Trip tp Germany,Travel questions

[moonstone 85 0]

Hello everybody!

I received my advance Parole the end of July and my husband and I booked flights for our Honeymoon and visiting my family in Germany.

Here are some questions I am still confused about some things!!

1.My Advance parole is in my married name and Passport is in my maiden name...is that a problem?

(Flight ticket is in maiden name as on Passport)

2.What documents do I have to take with me besides AP,Passport,Marriage license?

Maybe NOA1 for the Greencard?

3. Do I give them my I94 at the airport when I leave for Germany?

4.What line do I have to wait at immigration when I come back to the US?

Visitors or permanent residents and citizens??

Since my husband will be in the citizen line I'd like to be with him.

Thank you for sharing your experiences and answers!

[HeatDeath 430]

1. No, that's no problem. Bring a copy of your marriage certificate to document the name change.

2. The first 3 should be everything you need, but the I-485 NOA1, while it will almost certainly not be necessary, certainly won't hurt.

3. That I don't know. Probably. The I-94 says in red bold letters on the back to surrender it when you leave the US. Typically, the I-94 is taken from you at the AOS interview, if you have one. Not surrendering it may cause the CBP officers on your return to see a computer record saying you never left the US, which could slightly complicate your entry with the AP. In your shoes, I would probably surrender it, as it says, to airline personnel when I leave. I know you needed to include one or more copies of it with your AOS packet. Make sure you have multiple backup copies of it before you leave.

4. I think you'll be able to use the PR and citizen's line, particularly since you'll be going through with your husband. They'll have officers to direct you there. Ask them when you get there. They'll know what an AP document is and will be able to direct you properly.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I called CBP for my husband and they advised NOT to relinquish the I-94 because they said technically we should have given it up when we applied for AOS. (I explained they didn't ask for it and we would give it to them at the interview). The AP is like a special entry-reentry permit, not related to the original I-94. I gave my husband a note saying such when he travelled and he presented his AP as explanation. He had no problems boarding the plane, or getting back in. I was also advised to not fill out a new I-94, but they asked my husband to fill it out at the airport. He got a special stamp that said "Paroled" and they wrote the purpose and the expiration.

[HeatDeath 430]

I called CBP for my husband and they advised NOT to relinquish the I-94 because they said technically we should have given it up when we applied for AOS. (I explained they didn't ask for it and we would give it to them at the interview). The AP is like a special entry-reentry permit, not related to the original I-94. I gave my husband a note saying such when he travelled and he presented his AP as explanation. He had no problems boarding the plane, or getting back in. I was also advised to not fill out a new I-94, but they asked my husband to fill it out at the airport. He got a special stamp that said "Paroled" and they wrote the purpose and the expiration.

CBP are technically correct, but as is usual, the left hand doesn't know quite what the rules for the right hand are. They are slightly confused here. When you file for AOS, you do need to include at least one, and usually more than one copy of your I-94. You never send the original of any document with your AOS application packet. As you said, if you have an AOS interview (and a significant number of people don't) they usually take the I-94 then.

A person entering the US is typically required to fill out an I-94 if they are entering the US using a non-immigrant visa. People entering using the VWP fill out an "I-94W". Entering on an AP document is a different legal category - I don't know if an I-94 would be required for that or not. Whether it is required or not, whether your husband is asked to fill one out or not will depend on the individual confusions of the specific CBP officer he gets upon reentry.

I'm glad everything went smoothly.