I applied for advance parole I-131, but I need to travel in the immediate future. What should I do if my advance parole application is still pending?

[Rocio0010 5,579]

10 minutes ago, ManSat said:

thank you - what if a US client needed to meet me in the USA and provided offical letters, can I apply for a B1/B2 visa again for just this purpose? or they will see I had before an immigrant application and reject my business visa?

A B1/B2 visa is a temporary visitor visa for business or tourism. In order to get that visa, you need to prove strong ties with your home country (because they want to discourage people from getting that visa to immigrate). 

The I-130 that you applied for has immigrant intent. 

The two of them contradict each other.

As others have said, it is time for you to decide which road you want to take.

[Crazy Cat 41,836]

12 minutes ago, ManSat said:

what if a US client needed to meet me in the USA and provided offical letters, can I apply for a B1/B2 visa again for just this purpose?

You already overstayed your I-94.  They aren't likely to give you the opportunity to do it again.

[millefleur 5,046]

3 minutes ago, ManSat said:

thank you - what if a US client needed to meet me in the USA and provided offical letters, can I apply for a B1/B2 visa again for just this purpose? or they will see I had before an immigrant application and reject my business visa?

You have obvious immigrant intent. Chance of a B being rejected is extremely high, not to mention a lot of countries right now have exceedingly long wait times for B visa interviews.

 

It sounds like you are bouncing between "this client in the US needs to see me in person" versus "this client abroad needs to see me in person." Since we're still dealing with Covid, have you considered talking about just having a Zoom meeting in either of these cases? Just some food for thought. If you explain to people the immigration situation and especially how processing times have been affected by Covid, it seems like they would be accommodating.

 

[ManSat 0]

Just now, millefleur said:

You have obvious immigrant intent. Chance of a B being rejected is extremely high, not to mention a lot of countries right now have exceedingly long wait times for B visa interviews.

 

It sounds like you are bouncing between "this client in the US needs to see me in person" versus "this client abroad needs to see me in person." Since we're still dealing with Covid, have you considered talking about just having a Zoom meeting in either of these cases? Just some food for thought. If you explain to people the immigration situation and especially how processing times have been affected by Covid, it seems like they would be accommodating.

 

thank you - some of them start questioning where the leaderhsip is and should be on top of the team to trust doing business with you

3 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

A B1/B2 visa is a temporary visitor visa for business or tourism. In order to get that visa, you need to prove strong ties with your home country (because they want to discourage people from getting that visa to immigrate). 

The I-130 that you applied for has immigrant intent. 

The two of them contradict each other.

As others have said, it is time for you to decide which road you want to take.

👏 much better ...

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 minute ago, ManSat said:

thank you - some of them start questioning where the leaderhsip is and should be on top of the team to trust doing business with you

Even a stronger leadership if you offer them the ability to do Zoom calls.

 

2 minutes ago, ManSat said:

much better ...

I was just being brutally honest in the posts. Usually the way we grill people here is nothing compared to the way an officer will.

[ManSat 0]

Just now, Rocio0010 said:

Even a stronger leadership if you offer them the ability to do Zoom calls.

 

I was just being brutally honest in the posts. Usually the way we grill people here is nothing compared to the way an officer will.

I just noticed the USCIS processing time website jumped time to beginnign january for. I-131 with now 9 - 12 months processing time, yesterday it was 3 - 5 months.

Is that accurate?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Just now, ManSat said:

I just noticed the USCIS processing time website jumped time to beginnign january for. I-131 with now 9 - 12 months processing time, yesterday it was 3 - 5 months.

Is that accurate?

It's a forecast based on the data they have.  Like the weather.  

It's neither accurate or a promise.  It's a guess on future workflow.  

[Rocio0010 5,579]

Just now, ManSat said:

I just noticed the USCIS processing time website jumped time to beginnign january for. I-131 with now 9 - 12 months processing time, yesterday it was 3 - 5 months.

Is that accurate?

Those processing times are just very inaccurate. Sometimes they say 18 months for AOS and usually people get approved faster than that. However, 3-5 months is just awfully optimistic.

 

Just to give you an idea: when I AOSed in 2019, my combo card came at exactly five months. And my GC in six months (so one month of difference). Right now you're looking at 8-9 months for the AP card and an eternity and a half for the GC.

