Advanced Parole

[saganna 0]

My wife's I-131 approved on March 30th, 2012. Today it is April 5th, 2012. She has not received the paper work till today. She is going to her home country for a visit and leaving on April 7th, 2012. What happens if the physical approval letter did reach before she leaves?

I have the following questions.

1. Do they ask her I-131 APPROVAL notice at the port of exit (New York)?

2. Do they ask her I-131 APPROVAL notice at the port of entry when she comes back to USA on June/July?

3. How does it work? Please explain in detail.

[Krikit 1,164]

1. No

2. Yes

3. Generally, upon entry (and this all depends upon where her POE is), she hands over passport and Advance Parole. The Customs/Immigration Officer will direct her to Secondary for processing. They will stamp one of her AP documents and keep it, and they will stamp her other AP and give it back for her to travel again. They will also do a quick biometrics.

Moving from Life in America to the Travel Forum.

[grrrrreat 109]

My wife's I-131 approved on March 30th, 2012. Today it is April 5th, 2012. She has not received the paper work till today. She is going to her home country for a visit and leaving on April 7th, 2012. What happens if the physical approval letter did reach before she leaves?

I have the following questions.

1. Do they ask her I-131 APPROVAL notice at the port of exit (New York)?

2. Do they ask her I-131 APPROVAL notice at the port of entry when she comes back to USA on June/July?

3. How does it work? Please explain in detail.

If she applied for I-131 at the same time that she applied for employment authorization, her employment authorization document (a card) also serves as advance parole. The card should say something like "serves as advance parole" on the bottom. In this case, she simply shows it at the port of entry when she returns to the U.S. She might also have to show it when she checks in for her flight back to the U.S.

[saganna 0]

Thanks to all of you. We received the mail on April 6th, 2012. It is all good now.