Came with K1, Got Married, Applying for Status, and now I need an I-131 and have a few questions

[LEXAcide 0]

Hey!

March, 2013, I was able to enter the US via my K1 Visa

I got Married in May, 2013, and started my Adjustment of Status that same month. I filed an I-485 and payed it along with the Bio-metrics fee. At this point my Bio-metrics are done and over with and I am at a halt in progress since then. The Bio-Metrics was done in October.

I recently applied my I-131 in order to leave the US by April. I sent the application on February 15th, 2014. As of yet, I have no update and that's expected since I sent it very recently.

I don't plan on staying in Mexico any more than 3 months.

So here is my set of questions for you...

Assuming I get approved, what is to come next? Will I just get my permission to leave in the mail and that's it?

What reasons are there for anyone having their application denied? Aside for missing info.

If I do get approved, but it hasn't been by April, would there be any reason why I couldn't just leave the US and have my husband receive the permission sheet and give it to me while I'm coming over again? (I live in San Diego, CA and I cross on foot from Tijuana, BC)

Thank you very much for your time!

[Hypnos 6,578]

If you depart the US before your AP is approved then your AoS is automatically invalidated, and your I-485 will be denied.

You could have filed for an EAD (using an I-765) and for AP (an I-131) concurrently with your I-485, and it's usually recommended that you do so, since there is no charge for either and they can be renewed as many times as needed before your I-485 is adjudicated.

AP and EADs based upon a pending I-485 are usually granted within 90 days of application, so you will probably hear something towards the end of April or beginning of May.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Hypnos