Always Apply for Advance Parole 

100% agree with the advice to always apply for the advance parole! Great content

This is what my lawyer did, apply for Advanced Parole even I'm not going to leave the U.S. "Always Apply for Advance Parole" Thanks for another great video.

Thanks Jim you are God sent!

You’re very knowledgeable and compassionate immigration lawyer. Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much for the advice

I do thanks for this advice you never know what life may bring you tanks very much

Yes, always apply for advance parole and EAD as soon as you are able. However, there's an exception for some employment visas (H and L are the ones I know about) where you can travel with your visa and not lose the green card application. You will probably lose the advance parole application if it hasn't been granted yet but it's not as problematic as losing the I-485.

YThereiz a regulation that says your I 485 is abandoned is you leave even if you get advance parole. Or at least there wS. I had this happen in 2004 at Garden City..

Amen

Great man. God bless you

My case is strong concurrently filed and pending more than 18 months now. Provided all documentary evidences and provided evidences for urgency. And also I’ve requirement to work under specialist and expert area as a Oracle PL/SQL Developer and to find the job with much better salary than the previous one extended time approving my gc can done. Uscis error issue and tooth implant was also mentioned.

I always had that thinking... is better to stay here and wait it all to bo processed BUT you have nothing to lose applying for I131. great video! thank you!

The issue I have with Advance Parole is that USCIS processing time says 11.5 months and I-485 is 12 months so basically when your I-131 gets approved you won’t even be able to use it to its full validity date because you’ll need to rush back to the US for the interview

Great video but now I have a question. Would you recommend that I apply for advance parole if I have DACA and in a few months will be starting my employment based process to obtain my greencard? TIA

Thank you. Very helpful.

My wife and I applied for i485 and AP/EAD. While her AP was pending my wife had to travel and USCIS rejected her AP. So she returned on H4 as I continued H1. Then she applied for AP again. After an year while AP still sending she had to travel, then again USCIS rejected her AP. Again she applied and its pending since 1 year. Now she has to travel again . Damn this USCIS and their services.

many acquaintances hired different different lawyers, and almost all of them didnt apply advanced parole for their clients. clients didnt know, and when i found out about it, i told the clients to ask why and asked for them to apply. the lawyer said it not part of the package ( but how the client know, most client hired lawyers because they needed help and didnt understand about immigration application ) end up charging them ridiculous amount of money just to file AP

Are biometrics required for Advance Parole? I am having severe delays rescheduling my I-485 biometrics appointment and I am concerned if this may affect the processing of my I-131…. (Especially because USCIS is tending to approve recently filed cases nowadays)

My condolences on your loss, Jim… My wife’s AP (as part of a F2-A case) has been pending for over 400 days. Just wondering if further waiting will make any difference.

does that apply to a newcomer on a DV visa? ny visa is endorsed but i haven't received my GC or SSN yet, just came yesterday but i have to leave the US for 5 months 2 days later, is it safe for me to leave?

We applied but it never came. We got the green card in October but the combo card never showed up. 🤷

I have similar issue, but I already applied for advance parole been 4 month. But is there any way to request soonet advance parole since is emergency? Thank you for your great informative video.

Thank you sir.

I applied for advanced parole in March 2020 and I still haven’t heard anything back. I’ve written to the humanitarian division and still nothing. Is there anything else I can do?

Hi Jim. I realise that this is a bit of an "old" video, but I'll ask anyways. So, what do you know about the I-131 re-entry permit? Ive been waiting to get one approved for nearly 16 months... so frustrating. An I-131 is basically a passport that non-citizens use to get back into the US and re-enter freely. It shouldn't take much more than 6 to 8 weeks to approve and process, but for some reason there are wait times of up to or close to 2 years. So sad and frustrating since the applicant is exercising their natural right to travel, which they are entitled to.

I would say the only time maybe you shouldnt apply for advance parole is if you have a removal order

Uscis approved yesterday my advance parole 5 months waiting. Now I'm scared for travel 😢

Waiting on my wifes advanced parole, hopefully it crops up by her birthday late next month, but before xmas as the very least. Will have been around 5-6 months at application by then. At least her work permit/ss was super fast.

