Advance Parole

[DT22511 0]

What are everyone's experience with Advance Parole? My husband and I just got married on 2/25/11 and overnighted his AOS/ED/AP application last night and are curious as to when we should be able to expect his AP back??? We hear it is taking about 2 months right now so want to know how long people who have filed recently have waited to get theirs approved? We are worried because we have his best friends wedding on May 30 in Scotland and would be devastated if we missed it! Would it be a good idea to just try to expedite it? Are they likely to approve it?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

It's usually 2 months.

Our own came the day before or so the day we got the greencard (2 months)

[atm 8]

My NOA date for the AP (I-131) was 1/18/2011. I was approved on 3/9/2011 and received the document in the mail yesterday.

[ER Team :) 5]

It's up to 3 months. Usually they are able to process it in around 2-month-time.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

We had a trip planned around the 2 months mark and we had to change it... they wouldn't expedite either. Hopefully yours will go faster. Allow 6 business days after approval for it to be delivered too.

Also, since you are AOSing from a non-K visa, you should be posting in the AOS from work, student, and tourist visa forum. There is also a lively March I-130/I-485 concurrent filers progress thread going on, and I am sure they would love your company.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/297679-aos-march-2011-filers/

Good luck.

Edited March 15, 2011 by Harpa Timsah

[Barbara J 115]

What are everyone's experience with Advance Parole? My husband and I just got married on 2/25/11 and overnighted his AOS/ED/AP application last night and are curious as to when we should be able to expect his AP back??? We hear it is taking about 2 months right now so want to know how long people who have filed recently have waited to get theirs approved? We are worried because we have his best friends wedding on May 30 in Scotland and would be devastated if we missed it! Would it be a good idea to just try to expedite it? Are they likely to approve it?

Not sure if this helps or not and we had and RFE on December 7th

Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2010-10-19 NOA Date : 2010-10-29 RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2010-12-21 Approved Date : 2010-12-29 Date Card Received : 2011-01-03 Comments :

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 71 days . As you can see I had the Bio week before Xmas and approved week after and received AP week after.

And this is from a friend also

vent Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2011-01-13 NOA Date :

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2011-02-14 Approved Date : 2011-03-04 Date Card Received : 2011-03-12 Approved (50 days)As you can see she had to wait a little longer so it all depends and what date is the wedding in May? If it is late May you could make it

Edited March 15, 2011 by Barbara J

[Y&E 12]

I wouldn't count on anything because they constantly make administrative mistakes that render the documents invalid. I received my AP 2 within 2 months but couldn't use it to travel to my best friend's wedding due to an error. Hopefully you will receive it in time but don't make travel plans until you do because if you leave the country your husband will have to stay in the UK until he can get a CR1 visa.

[weescotlassie 2]

I filed my AOS/EAD & AP 10th Jan. My AOS & EAD have been approved but there is no sign of my AP as the USCIS site can't find the case number. Every case will be different. Some cases have been approved within 2months.

[Krikit 1,164]

It looks like your husband is adjusting status from a VWP entry. You may want to be careful about leaving the US if there is an overstay.

Moving from IR-1/CR-1 Process to the Travel Forum.