Help! Traveling out of the USA while waiting for change of status

[missy_antha 0]

I entered the country on a K1 visa on 31st Dec 2006. Got married 17th January 2006. Filed for AOS and EAD the end of Feb.

I have my biometric fingerprinting Monday 10th April.

My problem is my family in England have planned a big belated Wedding reception for my husband and I in May and we intended to fly out of the country on May 6th.

However I have just found out that I need a visa to let me out of the country.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get this visa and what I can do to get it in time to leave the country.

Please help as my parents have 80 people going to this party and I really hope they won't have to have it without us.

[LaL 418]

You do not need a *visa* to leave the country, you need an Advanced Parole Document.

you have a few choices:

1. Infopass and see if you can get an Emergency AP - although bad planning does not usually constitute *emergency*

2. Leave for the wedding and apply for the appropriate visa to return (K3 or CR1)

3. apply for AP, and reschedule the event

[Yodrak 7]

lal_brandow,

Points of clarification:

- advance(no 'd') parole

- it's not needed to leave, it's needed to ask to get back in

Yodrak

You do not need a *visa* to leave the country, you need an Advanced Parole Document.

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[LaL 418]

thanks Y- i dont know why i always put the *d*... will try harder next time, and yes, didnt mean to confuse the "let out w/ let in"