Traveling to countries not in the ban list with EAD

[TravelingLilly 14]

Hello again everyone, 

 

I have a question about traveling under this lovely ban. I obtained the EAD combo card and I am waiting to be summoned for the GC interview. 

My husband and I would love to have the chance to travel few days for the Christmas holidays. We have few places in mind and they are all outside the Us border. However, they're not in the ban mentioned in the CDC list, such as Caribbean Island, Mexico, Domenican Republican and Bahamas.  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html

 

Is there any chance that I could be denied entry to US on my way back? Has anyone here travelled in one of these countries with an Advance Parole. 

Thank you so much !

 

 

Edited December 12, 2020 by TravelingLilly

[JFH 12,190]

Fiancé? Too bad you’re not married. Spouses of USCs and LPRs are exempt from the ban. Fiancés are not exempt. 

[TravelingLilly 14]

1 minute ago, JFH said:

Fiancé? Too bad you’re not married. Spouses of USCs and LPRs are exempt from the ban. Fiancés are not exempt. 

My bad! I miswritten (Hope my husband won't read it LOL). It's me and my husband, US citizen. Is there a chance that I could be denied the entry ?

[JFH 12,190]

1 minute ago, TravelingLilly said:

My bad! I miswritten (Hope my husband won't read it LOL). It's me and my husband, US citizen. Is there a chance that I could be denied the entry ?

Well anyone who is not a citizen can be denied entry (with a very limited group of exceptions). It would be unlikely, however.

 

You are not traveling to the banned countries so it’s extremely unlikely you would be denied entry upon your return. I have a GC and went to Mexico in September/October this year and had no issues upon my return. 

[TravelingLilly 14]

1 minute ago, JFH said:

Well anyone who is not a citizen can be denied entry (with a very limited group of exceptions). It would be unlikely, however.

 

You are not traveling to the banned countries so it’s extremely unlikely you would be denied entry upon your return. I have a GC and went to Mexico in September/October this year and had no issues upon my return. 

And that is my concern. I do not have a GC yet, only the EAD combo. Which I believe is major difference upon entry the border. 

[JFH 12,190]

7 minutes ago, TravelingLilly said:

And that is my concern. I do not have a GC yet, only the EAD combo. Which I believe is major difference upon entry the border. 

It’s the combo card, right? It shouldn’t be an issue. 

[Loren Y 2,755]

Been back and forth to Mexico a few times with my wife, will be back there next week, granted she has greencard now, but we did Mexico a few times with her EAD/AP card without any issues, but this was back before covid. Mexico is easy as far as I can tell. I did the Bahamas for work about a month and a half ago, but that was just me, so not sure, but I didn't see any issues on travel to the Bahamas recently.

[Ayrton 965]

2 hours ago, TravelingLilly said:

And that is my concern. I do not have a GC yet, only the EAD combo. Which I believe is major difference upon entry the border. 

Not really. The purpose of an AP is to let you back in the country.

 

And as a spouse of USC you're exempt from all travel bans.

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

15 hours ago, TravelingLilly said:

And that is my concern. I do not have a GC yet, only the EAD combo. Which I believe is major difference upon entry the border. 

Having a valid advance parole document (combo card) is no more "risky" than having a green card.  Enjoy your trip.

[HRQX 4,145]

21 hours ago, TravelingLilly said:

And that is my concern. I do not have a GC yet, only the EAD combo. Which I believe is major difference upon entry the border. 

Not a "major difference." AP travel is very low risk. At most, expect secondary inspection just to verify AOS is still pending.

21 hours ago, TravelingLilly said:

It's me and my husband, US citizen.

So you can also travel to countries in the "ban list" and come back. You are spouse of US citizen and thus exempt to all Proclamations.

Edited December 13, 2020 by HRQX