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[Yodrak 7]

devilette,

Without anything.

In other news - AP has nothing to do with leaving, it has a lot to do with returning.

Yodrak

devilette,

Of course it's legal to leave after marriage.

Yodrak

without AP?

[Caladan 19]

Advanced parole is required in order to re-enter the U.S., if you leave before conditions are lifted on residency. You can leave without it, but can't get back in.

Yodrak is quite correct that you can leave the country at any time, but given that under the normal rules of conversational implicature, one would expect that the OP in all likelihood wishes to return to the U.S., she'll need AP before she leaves.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

And all of you failed to consider the possibility of the British K-1 making the trip THROUGH Montreal.

Not really. The OP said:

We'd like to go to Montreal for two days immediately following the wedding.

Leaving the US after is not legal....?

Oh, I didn't miss the italicised part. What I meant was that none of you suggested PREPONING the trip to Montreal for BEFORE the Limey K-1's entry; they can then fly into US together through YUL (which has a PFI where the K-1 processing can be done). Simple solution, isn't it?

Limeys do not need visitor visa to go to Canada, so this option could actually work.

[meauxna 15]

Advanced parole is required in order to re-enter the U.S., if you leave before conditions are lifted on residency. You can leave without it, but can't get back in.

Yodrak is quite correct that you can leave the country at any time, but given that under the normal rules of conversational implicature, one would expect that the OP in all likelihood wishes to return to the U.S., she'll need AP before she leaves.

Just to tighten that up, C:

Advance Parole is required during that time that your AOS is pending. Once you have a Green Card/PR status (with conditions or not) you do not use AP.

[1HappyGuy 45]

Wow, a lot of discussion and what if's. The best thing is to stay in America until you get either Advanced Parole (nice name, right) or your green card. In my wife's case we applied for AP, Work Permit and AOS. We got the AP and Work Permit three weeks before the AOS interview. Two weeks later she had her green card. The Work Permit was confiscated at the AOS interview and the AP became a mute point.

So, bottom line. Stay in America until you know for sure you new spouse can return legally. Don't try to mess with the system because you know they will destroy your life if given the chance.

Plan a nice honeymoon in America. You know, Hawaii is still part of America.

[BJZags 17]

Is AP the proper thing applied for in this case with the I-131? Or is it more specifically a "re-entry permit" for a conditional or perm. resident? Since this is a K1 situation, I think its a "re-entry permit" but maybe both are treated the same once they are granted by the USCIS.

No, the re-entry permit is for LPR for absences greater than 1 year. It does not apply at all in this case.

The I-131 us a bit confusing if not misleading. The instructions for the form say re-entry permit is for perm. resident or conditional resident who wants to return to US without having to reapply for another visa. While the AP is to be used in an extraordinary circumstance for temporary entrance into US without going through visa process. BUT, on the form itself when you "check" the type of application you want to make, it meshes with what you have said.

[no name 1]

Oh, I didn't miss the italicised part. What I meant was that none of you suggested PREPONING the trip to Montreal for BEFORE the Limey K-1's entry; they can then fly into US together through YUL (which has a PFI where the K-1 processing can be done). Simple solution, isn't it?

No worries. I assumed she wanted to make a honeymoon of it since she said it was after the wedding. So there woulda been no point to a pre-wedding trip.

devilette,

Without anything.

In other news - AP has nothing to do with leaving, it has a lot to do with returning.

Yodrak

Yodrak, you always keep people on their toes!

Edited September 21, 2006 by devilette

[Caladan 19]

Just to tighten that up, C:

Advance Parole is required during that time that your AOS is pending. Once you have a Green Card/PR status (with conditions or not) you do not use AP.

Sorry, misspoke.

[Yodrak 7]

Caladan,

Yeah, but I loved your "conversational implicature" phrase. Despite all the syllables it's much better than 'why can't you say what you mean so we don't have to read your mind'.

Yodrak

Just to tighten that up, C:

Advance Parole is required during that time that your AOS is pending. Once you have a Green Card/PR status (with conditions or not) you do not use AP.

Sorry, misspoke.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Oh, I didn't miss the italicised part. What I meant was that none of you suggested PREPONING the trip to Montreal for BEFORE the Limey K-1's entry; they can then fly into US together through YUL (which has a PFI where the K-1 processing can be done). Simple solution, isn't it?

No worries. I assumed she wanted to make a honeymoon of it since she said it was after the wedding. So there woulda been no point to a pre-wedding trip.

Ah, but what about a "pre-wedding honeymoon" idea.

By my approach, they could actually HAVE the 2 days in Montreal and not worry about AP.

Full details, as it would go:

• expatrica's Limey fiance books trip to Montreal, with Montreal-US flight 2-3 days later.
  
• expatrica flies into Montreal to "meet" him
  
• they fly into US together (his K-1 papers get processed at the PFI--admittedly, that means NO 90-day-temp-EAD), then get hitched