Adjustment of Status and Avanced Parole

[NYC-KK 0]

To obtain an Advance Parole Document. the instructions for completing Form I-131 say,

1. If you are in the United States, you must attach:

a. A copy of any document issued to you by USCIS showing your present status in the United States; and

b. An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuance of an Advance Parole Document; or

c. If you are an applicant for adjustment of status, a copy of a USCIS receipt as evidence that you filed the adjustment application; or........

My fiancee and I will apply for Adjustment of Status and for Advanced Parole at the same time. Is she required to submit an explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant the issuance of an Advanced Parole Document or not? From what the instructions say either b or c, but not both apply. Therefore, I think not. What do others think?

[thongd4me 69]

From what the instructions say either b or c, but not both apply. Therefore, I think not. What do others think?

From AOS FAQ:

6.7.1)....Well, my wife received her advance parole documents today. I had thought maybe we would receive some instruction on how to use them properly from USCIS (INS), but no such luck. She got three sheets; one original with picture attached, one copy with picture attached and one copy with no picture attached.

A....When your spouse leaves the USA, she should have all three copies (of the advance parole document) and her passport. The first time your spouse re-enters the USA, the POE will forward one of the copies of your letter to the office or service center you applied for AP from. You should receive the copies labeled TO TRANSPORTATION LINE and TO ALIEN back. If you enter the U.S. on some carriers, it's possible that the "transportation line" copy may be lifted from you. (FAQ Note: another poster mentioned on Aug 17, 2000 after returning from the UK "The airline (US Airways) didn't want the "To transportation line" and the INS guy left it too so I now have the top copy with the photo and a "To transportation line" should anyone want it in future.")

The USCIS (INS) at the POE should also place a stamp in her passport like this:

PAROLED until:

Purpose:

Port: Date: Officer:

The port is the POE, the Date and Officer are obvious. The "paroled until" should indicate the expiry of your AP document (the letter). The "Purpose" may be one of either "Adjustment of Status" or "Humanitarian"...there seems to be some confusion about which one is "correct" but both seem to work.

They may also place an identical stamp on your I-94 (which is normally stapled to your passport).

Once you've been through the initial entry and assuming your AP document permits "multiple entries", you need only show the passport stamp and letter each time you re-enter the U.S..

(FAQ Note: The advance parole documents are issued on Form I-512, a U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service form. Not all advance parole documents are prepared exactly the same, some are two pages, not three. POE procedures will vary when using the AP. Don't worry. Like the newsgrouper who gave this FAQ answer noted, "Relax about the form...let them worry about it. If they hassle you, remind them that you were trusting the INS office that issued it to get it right...politely, of course."

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I think you're correct, because the advance parole issued for "adjustment of status" is

reason enough. I believe I've seen reports on VJ of members indicating the reason for

advance parole as "For travel as necessary." I don't think they will require everyone to

have a dying mother.

[rsn 135]

To obtain an Advance Parole Document. the instructions for completing Form I-131 say,

1. If you are in the United States, you must attach:

a. A copy of any document issued to you by USCIS showing your present status in the United States; and

b. An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuance of an Advance Parole Document; or

c. If you are an applicant for adjustment of status, a copy of a USCIS receipt as evidence that you filed the adjustment application; or........

My fiancee and I will apply for Adjustment of Status and for Advanced Parole at the same time. Is she required to submit an explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant the issuance of an Advanced Parole Document or not? From what the instructions say either b or c, but not both apply. Therefore, I think not. What do others think?

You are correct.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

To obtain an Advance Parole Document. the instructions for completing Form I-131 say,

1. If you are in the United States, you must attach:

a. A copy of any document issued to you by USCIS showing your present status in the United States; and

b. An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuance of an Advance Parole Document; or

c. If you are an applicant for adjustment of status, a copy of a USCIS receipt as evidence that you filed the adjustment application; or........

My fiancee and I will apply for Adjustment of Status and for Advanced Parole at the same time. Is she required to submit an explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant the issuance of an Advanced Parole Document or not? From what the instructions say either b or c, but not both apply. Therefore, I think not. What do others think?

No letter of explanation is needed as she is attaching a and c... well she's not actually attaching c because she's applying at the same time, but basically she is.

So again, no letter of explanation is needed.

[hübsches Mädchen 0]

hi

well, just wanted to clarify something as i will be sending the I-131 with AOS soon.

is it ok not to write letter of explanation of purpose of travel?

will just attaching and c work?

[NYC-KK 0]

hi

well, just wanted to clarify something as i will be sending the I-131 with AOS soon.

is it ok not to write letter of explanation of purpose of travel?

will just attaching and c work?

The question is, is it necessary to write a letter of explanation and to attach supporting evidence? This is not convenient for my fiancee, so I started this thread to try to help her out. So far the responses have all affirmed my initial sense that it is not necessary as long as the AOS is filed simultaneously. Now, we have to get married and apply for AOS and I-131. That is plenty to worry about, so I'm glad to be relieved of documenting the reason why we want to return to Thailand in July. Actually, she needs to formally quit her job as a school teacher and defend her M. A. thesis, and this is why we need to return so soon.