I-131 application not showing up???

[US bound 0]

I've just received notice that my husband's application for employment (EAD) permission has been approved. He is adjusting status from a K1 visa, and we filed the I-765 (EAD) along with the I-131 (advanced parole) and the I-485 adjustment of status (AOS). It's great that the EAD is approved, but we are a little terrified because we received a NOA on the I-765 and the I-485 but NOTHING on the I-131.

We know that I-131 and I-765 procession are now often done together, so we thought that perhaps the I-131 just doesn't show up separately now on the USCIS site/NOA forms, but now that the approval also mentions only the EAD, we are afraid he will receive that WITHOUT permission to travel. He urgently needs to travel, and ordinarily, it would be no problem for him to receive the I-131 AP when adjusting from K1 status.

Could someone please advise? All materials were sent together, so it is not clear to us how the I-131 application could have been lost/separated from the others. If we need to follow-up on it, how do we check on it? The NOA for the I-485 and I-765 were confirmed on December 9.

Many thanks for any info/insight on this.

[teeak 224]

If you filed the I765 and I131 together, you should be receiving a combo card in the mail. If you do receive only the EAD authorization card, then I think you can assume that the I131 petition wasn't received.

If urgent travel is needed, he can schedule an infoPass appointment and bring proof of emergency travel. They will approve travel authorization the same day, although you will need to pay more fees relating to this.

[US bound 0]

Thanks so much for your reply.

Do you (or anyone else) know if it is possible that the I-131 is received & processed, but not listed??? or should we assume that since it is not on the USCIS status check page for him, that it just somehow was separated and lost from the rest of the package?

I don't think he would qualify for traditional urgent need to travel criteria, unfortunately. The threshold is different for K1's, so we were looking forward to his processing through that route for travel.

[teeak 224]

I've seen people who have arrived on K1 and successfully obtained emergency travel authorization but, mostly because the dire situation warranted it.

It could be possible that they failed to list it on the case status. You can always call USCIS at their 800 number to find out the status and what type of card will he be receiving.

[marianath 27]

Thanks so much for your reply.

Do you (or anyone else) know if it is possible that the I-131 is received & processed, but not listed??? or should we assume that since it is not on the USCIS status check page for him, that it just somehow was separated and lost from the rest of the package?

I don't think he would qualify for traditional urgent need to travel criteria, unfortunately. The threshold is different for K1's, so we were looking forward to his processing through that route for travel.

I would call USCIS to find out more information regarding your I-131.

Now, if they cannot give you more information on time, I would schedule an infopass and bring proof of why he needs to travel outside the country urgently. They should approve travel the same day.

[TBoneTX 46,273]

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[US bound 0]

Thanks very much -- I will try calling & hopefully will receive some good news! (very worried, though!)