leaving the US before getting AOS

[Danferrie 0]

I am in the Us on a K-1 Visa, I got married and then filed for my AOS, however I didnt file with the I-131 Advance Parole because I didnt think I would need it. I just got diagnosed with Sciatica, and I have been going for treatments at the doctor and the physical therapist...neither of which have worked and I am being told that I possibly have a bulged or herniated disc. I possibly may have to go for surgery and I only have travel insurance...which wont cover anything...i already called and argued with them about it for hours I cant afford to continue to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars for everything like this. the MRI that they need me to go and get done will cost me $450 more which I will do now..but If I need surgery I need to go back to Canada where I am from to get treated...should I be filing for my I-131 now or should I do it later...how long will it take. I dont want to leave my new wife and she cant come with me because she is in school. To top it all off we had a quick marriage when I arrived and now we are having another one in January so that my family and friends would have time to make arrangements to come down...this is all sooooooo frustrating. Does anyone have an advice...is there any loopholes that I can get through to sort this all out...how long will I-131 take to go through if I were to file it now? Or file it Later?

Please help!!!

[Hypnos 6,576]

It will take approximately 90 days for your AP to be processed from when you file, the same as it would have taken if you had applied with your AoS.

[Pitaya 2,576]

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[landr 126]

You can try to get an Emergency AP by scheduling an INFOPASS appointment at your local USCIS office. Or you can file an AP application and request an expedite in your cover letter. Either way, you still need to get all the documents together, including medical documents that support your request for an expedite or Emergency AP.

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/travel-documents/emergency-travel

[ricnally 258]

You will need to re-establish your residency in Canada (probably 3 months) in order to be treated there.

[genddob 10]

Surgery for a herniated or bulging disc is not an emergency procedure. You don't "have" to have surgery or an MRI either.

Why wouldn't you file for AP now, have your Jan wedding, then deal with it? For that matter, if you're already married, is there a reason you can't get insurance other than travel insurance?

[dburnt 59]

You will need to re-establish your residency in Canada (probably 3 months) in order to be treated there.

Is this really true? Technically, residency hasn't been abandoned until the AOS is complete - you are only a temporary resident of the US, not a permanent one.

I am not sure how they would know that you aren't a Canadian resident...

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Each province has it's own rules with healthcare, Ontario is usually most lenient. Which province are you from OP?