Getting Advanced Parole

[Waitinggent 2]

I'll shorten my previous question since I found some answers. My wife came on a K-1. It is very important that our I-131 be correct and processed quickly, as my wife must travel back home in May (May 7th ticket has already been purchased).

Questions:

--For Part 7 of the I-131, what kind of documentation do they expect from me to show that we need an Advanced Parole?

Simply an explanation of why my wife needs to travel? It says to "explain how we qualify for an Advanced Parole Document. Do I simply say that my wife came on a K-1 and we are now married and have submitted an I-485 along with this I-131?

--Is there any way to expedite getting the AP? Will doing a walk-in biometric or requesting a quick biometric appointment help?

[HeatDeath 430]

I just followed the example form here, and included an attachment patterned very closely after the I-131 attachment listed under the example forms section here, and it got approved quickly, with no problems.

In the attachment, you simply stick to their text, and list 3-4 reasons why you might reasonably need to travel in the next few months. I listed my brother's (then) upcoming wedding, miscellaneous trips and vacations, and possible medical emergencies involving my elderly grandmother. Just include them on the attachment, and follow the example form and example attachment, and it should be fine.

AP's can generally only be expedited if there is a real, documentable emergency need to travel immediately (as opposed to a month or two from now). An example would be a relative in critical emergency medical condition. Sadly, "we already bought tickets" isn't enough. To arrange this, you would schedule an InfoPass meeting with them, and bring in the documentary evidence of the emergency. In the above example, a faxed doctor's note would usually suffice as evidence of a medical emergency. They can usually approve the AP right away, and you can usually have the document in your hand within 24 hours. It is highly unadvisable to leave the country without the document in your hand, although if you can arrange for it to be hand delivered by a trusted loved one after it arrives, you can probably leave the country once it is approved, if time is that much of the essence. Do NOT leave the country before the AP document is at least approved, and make SURE you have a RELIABLE means of receiving it. It is your ONLY ticket back into the US without waiting months (and spending many hundreds of dollars!) for a spousal visa to be approved.

I wouldn't expect any of this to matter too much. My AP was approved in 46 days, and in my hands about a week after that, so since you have all of March and all of April, you should be ok timewise.

Edited March 1, 2010 by HeatDeath

[Waitinggent 2]

Thanks much for your answer. I hadn't noticed the example of the attachment. I will follow it as you said and simply hope I have not made any form errors that could delay our AP.

I just followed the example form here, and included an attachment patterned very closely after the I-131 attachment listed under the example forms section here, and it got approved quickly, with no problems.

In the attachment, you simply stick to their text, and list 3-4 reasons why you might reasonably need to travel in the next few months. I listed my brother's (then) upcoming wedding, miscellaneous trips and vacations, and possible medical emergencies involving my elderly grandmother. Just include them on the attachment, and follow the example form and example attachment, and it should be fine.

AP's can generally only be expedited if there is a real, documentable emergency need to travel immediately (as opposed to a month or two from now). An example would be a relative in critical emergency medical condition. Sadly, "we already bought tickets" isn't enough. To arrange this, you would schedule an InfoPass meeting with them, and bring in the documentary evidence of the emergency. In the above example, a faxed doctor's note would usually suffice as evidence of a medical emergency. They can usually approve the AP right away, and you can usually have the document in your hand within 24 hours. It is highly unadvisable to leave the country without the document in your hand, although if you can arrange for it to be hand delivered by a trusted loved one after it arrives, you can probably leave the country once it is approved, if time is that much of the essence. Do NOT leave the country before the AP document is at least approved, and make SURE you have a RELIABLE means of receiving it. It is your ONLY ticket back into the US without waiting months (and spending many hundreds of dollars!) for a spousal visa to be approved.

I wouldn't expect any of this to matter too much. My AP was approved in 46 days, and in my hands about a week after that, so since you have all of March and all of April, you should be ok timewise.