Greencard Interview experience with a BUT

[African Zealot 1,455]

You definitely can travel, many have previously done so. If the green card is approved while you’re away, you can have your spouse (or someone at home with access to your mail)  send it to you like I did for my friend 8 years ago.
 

I know your advance parole gets voided at some point after the green card is approved.  I don’t know if you will be allowed to board the airline back if it shows up in the system as voided unless you are traveling back through an airport that has CBP pre clearance.

 

Personally I would travel if rescheduling the trip would be a hassle or expensive. It’s your call to make however. Finally your interview was not a Stokes interview although you were interviewed separately and asked the same questions. It was likely because of Covid protocols. Stokes interview are intrusive and occur when there is a suspicion of fraud.

Edited February 9, 2022 by African Zealot

[Carlos&Gen 37]

8 hours ago, African Zealot said:

You definitely can travel, many have previously done so. If the green card is approved while you’re away, you can have your spouse (or someone at home with access to your mail)  send it to you like I did for my friend 8 years ago.
 

I know your advance parole gets voided at some point after the green card is approved.  I don’t know if you will be allowed to board the airline back if it shows up in the system as voided unless you are traveling back through an airport that has CBP pre clearance.

 

Personally I would travel if rescheduling the trip would be a hassle or expensive. It’s your call to make however. Finally your interview was not a Stokes interview although you were interviewed separately and asked the same questions. It was likely because of Covid protocols. Stokes interview are intrusive and occur when there is a suspicion of fraud.

thanks for your insight!

[Dashinka 24,493]

19 hours ago, Boiler said:

Sounds like a Stokes interview and they are not normal.

Probably a Covid interview.

[Carlos&Gen 37]

On 2/8/2022 at 8:34 PM, Allaboutwaiting said:

We went through the same though in our case, our whole file was not there. 

It took two weeks for the file to reach the field office plus another two for the case to be approved.

 

Hopefully yours won't take THAT long. 

Seems its going to be the same! One week already!

[Carlos&Gen 37]

Just a quick update: I was able to fly back from Spain. It took me 5 minutes for CBP to check my EAD/AP at the secondary inspection. Super say no questions asked.

 

As for my case status, no change after three weeks.