Ok, long time since I have posted, but after much work we finally got the I-129F sent and NOA1 received. Now the waiting game starts, so during this time we are doing research and such. One thing I am having trouble with is what my fiancee will need in order to go back to Russia and return once she gets conditional permanent status, i.e. after we adjust her status. I have read people commenting on advanced parole and then I find this form (I-131) that seems to indicate that you just need to fill out this form and she will be able to reenter the US. Anyone apply for this re-entry permit before?

Ok, I see that those are one and the same I guess. Is this the only way to re-enter the US until one gets their green card? My fiancee keeps saying something about a "travel passport", but as far as I know such a thing does not exist and the only way to get re-entry is through the I-131.

AP (Advance Parole) is obtained by filing the I-131...so they are indeed one and the same.

And yes, AP is the only thing she can use to re-enter the country until she has her green card.

Welcome back!

Thanks! Feels good to finally get things going.

Once she has her green card, she won't need to file the I-131 unless she plans on staying out of the country for more than 1 year. Then the I-131 is a re-entry permit.

Not necessarily. They can abandon the original I-485 and he can file an I-130 on her behalf and she can wait for a CR1 to process and enter that way. Likewise any other kind of visa say work, diplomatic, investor, etc. will work too. Plus I've heard people have a lot of success crossing the border illegally too