MizzJenn

LOL I didn't mean it like that but yes I see your point Boiler thank you, any idea on wait the wait time for petition of a relative once im a usc?

oh ok, but would my husband be able to petition for him? because he is a us citizen? or it has to be blood ties?

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if I could get some advice from real experiences in regards to this topic. I got married to my wonderful husband who is an American citizen I am now a permanent resident. Is it possible for me to move my brother here to usa with me from Canada? I have read up on some of the forums and I'm a little lost.

any of your help or comments is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

A Caribbean cruise you say? You can travel on a cruise with an approved AP. If you are a Canadian citizen, then check each country's (cruise port stops) visa and visa waivers requirements. AP gets you back in US only. Most Caribbean countries allow automatic visas and waivers with your U.S. or Canadian passport. Also, most of these same countries grant automatic visas and/or visa waivers to U.S. permanenat Green Card holders.

Thanks for your reply i think at this point because I am so worried My husband and I will be sticking to a US destination. That way I am still staying within US while my AOS is pending I heard Hawaii or US Virgin Islands is nice no?

You are 100% to travel within the US with or without the AP. The AP is only a permit for international travel - you don't need one for domestic travel. You are not currently out of status as your AOS is pending, so you are in the country totally legally, and based on yoru previous post you haven't overstayed previously either, which means you are fine to travel internationally with the AP. If the trip is longer than a week or two it's a good idea to have someone check your mail in case there is correspondence from USCIS when you are traveling.

Thanks so much for your reply, what about a carribean cruise? I've called all over and no one can give me an answer

would it be safe to travel within USA?? My Husband and I have been so scared to travel anywhere while my GC is pending we really need a vacation would it be safe to travel within USA then?

what if i travel within the USA??

Well, that depends - did you overstay your visa before you got married and applied? Or did you get marry and apply for your adjustment prior to your I-94 expiring?

The I-131 is always approved even when one cannot use it. If you have an overstay that is long enough to trigger a ban (or close to it, to be on the safe side) - which is 180+ days - you can't leave before you get your green card or you won't be able to return. If you were in status the whole time, you can leave with the AP paperwork.

Didn't overstay before we got married, I came in on Nov 14th 2010, canadians can stay in usa for 6months. But we did get married and filed for AOS before my stay was expired. Thanks so much btw for answering my thread

How did you enter originally? Have you been out of status at all? If you entered legally and maintained your legal status (filing for AOS puts you in a period of authorized stay while your GC is pending) then as long as your AP is still valid, you can travel.

I entered as a visitor not knowing that we would decide to get married and so I stayed and filed for AOS after we got married. and I have not been out of USA since I've been here not to even visit family, because I was told to not leave USA until I have Green card in hand even though I have an approved I 131

Hello everyone,

I'm just wondering what your thoughts are on this. My request for advanced parole has been approved, actually its been approved since July 21,2011. My grandmother has fallen ill back home in Vietnam and I really want to go see her, I would hate to regret anything. Our interview has been completed and everything went well no red flags or anything of that sort, all the officer had said was we will process and notify you of the decision.

My question is do I risk the travel? I have read so many different responses and I do not know what I should do. I'm a canadian and he is a us citizen, he will for sure be traveling with me as well. I have been in the states legally now for 1 year and about 3 months now with pending GC still, what are your thoughts??

Because I am outside of the allowed time to reside in the USA will that cause problems at POE back into USA even though my GC is pending?

Thank you so much

thanks everyone so much for such a quick response we have been calling around like crazy to make sure we're doing things right. Appreciate it!

we have sent in our application the 3rd time now so crossing our fingers we'll get NOA and go forward from there. Package was sent back to us due to our error in not checking our paperwork thoroughly so 3rd times the charm!

Hi Everyone,

I'm really hoping someone could help us out with this question.

I'm a Canadian Citizen, I came into the USA on a Visitor's Visa NOT intending to get married or anything.

My now husband and I decided to get married because we did not want to do long distance anymore so it was spur of the moment thing.

I came in on November 14th, 2010 so my 6 month is coming up real fast here. We have already sent our package for AOS and it's still pending.

My question is do I need to extend my visitor's visa? or what do I need to do to avoid deportation etc??

Thanks so much for all of your help. Its greatly appreciated!