AOS with I-131

[grace and thomas 2]

Hello everyone!

I'm confused about this I-131 AP, I'm preparing my documents for my AOS and I don't know if I needed to include Advance Parole application or not. We have plans on goin back to my homeland for a 2 weeks vacation but it will be in December 2015. So, do I still need to get this Advance Parole or not, cause im thinking maybe by that time, hopefully, I will have my greencard. Follow up question, if I got that CONDITIONAL green card, am I allowed to travel outside US without that advance Parole thing?

TIA

[Lainie B 465]

Once you have the 2-year green card you can travel outside the US on it.

You don't have to submit the I-131, but I recommend that you do, in even if you don't have any immediate plans to travel outside the US. You never know what might happen, and the green card can take up to a year to be approved. If you don't submit the I-131 then you will be stuck in the US for that time. It is free to apply for the I-131.

[HK12 273]

Once you have the 2-year green card you can travel outside the US on it.

You don't have to submit the I-131, but I recommend that you do, in even if you don't have any immediate plans to travel outside the US. You never know what might happen, and the green card can take up to a year to be approved. If you don't submit the I-131 then you will be stuck in the US for that time. It is free to apply for the I-131.

I double this post. I would always apply for an AP - it is not a big deal to fill out the form (you don't even have to attach an explanation letter because you are applying for your AP along with your adjustment of status) and you will be glad to have it in case emergencies in your home country come up. We have posts from members on here every other week asking what to do because they suddenly have to travel outside the U.S. but did not apply for an AP. Once you get your conditional Green Card, you will be able to travel with it freely and won't need the AP anymore, but as Lainie said, it may take up to a year (for some even longer) to get your Green Card.