I have a pending asylum court case and I have just been granted TPS can I apply for advanced parole and will I come back if I leave the United States and come back not to my country

Quick question sir: I used my AP (not a combo card) to travel to Perú,I came back and they stamped the paper document,if I travel again,where they will stamp the document if there’s only one space for stamping? Do you know? Thank you

Parent present in USA adjustment of status applied on 14 October 2021 finger print done 2 February 2022 work permit received on May 2nd 2022 uscis sent.notice 1-693 signed and stamp civil surgeon sant again not this time when we send instructions what time will take my green card

Hi Mr. Hacking! I have already done the fingerprints, 3 months after I filed the i-485, with priority date July 30 2021. I am still waiting for my Advance Parole to be approved and last status is "show that fingerprints were taken", on August 19 2022. Can I leave the US and have someone mail me the Advance Parole document overseas so I can return to make the i-485 interview later on, or if I leave without Advance Parole approve that will jeopardize my already approved i-140 EB2-NIW and pending i-485 petitions? I've been in the US for 3 years and haven't been able to travel because of covid travel ban and now because of pending i-485 and i-131. Thank you.

Does the same apply if you are a over 21 and petition for a parent??

No additional fees, no major extra work.....why wouldn't someone apply for it lol

when is the time you can apply for advanced parole? i know someone who is married to a US citizen and recently submitted their case.

Hey, Can someone having a TPS (Temporary Protected Status) apply for advance parole and leave the US?

I have just applied for asylum case and still it is not approved I mean it is pending so can I apply advance petrol and all get it from aram or not

How long the green card please

Hi sir my nam saqib my lawyer he no apply my parole even he didn't ask me?

Don't you need a specific reason for applying for AP? Meaning, is it possible to apply in advance without knowing the reason for your travel?

If a TPS recipient submit an I-131 Advance parole travel document without proof of emergency evidence, will the application be denied? The application mentioned it's a must. Others told me they've been approved without submitting evidence. If one is approved for the travel document, can they still be denied re entry in the United States? I was under the impression once the person has a valid travel document they can not be denied re entry?

What if the person is in removal processings, and has a family emergency (terminal), illegally entered the United States? What can be done?

My green card is still pending, i filed an special immigrant juvenile case, Im also in the DACCA program, if I apply for and advance parole , will it negatively affect my especial immigrant juvenile case ?

What about asylum pending, can we? Been waiting for interview 7+ years

If I filed I-131 in May of 2023 on paper with my I-485, how do I get an update? Can I refile electronically to maybe speed it up and have 2 applications in? I received my work permits like 3 months after submitting all my applications but my travel permit is taking forever. I would like to travel for pleasure, but I don’t want to jeopardize my green card application.

AP is hard to get approved😢

You seems to me a good lawyer I would like you to get my immigration case

Hi,I am called Wabie,a lady from Cameroon who is resident in Texas,I have a pending asylum case and I have applied for an Advance Parole to travel to Nigeria,I wish to find out if I need to apply for a Nigerian tourist visa as well or it’s not necessary

Dear sir, How about tps and advance parole ..I traveled once last year and now I am planning to travel again..but the lawyer says too risky to travel back to home country,is it true .I have a family emergency

Hi there, I have a similar problem right now. Im from Hong Kong. I applied DED few months ago and I’ve the working permit now. When I apply the advance parole, my lawyer said I can’t go back to HK or China even when I got this advance parole. My mom is very sick too. I really go back to see her. I wanna know am I really can’t back to Hong Kong ? 😢😢😢😢😢 Can you answer me please ? Thank you sooo much !!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Can someone apply for advanced parole if they overstayed their visa, married, and submitted adjustment of status application?

Do u have any flexibility in payment or any discount for deserve candidate

Wait. Do ALL applicants of adj status qualify for advance parole???? Please respond.

I am married and I want to apply for a work permit under ma marriage how can I to it? Still using the normal work permit form? Or they are addition document a should add?

My online status says we produced your Advance Parole Document for your Form I-131 (Oct 5 2023) how many days will it take to Receive my AP card ? As my parents r very sick I need to travel next week was about to apply for emergency AP but just checked the AP status has changed today

How about if you oversatayed can apply advance parole

Can you fly to any country with Advance Parole?

Goo 6:55 d day sir about my case im an immigrant visa last 2014 when i enter in UNITED STATE WERE petition my father as a world war veterance i went home when my dad pass away last 2018 when i went home i was so depress cos im alone and 2020 im planning to go back but its already pandemic so i have to wait my booster dose of vaccine they dont allow senoir to go out so us of now im planning to go back caz of my daughter was already in massachusette the hospital hire her as medical technologist so i hope you can help me to go back in US andci want to stay with my youngest daughter now

I came here legally 30 years ago and now I want to apply for green card Can I applied for advance parol

Hello sir My son's advance parole expired And we didn't notice that and travelled to India While returning back to USA, we came to know that his advance parole has expired and couldn't travel. He is stuck in India, Missing school and family Can we renew advance parole for him in India My son is 8 years old Please let me know

What if I have a deportation order?