Left country without a parole

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

I find it amazing that anyone would just up and leave, and damn the consequences of not being able to be with their loved one for, what, up to 18 months these days given the glacial pace at which USCIS is operating?

I totally agree.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

I'm married to a U.S. Citzen and we have our interview scheduled for 19/06/2015. For personal reasons, I came back to my country on a last minute flight without authorization. I totally know I messed up but please someone answer what k should do now to go back to my husband. Do we have to start it all over again? If so, what the right type of visa would be since we got married in the U.S.? Can I still make it to the interview somehow?

Thank you very much

I'm shocked to see stuff like this. You could have applied for emergency AP at your local USCIS office (assuming it was an emergency). No, there is no way for you to get back for your interview. Your AOS is abandoned and denied. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to start all over from scratch. That means applying for a spousal (IR-1/CR-1) visa, 12 or more months of being apart and filing out tons of paperwork.

Edited May 17, 2015 by YouAndMeForever

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

The airlines wont allow you on a flight without the proper docs to enter the US

Did you not discuss this with your husband or call immigration to find out B4

leaving? You will have to start over...the I 130 should be still active.

IF, a big IF you somehow got on a flight, upon arriving you would have probs

you may have to file a paper with DHS/ICE (big maybe) and your husband would

have to be supportive all the way. you could waste a ticket money......all this is just

a supposition!!!

How exactly do you think it's possible for the OP to get on a US-bound flight? Brazil is not even a VWP country. S/he would have to have a visa to even board the plane.

Edited May 17, 2015 by YouAndMeForever

[rhein 451]

Yeah, I mean, on the one hand I feel badly for OP, but on the other, it is an entirely self-inflicted wound....

I'm shocked to see stuff like this. You could have applied for emergency AP at your local USCIS office (assuming it was an emergency). No, there is no way for you to get back for your interview. Your AOS is abandoned and denied. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to start all over from scratch. That means applying for a spousal (IR-1/CR-1) visa, 12 or more months of being apart and filing out tons of paperwork.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Yeah, I mean, on the one hand I feel badly for OP, but on the other, it is an entirely self-inflicted wound....

It is just so surreal to me, I mean how can one be so careless? There is no way in hell I would throw away everything I worked so hard for with my husband. Especially since I'm adjusting from a K1 visa... all the waiting, money, tears, effort for nothing? Even if I didn't know anything about AP, I would at least have common sense and use google to figure things out before making such a big move.

[rhein 451]

It is just so surreal to me, I mean how can one be so careless? There is no way in hell I would throw away everything I worked so hard for with my husband. Especially since I'm adjusting from a K1 visa... all the waiting, money, tears, effort for nothing? Even if I didn't know anything about AP, I would at least have common sense and use google to figure things out before making such a big move.

Agreed. My wife and I spent way too much time apart, I can't imagine either of us would ever have done anything to jeopardize being together. My goal was always to get through everything with immigration as quickly as possible to get her here, then to get that passport so we'd never have to deal with any of this çrap again. When she had to go home last summer to look after her dad after he'd had a stroke, she was able to use that blue passport, so I had no worries. (I'd have gone too, but we were in the middle of packing to move cross-country when he fell ill!)

Edited May 17, 2015 by Jon and Sol

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

By the time you have your interview in your country, you have been married for 2 years, so your green card will be unconditional.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Agreed. My wife and I spent way too much time apart, I can't imagine either of us would ever have done anything to jeopardize being together. My goal was always to get through everything with immigration as quickly as possible to get her here, then to get that passport so we'd never have to deal with any of this çrap again. When she had to go home last summer to look after her dad after he'd had a stroke, she was able to use that blue passport, so I had no worries. (I'd have gone too, but we were in the middle of packing to move cross-country when he fell ill!)

I wholeheartedly agree with every word.

