Advance Parole

[Habibati & Habibi 21]

Hi VJ

I would like to inquire about I-131 Application for travel document. A sa far as I understand this document allow you to travel outside the USA when your AOS is procesed by the CIS.

so if I dont apply for Advance parole when filling for AOS and later on something show up that I need to tarvel outside the USA, is ok to apply then for advance parole? again , if I will received Green card (conditionnel or permanante) and I want to travel outside the USA do I still need to apply for advance parole?

pleae advice me.

thank you

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

9 minutes ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

Hi VJ

I would like to inquire about I-131 Application for travel document. A sa far as I understand this document allow you to travel outside the USA when your AOS is procesed by the CIS.

so if I dont apply for Advance parole when filling for AOS and later on something show up that I need to tarvel outside the USA, is ok to apply then for advance parole? again , if I will received Green card (conditionnel or permanante) and I want to travel outside the USA do I still need to apply for advance parole?

pleae advice me.

thank you

You can apply for AP later on after filing for AOS but you will have to pay a fee for it to be processed. While if you filed for it at the same time as AOS then you would not have to pay the AP fee. 

 

If you receive either your 2 year then you do not need the AP at all because you have already received your green card. Once you file for ROC your NOA1 and the paperwork saying that they extended your green card for 1 year until that is processed suffices as your AP to leave the country. 

[Habibati & Habibi 21]

thanks for the answer and explanation. However, you just mentioned the fees when applying for Advance parole during the AOS normally it is 575 dollar, so how much it coast if I apply for it later?

could you please tell- of course according to your experience- how long does it take to receive the green card? and I mean here people with AOS through K1.

thank you

[antoineD 36]

10 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

You can apply for AP later on after filing for AOS but you will have to pay a fee for it to be processed. While if you filed for it at the same time as AOS then you would not have to pay the AP fee. 

 

If you receive either your 2 year then you do not need the AP at all because you have already received your green card. Once you file for ROC your NOA1 and the paperwork saying that they extended your green card for 1 year until that is processed suffices as your AP to leave the country. 

that's not true. you don't have to apply right away. i decided to apply for AP half a year after i've applied for AOS as it turns out i need to go abroad for work, and i just received my receipt notice from the USCIS saying they've accepted my application (listing fees as $0) and are working on my AP.

[Scandi 3,970]

There's no reason not to apply for AP when you file for AOS, it's for free and you send it in the same package as your AOS application.

 

You can file for AP afterwards as well, it doesn't cost you anything (other than the shipping) as long as you send it with proof of a pending i-485. So it's not correct to say that there will be a fee if you file for AP after you file for AOS.

 

Once your AOS is approved the AP will be invalid as it's no longer needed. All you need then is your greencard.

Edited September 25, 2017 by Scandi

[Habibati & Habibi 21]

Just now, antoineD said:

that's not true. you don't have to apply right away. i decided to apply for AP half a year after i've applied for AOS as it turns out i need to go abroad for work, and i just received my receipt notice from the USCIS saying they've accepted my application (listing fees as $0) and are working on my AP.

 

so when you say that they have accapted your application (listing fees as $0 ) did you mean that they are working on your AP for free and you dont have to pay for the application fee?

[Scandi 3,970]

Just now, Habibati & Habibi said:

so when you say that they have accapted your application (listing fees as $0 ) did you mean that they are working on your AP for free and you dont have to pay for the application fee?

You don't pay anything as long as you have a pending i-485.

 

Like I said before, there's no reason not to file for AP already when you file for AOS, why wait? Send all applications together.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

I learned something new today thanks guys. 

[Habibati & Habibi 21]

please peopel here , make things clear for me. when adjusting the status the AP is for free, I dont have to pay for it? on the USCIS website it says it coast 575 dollar. is EAD as well free?

Edited September 25, 2017 by Habibati & Habibi

[Scandi 3,970]

40 minutes ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

please peopel here , make things clear for me. when adjusting the status the AP is for free, I dont have to pay for it? on the USCIS website it says it coast 575 dollar. is EAD as well free?

Both are for free. When you file for AOS, EAD and AP all you pay is $1140 for the i-485 and $85 for biometrics. 

 

I-485 = $1140

Biometrics = $85

I-131 = $0

I-765 = $0

 

Total = $1225

[Scandi 3,970]

Read under "special instructions": https://www.uscis.gov/i-485

 

Filing Forms I-765 and I-131 with Form I-485

If you are filing Form I-485 (or already filed a Form I-485 on or after July 30, 2007), you do not have to pay an additional fee to also file a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and/or Form I-131, Application for Travel Documentfor advance parole. You may file these forms together. If you choose not to file Form I-765 and/or Form I-131 with your Form I-485, then you must submit a copy of your I-797C, Notice of Action, receipt as evidence of that you filed a Form I-485.

[C-ma'am 684]

**Post moved from K1 Process to AOS from family visas. Question is related to applying for combo with AOS.