport, and photo copy of marriage cert (If name on AP does not match Passport).

Book any flight tickets using passport name.

Some carry an extra photo copy of AP doc for the POE officer to keep.

The first time you use the AP, you need both original copies you received from USCIS with you. On your re-entry to the US, the IO will keep one and return the other to you. If you leave the US again, on reentry, the IO will take the original from you, enter all the data again, and then return it to you.

It is advisable to have a copy of the original in a safe place (not the same place as the original) in case something should happen to your original.

I've used mine several times (going to Canada) and each time, they stamp on the AP document my entry, staple a new I-94 in passport and stamp my passport.

just want to ask again. Do i need to give them my AP for stamps when going out of USA? like before boarding or they will just need it when coming back? thank you...

[cdn_in_wa 1]

They are used just like a visa to get back into the USA, not leave.

Carry the AP doc, your passport, and photo copy of marriage cert (If name on AP does not match Passport).

Book any flight tickets using passport name.

Some carry an extra photo copy of AP doc for the POE officer to keep.

The first time you use the AP, you need both original copies you received from USCIS with you. On your re-entry to the US, the IO will keep one and return the other to you. If you leave the US again, on reentry, the IO will take the original from you, enter all the data again, and then return it to you.

It is advisable to have a copy of the original in a safe place (not the same place as the original) in case something should happen to your original.

I've used mine several times (going to Canada) and each time, they stamp on the AP document my entry, staple a new I-94 in passport and stamp my passport.

just want to ask again. Do i need to give them my AP for stamps when going out of USA? like before boarding or they will just need it when coming back? thank you...

You need the AP only for entering the USA, not leaving.

You surrender the I-94 when you leave.