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Hello,

I'm planning a trip outside the U.S. using my travel document (AP) to visit family, right after my Biometrics appointment. I have a few questions that might sound silly, but it's better to be safe than sorry :)

1. I'm adjusting from F1 Student visa. As far as I know, I never overstayed my visa. I sent my AOS package while I was on status. When I received my NOA for I-485, I showed it to the International students coordinator at my school and then she terminated my SEVIS. She asked me if this was OK and I said yes. I guess there is no problem, right?

2. My Bio. appointment is 10/17/11. How soon after Bio. appt. will I receive the letter for the AOS interview? I'm just planning to travel for 8 days or so.

3. Which immigration documents to I need to bring to reenter the US? I'm going to bring everything just in case.

I would like to know also if there is anyone who had adjusted from F1 and traveled with AP before their AOS interview.

Thank you!!!

Adjustment of Status from F-1 Student Visa:
07/16/2011 - (Day XX) - AOS Package Sent by USPS Priority Mail (I-130, I-485, I-765)
07/18/2011 - (Day 00) - AOS Package received in Chicago
07/23/2011 - (Day 05) - All three forms touched (I-130, I-485, I-765)
07/25/2011 - (Day 07) - Checks cashed!
07/29/2011 - (Day 11) - NOA's received in the mail for I-130, I-485 and I-765. (Notice Date: 07/21/2011)
08/05/2011 - (Day 18) - I-131, Application for Travel Document submitted
08/08/2011 - (Day 21) - I-131 application delivered in Chicago
08/16/2011 - (Day 29) - I-797C NOA received in the mail (For I-131, Application for Travel Document)
08/17/2011 - (Day 30) - I-131, Application for Travel Document APPROVED Online
08/24/2011 - (Day 37) - Travel Document in the mail smile.png
08/29/2011 - (Day 42) - Called USCIS because I haven't received my biometrics appointment letter yet. They opened a service request.
09/11/2011 - (Day 55) - Still no biometrics appt. letter! Made an InfoPass appointment. Scheduled for September 22.
09/22/2011 - (Day 66) - Infopass appointment. The officer said I should receive the letter soon. I just have to wait.
09/23/2011 - (Day 67) - Received Biometrics Appointment letter. Scheduled for 10/17/2011.
10/17/2011 - (Day 91) - Bio. appointment
10/18/2011 - (Day 92) - EAD Card production ordered
10/24/2011 - (Day 98) - EAD received!
10/31/2011 - (Day 105) - Interview letter in the mail. Scheduled for December 6, 2011.
12/06/2011 - (Day 141) - AOS Interview Day (Approved!) - Card Production Ordered
12/23/2011 - (Day 158) - Green Card received in the mail!

September 2013: Sent paperwork for ROC

January 6, 2014: ROC approved, card production ordered! :)

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Do you think I can travel and reenter the US with AP, without getting into trouble, even if my SEVIS was terminated? (Sevis was terminated after I got NOA for I-485). Or should I wait to travel until I get my GC? Just to be on the safe side? Thanks.

Adjustment of Status from F-1 Student Visa:
07/16/2011 - (Day XX) - AOS Package Sent by USPS Priority Mail (I-130, I-485, I-765)
07/18/2011 - (Day 00) - AOS Package received in Chicago
07/23/2011 - (Day 05) - All three forms touched (I-130, I-485, I-765)
07/25/2011 - (Day 07) - Checks cashed!
07/29/2011 - (Day 11) - NOA's received in the mail for I-130, I-485 and I-765. (Notice Date: 07/21/2011)
08/05/2011 - (Day 18) - I-131, Application for Travel Document submitted
08/08/2011 - (Day 21) - I-131 application delivered in Chicago
08/16/2011 - (Day 29) - I-797C NOA received in the mail (For I-131, Application for Travel Document)
08/17/2011 - (Day 30) - I-131, Application for Travel Document APPROVED Online
08/24/2011 - (Day 37) - Travel Document in the mail smile.png
08/29/2011 - (Day 42) - Called USCIS because I haven't received my biometrics appointment letter yet. They opened a service request.
09/11/2011 - (Day 55) - Still no biometrics appt. letter! Made an InfoPass appointment. Scheduled for September 22.
09/22/2011 - (Day 66) - Infopass appointment. The officer said I should receive the letter soon. I just have to wait.
09/23/2011 - (Day 67) - Received Biometrics Appointment letter. Scheduled for 10/17/2011.
10/17/2011 - (Day 91) - Bio. appointment
10/18/2011 - (Day 92) - EAD Card production ordered
10/24/2011 - (Day 98) - EAD received!
10/31/2011 - (Day 105) - Interview letter in the mail. Scheduled for December 6, 2011.
12/06/2011 - (Day 141) - AOS Interview Day (Approved!) - Card Production Ordered
12/23/2011 - (Day 158) - Green Card received in the mail!

