Travel after AOS is accepted but with no I-131 Advance parole?

[sdchargers 0]

Hi everyone,

I am a US citizen my wife filed family based AOS. We just did her biometrics. We never applied for I131 because we didn't have any travel plans.

Once we have the interview and her AOS is accepted, will my wife be able to travel to Europe without advance parole? Like I said we didn't apply for I-131 but I heard that once a green card is approved, it's possible to get a stamp on the passport allowing people to travel while they are waiting for the green card to arrive in the mail. Is that correct? I also heard that people aren't even allowed to keep their I-131 once their AOS is approved, is that correct?

Thanks for your help!

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hi everyone,

I am a US citizen my wife filed family based AOS. We just did her biometrics. We never applied for I131 because we didn't have any travel plans.

Once we have the interview and her AOS is accepted, will my wife be able to travel to Europe without advance parole? Like I said we didn't apply for I-131 but I heard that once a green card is approved, it's possible to get a stamp on the passport allowing people to travel while they are waiting for the green card to arrive in the mail. Is that correct? I also heard that people aren't even allowed to keep their I-131 once their AOS is approved, is that correct?

Thanks for your help!

They don't always make you surrender the advance parole document, but it can't be used after the green card has been approved. They also don't always put an I-551 stamp in the passport. If you plan to travel then you can specifically ask them to stamp the passport, but they might not do so. In the worst case, you'll have to wait until the green card arrives, which is usually within a few weeks of the interview.

My wife and step-kids were approved at their AOS interview. I offered to surrender the AP documents, but the IO said she didn't need them. I also offered to surrender the EAD cards, but she said she didn't need those either. I asked if she was going to stamp their passports, and she said "No, you'll get the green cards in a couple of weeks".

[NikosF 6]

I got approved for a GC yesterday. The IO asked if I was travelling soon (he noticed how many stamps there are in my passport - I travel a lot for work). He specifically said the AP and my L1A visa are no longer valid for travel since I'm now a permanent resident.

He needed permission from a supervisor (he left his office for 2 minutes) and I got the I-551 stamp in my passport before I left. Well worth asking for if you think you'll be travelling.

Bonne chance