Can I visit my family in Canada with I-131

[mubblefubbles 0]

Hello All,

 

I am filing for my adjustment and status along with my application for travel document Form I-131. 

 

I would like to visit my family in the next six months. On special instructions, it says I can only leave the country for emergency reasons.

 

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PART 7

 

a. If you are in the United States and seek an Advance Parole Document, you may apply if:

(1) You have a pending application to adjust status, Form I-485, and you seek to travel abroad temporarily

for “urgent humanitarian reasons” or in furtherance of a “significant public benefit,” which may include a

personal or family emergency or bona fide business reasons.

 

Has anyone here been able to leisurely visit family using this document?

 

Jane

[mushroomspore 3,043]

You'll be fine to travel after you receive the card. If you do a search on here, you'll find many stories of people who have done so. The only thing is that you (and your spouse, if he/she is with you) will get sent to secondary inspection for a little bit just to verify your documents. Also, hello fellow Canadian! Hope the AoS process goes smoothly for you.

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

Like above, when you apply for AP witht he I-485 you don't even have to have a reason or date/time frame for travel. Just apply for it and they almost always give it to you. We left all information about travel dates and such blank, no issues.

[mubblefubbles 0]

Thanks for the quick responses! So glad to hear it! It broke my heart to think I wouldn't be able to see my nephew!

[mubblefubbles 0]

One more question, Do I need two passport photos for every application if I'm sending it in as one?

[mushroomspore 3,043]

21 minutes ago, mubblefubbles said:

One more question, Do I need two passport photos for every application if I'm sending it in as one?

I think it's up to the individual, technically. I treated each form as a separate "application". I figured if I sent only one copy for the entire packet, they might lose that and then request me to re-send it. So I sent copies with each form. That way, if they DO lose something, they have multiple copies to copy from. Hope that made sense.