AP should I travel or not? I overstayed...

[Bieloanya 6]

Hi guys, I know that this question has been asked many times already, but I hope that you can give me some feedback anyways.

So here is my situation: I was admitted to the US in March 2020 on ESTA (visa waiver program) and I ended up overstaying and applying for AOS after marriage to USC in May 2020 (for those who are curious, we've been together for years and we were planning to get married in Italy, but then covid happened and we had to change our plans).

I just got my EAd+AP card and I'm planning to go visit my family in Europe in August.
I know that the card is No guarantee of reentry and that there is always the risk of being sent back to my country, but is the risk so high?

I will be traveling with my husband and my daughter (she was born here at the end of 2020), both USC.
Two family members died last month, that's why I absolutely need to go visit my family.. Otherwise I would wait to have my GC to travel.

ANY similar experiences?
Thank you

[Chancy 6,243]

9 hours ago, Bieloanya said:

I know that the card is No guarantee of reentry and that there is always the risk of being sent back to my country, but is the risk so high?

 

Not high at all.  AP is granted exactly for cases like yours.

 

Bring a copy of your marriage certificate or your child's birth certificate when you travel.  If you are sent to secondary inspection at POE, that's normal for EAD/AP holders.