Traveling with Advance Parole

[ltkenbo 3]

My wife entered the US for the first time last February on her K1 visa and we got married and then adjusted status in March. Since then she has received her EAD card with advance parole which expires in June. It has been almost a year since she has seen her family but we didn't want to travel yet but because we know that technically advance parole is not guaranteed re-entry in to the US so we thought let's just wait until her residence application is approved and she gets her green card. However, we received a letter back in June about a 6 month processing delay and potential interview waiver case, but it's been more than 6 months and we've contacted USCIS and not heard anything about her case.

Her mother recently fell ill and will require surgery soon so she needs to go back for probably 3 weeks very soon. I told her that since she hasn't done anything to disqualify her from entry into the US (like being here illegally) that she shouldn't worry because from what I've read K1 applicants visiting there country on advance parole had no problem re-entering. She still feels a little nervous about it and so I just wanted to post here and see what people thought or their experiences on traveling on advance parole.

[Hypnos 6,576]

She will probably not have any issues, provided she returns before the expiry date on the AP.

As you said, it's not a guarantee - but equally CBP need a reason to deny someone entry; it's not an arbitrary decision. In the absence of any negative factors, someone is probably not going to have any problems re-entering on AP.

[TBoneTX 45,284]

She can travel. I suggest that she carry a copy of her marriage certificate with her, because this can mollify the CBP agents.

[agrabs 241]

My husband had problems coming back from Mexico using his AP card. CBP was not the problem. The airline was the problem. Frontier airlines in Mexico was not familiar with the combo card ( this was in 2013) so they would not issue him a boarding pass. They were under the belief he should have separate travel papers Check with the airline when you book her ticket and make sure they are familiar with the AP card. The combo cards have been in use a lot longer now so this might not even be an issue anymore.

[Hypnos 6,576]

I remember when you posted about it; those people were morons.

[ltkenbo 3]

Thank you for your answers!

[ewethey 0]

Did your wife end up traveling? Was everything ok?

[TBoneTX 45,284]

The OP hasn't logged on to VJ since March.