what s after the fingerprint step?

[OuDeDe 0]

Hi all,

my wife did her fingerprint a month ago for the AOS . what's after this step to get here temp green card? She needs to travel to visit a her ailing mother. is there anyway to apply for a travel document to be able to come back.

thank you

[mushroomspore 3,044]

6 minutes ago, OuDeDe said:

Hi all,

my wife did her fingerprint a month ago for the AOS . what's after this step to get here temp green card? She needs to travel to visit a her ailing mother. is there anyway to apply for a travel document to be able to come back.

thank you

If you didn't file form I-131 Advanced Parole with your AoS package, then you can submit it now but it will not be fast. Advanced Parole is taking months right now. This is one of the main drawbacks of AOS, which you should have been aware of during your research. If your wife leaves without the Advanced Parole document, then her AOS is considered abandoned and she'll be stuck outside of the US until she can get a spousal visa. There is also no such thing as a "temporary" green card. There are only the "conditional" green card (valid for 2 years) and "unconditional" green card (valid for 10 years).

[OuDeDe 0]

46 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

If you didn't file form I-131 Advanced Parole with your AoS package, then you can submit it now but it will not be fast. Advanced Parole is taking months right now. This is one of the main drawbacks of AOS, which you should have been aware of during your research. If your wife leaves without the Advanced Parole document, then her AOS is considered abandoned and she'll be stuck outside of the US until she can get a spousal visa. There is also no such thing as a "temporary" green card. There are only the "conditional" green card (valid for 2 years) and "unconditional" green card (valid for 10 years).

I submitted the I485 form and a month later she got a notice fir fingerprints which she completed a month ago. Now her status says under review. Can we do an I131 Advanced Parole now? 

[Boiler 45,657]

You should have filed it then but yes you can file for AP now.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

You can apply now but it will take 8-9 months x. Make sure to include your NOA i485 receipt with your submission.

[mushroomspore 3,044]

56 minutes ago, OuDeDe said:

I submitted the I485 form and a month later she got a notice fir fingerprints which she completed a month ago. Now her status says under review. Can we do an I131 Advanced Parole now? 

Yes as stated in my previous comment, you can file I-131 now. You should also file I-765 (Employment Authorization) if not already done so. They are free to file for AOS applicants. But as also stated, expect a long wait time. She cannot leave the country until she gets AP...or rather, she is free to leave without AP but she won't be allowed back into the US until she gets a spousal visa. Sorry but unless you are willing to abandon AOS now and do the spousal visa, your wife will not be able to leave for months here. I predict the earliest she will get AP will be the end of this year.

[Chancy 6,241]

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