I-131 Request for evidence with active travel permit

[timlyons745 0]

Hello guys,

 

My wife  has her Advance Parole Document/travel permit that's valid until 9/24/20.  We applied for a renewal on 6/16/20. 

She left the country on 7/28 to visit her family in Korea and was planning to be back before her travel permit expired. We expected that her new card/renewal would arrive in the mail while she was gone. No big deal.

 

This was not the case, the USCIS sent a request for evidence stating that she forfeited her i-131 application. But she already has a travel permit active, this is just a renewal. 

The request for evidence wants her to prove she was not on the flight that left 7/28.. but she was, because she's allowed to travel with her current active travel permit.

 

Can somebody please advise? What should I do in this situation?

 

Thank you very much! 

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

yeah her current advance parole is valid but her new filing will be denied due to her leaving the country . you file renewal once she return.

Edited August 14, 2020 by James120383

[timlyons745 0]

Thanks James, Is it okay if her permit lapses? Because she get's back the day before it expires.. She currently works remotely, do you think this will be a problem?

 

And should I just ignore the USCIS and just re-apply as normal when she comes back?

[timlyons745 0]

Also

This is on the USCIS website: 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/travel-documents/emergency-travel

 

"If you file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, to request an advance parole document and depart the United States without possession of an advance parole document that is valid for the entire time you are abroad, your Form I-131 will be considered abandoned. At times, an individual may have an approved advance parole document while a second one is pending. Individuals may travel on the approved advanced parole document, provided the document is valid for the entire duration of the time abroad. The pending Form I-131 will not be considered abandoned in this situation."