Advanced Parole, if your visa has expired, important

[Susie]

Hi

If your visa has expired and you are either waiting renewal or in adjusment of status. You cannot leave the USA without first obtaining Advanced Parole. If you do you may well loose your right to a green card or renewal of visa

The form you need to file is I 131

I arrived in the USA in July 2003 on an L 2 visa, dependant of my husband which expired early Aug 2003

Ar that time I filed for my I 485 adjustment of status and advanced Parole at the same time. My advanced parole took nearly nine months to get approval and therefore stuck in the USA in limbo for months.

Here is some info on I 131


http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/files/Guide8.pdf

If you would like more information or download the forms or e-file go to www.uscis.gov on the home page you will see # Forms and fess # click there then scroll down till you see I 131

[Susie]

Hi

Here is a little more infomation



Advance Parole
Most aliens who have pending applications for immigration benefits or for changes in nonimmigrant status need Advance Parole to re-enter the U.S. after traveling abroad. Aliens applying for advance parole on the basis of a pending application for adjustment of status must be approved for advance parole prior to leaving the United States in order to avoid the termination of their pending application for adjustment. Note: this does not apply to aliens who have applied to adjust to permanent resident status and who maintain H-1B (Specialty Worker) or L-1 (Intracompany Transferee) status, or their dependents, who have applied to adjust to permanent resident status and who have valid H-1B or L status and valid visas, V nonimmigrants who have a valid V nonimmigrant visa, are in valid V nonimmigrant status and have or obtain a valid V nonimmigrant visa before applying for readmission to the US, and K-3/4 nonimmigrants who have applied to adjust to permanent resident status and who have a valid K-3/4 nonimmigrant visa, are in valid K-3/4 nonimmigrant status and have or obtain a valid K-3/4 nonimmigrant visa before applying for readmission to the US. Refugees and asylees who have applied to adjust to permanent resident status under section 209 of the Immigration and Nationality Act may travel outside the United States on a valid Refugee Travel Document and do not need to apply for advance parole.
Aliens in the United States should, prior to departure, obtain Advance Parole in order to re-enter the United States after travel abroad if they have:

Filed an application for adjustment of status but have not received a decision from the USCIS;
Hold refugee or asylee status and intend to depart temporarily to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa in Canada; and/or
An emergent personal or bona fide reason to travel temporarily abroad. Applicants who are the beneficiary of a Private bill and Applicants who are under deportation proceedings must file to the Department of Homeland Security, 425 I Street, NW, ATTN: Parole and Humanitarian Assistance Branch, Washington, DC 20536
Aliens in the United States are not eligible for Advance Parole if they are:

In the United States illegally;
An exchange alien subject to the foreign residence requirement;
Please note that Advance Parole does not guarantee admission into the U.S. Aliens with Advance Parole are still subject to the immigration inspections process at the port of entry. For more information on Advance Parole, please read our Travel Advisory.


Almost as clear as mud!

[JulieC]

There is currently a three month wait for the issue of parole documents in Texas who are handling applications received June 7th. If you need parole in an emergency you can apply for hardship emergency parole at Tradeport. You now need to book an infopass to go there so what you do it if is a real emergency I dont know. You need to show paperwork, death certificates, letters from doctors etc.

[Sharon]

Hi Julie

I think they may have stopped this now. Lorraine did book an info pass to try and get one but now she has been approved she will now canx the appointment