[BigDaddy28 228]

Agreed. My wife and I spent way too much time apart, I can't imagine either of us would ever have done anything to jeopardize being together. My goal was always to get through everything with immigration as quickly as possible to get her here, then to get that passport so we'd never have to deal with any of this çrap again. When she had to go home last summer to look after her dad after he'd had a stroke, she was able to use that blue passport, so I had no worries. (I'd have gone too, but we were in the middle of packing to move cross-country when he fell ill!)

I wholeheartedly agree with every word.

Even though that I agree that the applicant wounded herself by getting out of the country without a proper authorization I wouldn't blame her for what she did.

She could have had some reason that all of us don't know and at that specific moment she had to go home. I know for a fact if something happened to my parents and I had to go home and I didn't know I had to get a proper authorization I would have done the same thing. Blaming her for her mistake is not going to help her. suggesting what she has to do will in fact help her.

[rhein 451]

Even though that I agree that the applicant wounded herself by getting out of the country without a proper authorization I wouldn't blame her for what she did.

She could have had some reason that all of us don't know and at that specific moment she had to go home. I know for a fact if something happened to my parents and I had to go home and I didn't know I had to get a proper authorization I would have done the same thing. Blaming her for her mistake is not going to help her. suggesting what she has to do will in fact help her.

We've done that. They need to start all over again with a CR-1/IR-1 petition this time. If anyone knows of another legal way that would speed things up for her, please post, because I can't think of anything.

Edited May 17, 2015 by Jon and Sol

[BigDaddy28 228]

I'm married to a U.S. Citzen and we have our interview scheduled for 19/06/2015. For personal reasons, I came back to my country on a last minute flight without authorization. I totally know I messed up but please someone answer what k should do now to go back to my husband. Do we have to start it all over again? If so, what the right type of visa would be since we got married in the U.S.? Can I still make it to the interview somehow?

Thank you very much

Getting out of the country without parole was a mistake. crying about a mistake is not going to fix it now. unfortunately you will have to start with a new I 130 and the whole process will have to start from 0. your current application has been denied the moment you boarded the air plane but that doesn't mean you are banned from the US. it just means its going to take a little longer. You will have to convince the officers as well about the reason that made you decide to go home without proper authorization. Good luck.

[Cathi 5,610]

No it does not matter if you married in the USA or your home country. You can still apply for it.

But it's a long process.

I would go back to the states for your interview if possible if not then go back and start the AOS again otherwise if you apply for a CR1 visa you will be apart from your husband for a min of about 8-14months

this is not an option, she will be denied entry into the US.

[BigDaddy28 228]

We've done that. They need to start all over again with a CR-1/IR-1 petition this time. If anyone knows of another legal way that would speed things up for her, please post, because I can't think of anything.

unfortunately thats the only way she can go through as of now.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Even though that I agree that the applicant wounded herself by getting out of the country without a proper authorization I wouldn't blame her for what she did.

She could have had some reason that all of us don't know and at that specific moment she had to go home. I know for a fact if something happened to my parents and I had to go home and I didn't know I had to get a proper authorization I would have done the same thing. Blaming her for her mistake is not going to help her. suggesting what she has to do will in fact help her.

It takes a very short time to get emergency AP and hopefully those who are reading this thread will think twice of just leaving.

It takes 2 min to google so even if someone is sick in the home country there is enough time to get emergency AP.

This just happens too often for people not to be forewarned and be made aware of the strong consequences.

She only has herself to blame and hopefully has learned her lesson. I would be one super ticked off spouse if that happened to me by the way.

[Cathi 5,610]

I don't think she is on a K1 visa I believe she got married in the USA and then applied for AOS

If this is the case then try and get back to the states for your interview

once again, this is NOT an option. She did not get advanced parole and has no green card. A k-1 is in single entry visa and you are not allowed to travel out of the US without AP. Period. If you do not know an answer to a question, do not answer. She will be denied entry at the border and sent back.

Edited May 17, 2015 by mimolicious