Further Notice in AOS interview

[rosebud 0]

Hello Fellow Visa Journey Members!

My husband and I had our AOS interview yesterday in San Francisco. The interview seemed to go well, but at the end she handed us a form that said "further review", also saying, you should receive your greencard within a month as the holidays are coming up. Online, our status is not updated to approved (or further review). The IO took my husbands I-94 form from his passport. He does have his Advanced Parole document to travel and has a ticket booked back to Lima, Peru on the 12th. We aren't sure what to do here. Can we travel? Were we approved?

Any had an experience like this? Were you able to travel? How long did this "further review" stage go on for?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you so much!

[Pegworth 2]

Hello Fellow Visa Journey Members!

My husband and I had our AOS interview yesterday in San Francisco. The interview seemed to go well, but at the end she handed us a form that said "further review", also saying, you should receive your greencard within a month as the holidays are coming up. Online, our status is not updated to approved (or further review). The IO took my husbands I-94 form from his passport. He does have his Advanced Parole document to travel and has a ticket booked back to Lima, Peru on the 12th. We aren't sure what to do here. Can we travel? Were we approved?

Any had an experience like this? Were you able to travel? How long did this "further review" stage go on for?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you so much!

I don't think he should leave until he gets his green card that's what Ive read the most regarding AP and potential problems re-entering the US. Maybe you will get more feed back from others. I guess if there is problems he won't be stuck out of the country trying to resolve them.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hello Fellow Visa Journey Members!

My husband and I had our AOS interview yesterday in San Francisco. The interview seemed to go well, but at the end she handed us a form that said "further review", also saying, you should receive your greencard within a month as the holidays are coming up. Online, our status is not updated to approved (or further review). The IO took my husbands I-94 form from his passport. He does have his Advanced Parole document to travel and has a ticket booked back to Lima, Peru on the 12th. We aren't sure what to do here. Can we travel? Were we approved?

Any had an experience like this? Were you able to travel? How long did this "further review" stage go on for?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you so much!

It's risky.

If the AOS is denied and he's still in the US then you can file a motion to have the case reopened within 30 days. Some reasons for denial can be addressed reasonably easily.

If he's outside the US with advance parole at the time the AOS is denied then his advance parole is technically revoked by the AOS denial. Before 2006, he would have been excluded from entry. However, changes in USCIS policy will now allow him to renew his AOS application by making an application in front of an immigration judge in exclusion proceedings. He would have to request this at the POE. CBP will usually parole him into the US until his hearing, but they may detain him if they determine it's warranted. This is messy, complicated, and very unpleasant. It can be avoided if he simply stays in the US until a decision is made on the AOS.