September 2013: Sent paperwork for ROC

January 6, 2014: ROC approved, card production ordered! :)

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You should be fine to travel, as long as you wait to have the physical AP. Remember, just doing biometrics doesn't allow you to travel - you have to get the advance parole document before you can leave the US. It can take from a couple weeks to a month or two after biometrics to get it.

Your SEVIS being terminated doesn't affect your travel abilities at all. It was probably terminated because once you submitted your AOS paperwork, you're no longer an F-1 student anymore. Even if your SEVIS was not terminated, you couldn't use your F1 to travel and return to the US anymore. Both your F1 and I-20 became invalid once you submitted your AOS paperwork. You're in a kind of a limbo status at the moment, but you are authorized to be in the US and you can continue to study with your pending AOS. If the AOS is denied for whatever reason, you would either have to get your student visa reinstated, or leave the US and try to get a new one (which would be hard at that point, given your AOS application).

Anyway - if it's a straight forward AOS from F1, you'll most likely have no troubles getting your GC. When you get your AP, you can travel with that and probably won't need anything else. I traveled with my AP before my AOS interview, and actually after it too, and just in case I took with me my marriage certificate and my NOA1. I never needed those though, just my passport and AP.

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Adjustment of Status from F-1 to Legal Permanent Resident

02/11/2011 Married at Manhattan City Hall

03/03/2011 - Day 0 - AOS -package mailed to Chicago Lockbox

03/04/2011 - Day 1 - AOS -package signed for at USCIS

03/09/2011 - Day 6 - E-mail notification received for all petitions

03/10/2011 - Day 7 - Checks cashed

03/11/2011 - Day 8 - NOA 1 received for all 4 forms

03/21/2011 - Day 18 - Biometrics letter received, biometrics scheduled for 04/14/2011

03/31/2011 - Day 28 - Successful walk-in biometrics done

05/12/2011 - Day 70 - EAD Arrived, issued on 05/02

06/14/2011 - Day 103 - E-mail notice: Interview letter mailed, interview scheduled for July 20th

07/20/2011 - Day 139 - Interview at Federal Plaza USCIS location

07/22/2011 - Day 141 - E-mail approval notice received (Card production)

07/27/2011 - Day 146 - 2nd Card Production Email received

07/28/2011 - Day 147 - Post-Decision Activity Email from USCIS

08/04/2011 - Day 154 - Husband returns home from abroad; Welcome Letter and GC have arrived in the mail

("Resident since" date on the GC is 07/20/2011

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Thanks for your answer. I already have my AP in hand. I just wasn't sure if it was OK and safe to travel.

It's good to hear from someone who had a similar experience.

Adjustment of Status from F-1 Student Visa:
07/16/2011 - (Day XX) - AOS Package Sent by USPS Priority Mail (I-130, I-485, I-765)
07/18/2011 - (Day 00) - AOS Package received in Chicago
07/23/2011 - (Day 05) - All three forms touched (I-130, I-485, I-765)
07/25/2011 - (Day 07) - Checks cashed!
07/29/2011 - (Day 11) - NOA's received in the mail for I-130, I-485 and I-765. (Notice Date: 07/21/2011)
08/05/2011 - (Day 18) - I-131, Application for Travel Document submitted
08/08/2011 - (Day 21) - I-131 application delivered in Chicago
08/16/2011 - (Day 29) - I-797C NOA received in the mail (For I-131, Application for Travel Document)
08/17/2011 - (Day 30) - I-131, Application for Travel Document APPROVED Online
08/24/2011 - (Day 37) - Travel Document in the mail smile.png
08/29/2011 - (Day 42) - Called USCIS because I haven't received my biometrics appointment letter yet. They opened a service request.
09/11/2011 - (Day 55) - Still no biometrics appt. letter! Made an InfoPass appointment. Scheduled for September 22.
09/22/2011 - (Day 66) - Infopass appointment. The officer said I should receive the letter soon. I just have to wait.
09/23/2011 - (Day 67) - Received Biometrics Appointment letter. Scheduled for 10/17/2011.
10/17/2011 - (Day 91) - Bio. appointment
10/18/2011 - (Day 92) - EAD Card production ordered
10/24/2011 - (Day 98) - EAD received!
10/31/2011 - (Day 105) - Interview letter in the mail. Scheduled for December 6, 2011.
12/06/2011 - (Day 141) - AOS Interview Day (Approved!) - Card Production Ordered
12/23/2011 - (Day 158) - Green Card received in the mail!

September 2013: Sent paperwork for ROC

January 6, 2014: ROC approved, card production ordered! :)

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