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Hello,

 

I am super excited cause after about 5 months of filing AOS from a B1 vida by marrying a USC I got my EAD today. However I applied with a lawyer for advanced parole and my EAD clearly says not valid for re entry. Could it happen that they just simply don’t give me the AP? What can I do in this case? I really must go home when the covid 10 situation settles. 
 

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9 minutes ago, HKENNEDY said:

Hello,

 

I am super excited cause after about 5 months of filing AOS from a B1 vida by marrying a USC I got my EAD today. However I applied with a lawyer for advanced parole and my EAD clearly says not valid for re entry. Could it happen that they just simply don’t give me the AP? What can I do in this case? I really must go home when the covid 10 situation settles. 
 

thanks!

It sounds like you have only been granted EAD and not an EAD / AP combo. Your card should say (front of card, bottom right) "Serves as I-512 Advance Parole".

I do not know enough about your AOS to know if you leave it would be classed as abandoning your applicatio.

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25 minutes ago, HKENNEDY said:

Hello,

 

I am super excited cause after about 5 months of filing AOS from a B1 vida by marrying a USC I got my EAD today. However I applied with a lawyer for advanced parole and my EAD clearly says not valid for re entry. Could it happen that they just simply don’t give me the AP? What can I do in this case? I really must go home when the covid 10 situation settles. 
 

thanks!

Could be that they haven't processed them at the same time (happens typically when you didn't file concurrently). It just means you'll get a separate AP document when approved.  

 

What is your I-131 case status saying?

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12 minutes ago, Poseidon1212 said:

Could be that they haven't processed them at the same time (happens typically when you didn't file concurrently). It just means you'll get a separate AP document when approved.  

 

What is your I-131 case status saying?


I filed through a lawyer and I just noticed that I never really applied for AP when all the while I thought I did. I no longer have a lawyer, we had to give him up cause we moved and he wanted 2000 extra dlls to come to the interview. Anyway I just looked through the copy of my file he sent me and we applied for i485, i785 and i130. No i131 in sight :( I’m bummed. The lawyer did mention it and when he said that there was no fee for the i785 when filing together I thought he meant the travel permit. 
 

I guess I could file right now but I don’t have money to apply plus I’m sure it would take Even more time now with the office closures and everything. I will have to wait for my green card and God knows when will we get the interview.  Well at least now I can work. 

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12 minutes ago, HKENNEDY said:

I guess I could file right now but I don’t have money to apply plus I’m sure it would take Even more time now with the office closures and everything. I will have to wait for my green card and God knows when will we get the interview.  

If you have filed an I-485, there is no fee for subsequent filing of the I-131......I would file it asap along with the receipt you received for filing the I-485.  Your attorney should have known this, and he/she most certainly should have filed an I-131...........In fact, I would have a serious discussion with him/her.

 

In my book, this is a serious failure of the attorney.

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9 minutes ago, HKENNEDY said:


I filed through a lawyer and I just noticed that I never really applied for AP when all the while I thought I did. I no longer have a lawyer, we had to give him up cause we moved and he wanted 2000 extra dlls to come to the interview. Anyway I just looked through the copy of my file he sent me and we applied for i485, i785 and i130. No i131 in sight :( I’m bummed. The lawyer did mention it and when he said that there was no fee for the i785 when filing together I thought he meant the travel permit. 
 

I guess I could file right now but I don’t have money to apply plus I’m sure it would take Even more time now with the office closures and everything. I will have to wait for my green card and God knows when will we get the interview.  Well at least now I can work. 

It's still free to apply...

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Agreed - the attorney failed to provide adequate service by not mentioning or making it clear that he was not filing for both work authorization and a travel document to return to the US. I can understand if they did not file because he wanted more money for it (the forms are simple but work is work), but he absolutely should have made it clear what was being filed and what that meant, and present the option to file for AP as well.

 

Sadly, it's just another case of where you really need to be involved and educated on the process on your own. Even if you use the services of a professional, it's your case and you always need to be on top of it as it is your neck on the line even if they make a mistake.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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