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akim10   1

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.. WE are about to file our AOS soon.. but my husband is going to have a free Costa rica trip for 1 week and I dont know I am allowed to travel outside the united states.. the trip will be on DECEMBER and we are filing the advance parole this november along wth the other AOS papers.. is it possible for me to go with him in this vacation trip or I am not allowed to do that yet?? someone help me pls ..thank you

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Your AP travel permission will not be approved in time, sorry. It will take around 3 months to be approved. If you leave the country before then, your AOS will be denied for abandonment.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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.. WE are about to file our AOS soon.. but my husband is going to have a free Costa rica trip for 1 week and I dont know I am allowed to travel outside the united states.. the trip will be on DECEMBER and we are filing the advance parole this november along wth the other AOS papers.. is it possible for me to go with him in this vacation trip or I am not allowed to do that yet?? someone help me pls ..thank you

You can NOT leave the USA before you submit all your AOS papers and get your Advance Parole approved. The AP usually takes between 2 and 3 months from the moment they received your papers. If you go to Costa Rica before you have your AP approved, you won't be allowed to re enter USA and your AOS will be considered abandoned.

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Grant PDX   183

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They will expedite processing for emergencies. This doesn't sound like what they would normally call an "emergency" but you could always set up an infopass appointment and might get an interview with someone who is willing to expedite.

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Tintin and Mike   127

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No approved AP, you can't travel outside US. Well you can but won't be allowed to re-enter. K1 is a one-time entry to the country.

Good luck!

K1
05/22/12 - Mailed I-129F
08/17/12 - Approved I-129F NOA2 (85 days)
11/19/12 - Approved Visa!! (179 days)
12/01/12 - POE Honolulu, HI
12/21/12 - Wedding Day!
AOS, EAD and AP
01/05/13 - Mailed I-485, I-765 and I-131
01/09/13 - USCIS accepted case and received text
01/11/13 - Cashed check
01/08/13 - Received NOA1
01/18/13 - Received Biometrics Appointment Notice
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01/27/13 - We're pregnant!!
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03/04/13 - Approved EAD and AP (58 days)
03/12/13 - Received EAD and AP combo card
03/12/13 - Interview and Approved GC (63 days)
03/20/13 - Received Green Card

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2/17/14 - Pregnant again! LOL

10/20/14 - Baby #2 arrived
ROC
01/09/15 - Mailed I-751

01/12/15 - NOA

01/16/15 - Received NOA Letter

01/20/15 - Mailed DMV 1yr Extension

02/05/15 - Received Biometrics Letter

02/09/15 - Early Bio (Walk-IN)

02/19/15 - Biometrics Appointment

06/15/15 - Approved
06/15/15 - Card Ordered and Mailed

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Moomin   292

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Follow Grant PDX's advise. Having the expedite denied won't affect your application. While it's a longshot, it's not going to hurt you. Bring bring proof of travel arrangements to the appointment.

Without AP in hand, don't travel outside US. You will be abandoning your AOS application by leaving country without AP and you cannot re-enter until you have te right visa which, in your case, would be starting all over waiting in home country while going the spousal petition route.

K1 process, October 2010 > POE, July 2011

I-129F approved in 180 days from NOA1 date. (195 days from filing to NOA2 in hand)

Interview took 224 days from I-129F NOA1 date. (241 days from filing petition until visa in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until POE: 285 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

AOS process, December 2011 > July 2012

EAD/AP Approval took 51 days from NOA1 date to email update. (77 days from filing until EAD/AP in hand)

AOS Approval took 206 days from NOA1 date to email update. (231 days from filing until greencard in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until greencard in hand: 655 days

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D N Medellin COL   75

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.. WE are about to file our AOS soon.. but my husband is going to have a free Costa rica trip for 1 week and I dont know I am allowed to travel outside the united states.. the trip will be on DECEMBER and we are filing the advance parole this november along wth the other AOS papers.. is it possible for me to go with him in this vacation trip or I am not allowed to do that yet?? someone help me pls ..thank you

So let me understand this.......ahhhhhh, you just got married, wonderful! but your husband wants to leave to Costa Rica for a week....and he is willing to leave you in the US? To boot leave during December/Christmas holiday season, yikes!

Yes I see that the trip is at no cost but girl I would not leave my new wife even if I was paid to go. Urrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hope all works out and as the others have stated do NOT leave the US without AP.

Gods speed to you both!

--------------------------------K-1----------------------------
October 1, 2011 Mailed I-129F Application
October 7, 20122 Notice Date of NOA 1
February 15, 2012 Received Hard Copy of Approved NOA 2
March 8, 2012 Rec email Pacs 3/4 US Embassy in Bogota
March 29, 2012 Scheduled Interview
June 7, 2012 Interview APPROVED!

------------------------------Arrival @ LAX-----------------------------
July 27, 2012 Arrived POE @ LAX
October 21, 2012 Married (L) (L)

------------------------------AOS----------------------------------
April 20, 2013 Mailed AOS package

April 29, 2013 AOS NOA

May 22, 2013 Biometric date

June 7, 2013 NOA, rec. interview date for 7-16-13

June 18, 2013 EAD/AP Approved

June 29, 2013 Rec. in mail EAD/AP combo card

July 8, 2013 AOS process on HOLD, interview canceled unsure.png as wife returned to Colombia on medical emergency!

Oct. 17, 2013 AOS Interview re-schedule to November 20, 2013

Nov. 1, 2013 Rec. Notice from USCIS that 11-20-13 interview "due to unforseen circumstances" has been CANCELED. girlwerewolf2xn.gif

December 18, 2013 Rec. notice that AOS interview has been re-scheduled for January 17, 2014 (we will see)

January 17, 2014 Interview and AOS was APPROVED! dancin5hr.gif

January 27, 2014 Received GREEN CARD in mail! kicking.gif

-----------------------ROC----------------------

December 23, 2015 ROC Mailed I-751 to CSC

December 30, 2015 ROC NOA1

January 25, 2016 ROC Bio appointment

May 26, 2016 Approved!

June 4, 2016 - Received 10-year PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD in mail! :thumbs:

-----------------------CITIZENSHIP------------------

November 16, 2016 Mailed

November 19, 2016 NOA date

December 13, 2016 Biometrics

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So let me understand this.......ahhhhhh, you just got married, wonderful! but your husband wants to leave to Costa Rica for a week....and he is willing to leave you in the US? To boot leave during December/Christmas holiday season, yikes!

Yes I see that the trip is at no cost but girl I would not leave my new wife even if I was paid to go. Urrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hope all works out and as the others have stated do NOT leave the US without AP.

Gods speed to you both!

sorry if i didnt explain it well but my husband would never leave for costa rica even if its free , not without me..thats why i feel so upset about it because he work so damn hard to deserve a trip like that from his company and it will be go for nothing since i cant go and he dont wanna go without me.. but we also have a plan on Christmas to go in PA instead.. celbrating Christmas with his whole family back there :)

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