[ManSat 0]

1 minute ago, Rocio0010 said:

Those processing times are just very inaccurate. Sometimes they say 18 months for AOS and usually people get approved faster than that. However, 3-5 months is just awfully optimistic.

 

Just to give you an idea: when I AOSed in 2019, my combo card came at exactly five months. And my GC in six months (so one month of difference). Right now you're looking at 8-9 months for the AP card and an eternity and a half for the GC.

Whats the reaosn for this? and considering doing this from inside the US, is it worst for the consular process?

Edited January 4, 2022 by ManSat

[aaron2020 11,651]

4 minutes ago, ManSat said:

Whats the reaosn for this? and considering doing this from inside the US, is it worst for the consular process?

Covid.  It has slowed immigration at all levels.  Staffing problems.  Lockdowns.  Visa bans.  Travel bans.  Same same but different whether you're applying to AOS, consular processing, or anything else to do with immigration.

There are lots of people with cancelled visa interviews from March 2020.  The US embassies/consulates haven't rescheduled them for new interviews after almost 2 years.  That's the backlog - - - at all levels everywhere.

Edited January 4, 2022 by aaron2020

[Rocio0010 5,579]

3 minutes ago, ManSat said:

Whats the reaosn for this?

You mean the backlog? It was heavily backlogged before COVID, and now as yo know COVID has made things worse.

 

Well, obviously for consular processing you would not apply for the AP card. AP card is only for those adjusting status from within the US. Consular processing is taking 1-2 years from submission to approval. Usually people that do consular processing have a b1/ b2 visa that allows them to come to the US and visit their loved ones. However, as we told you, your chances of getting another one are close to non-existent.

[ManSat 0]

5 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

You mean the backlog? It was heavily backlogged before COVID, and now as yo know COVID has made things worse.

 

Well, obviously for consular processing you would not apply for the AP card. AP card is only for those adjusting status from within the US. Consular processing is taking 1-2 years from submission to approval. Usually people that do consular processing have a b1/ b2 visa that allows them to come to the US and visit their loved ones. However, as we told you, your chances of getting another one are close to non-existent.

so you are telling me consular processing is faster than AOS form inside the US?! Almost every attorney we talked with said the opposite.

Also the route of applying from the consulate for immigrant visa and having b1/b2 to visit your loved ones is "straight path" to denial entry at border, not sure where you got that from.

[Boiler 45,467]

Timelines vary by Consulate and when adjusting by office.

[aaron2020 11,651]

4 minutes ago, ManSat said:

so you are telling me consular processing is faster than AOS form inside the US?! Almost every attorney we talked with said the opposite.

Also the route of applying from the consulate for immigrant visa and having b1/b2 to visit your loved ones is "straight path" to denial entry at border, not sure where you got that from.

No one said that consular processing is faster than AOS.  

You demonstrated that you have immigrant intent by filing AOS on your B1/B2 visa.  There is no way the US Government is going to give you another non-immigrant B1/B2 so you can come again to AOS.  No one is that stupid.  

The options outlined by Crazy Cat in the 2nd response to this thread is the correct response.

There is no way around this.  

There is no hope that we can give you.  

You need to accept that your choices are limited.  Creativity is not going to get you anywhere.  

If there was a way, we would tell you.  There isn't.

Edited January 5, 2022 by aaron2020

[Rocio0010 5,579]

2 minutes ago, ManSat said:

Almost every attorney we talked with said the opposite.

I have seen attorneys making BRUTAL mistakes with regards to immigration. I'm sorry, I don't trust a lot of them.

 

3 minutes ago, ManSat said:

Also the route of applying from the consulate for immigrant visa and having b1/b2 to visit your loved ones is "straight path" to denial entry at border, not sure where you got that from.

Yeah, no. It is not "straight denial". Just spend some time reading here in VJ. Pleeennnnnty of people do that successfully. As long as you're honest with the CBP officer, there should not be a reason for denial. Where did you get that from?

5 minutes ago, ManSat said:

so you are telling me consular processing is faster than AOS form inside the US?

It might be. Just look at the timelines here in VJ.