thechosenone16

14 minutes ago, Ivy1226 said:

I really hope you see this! My boyfriend is a member of DACA and we were wanting to go on a cruise this summer, but he would need to have the Advanced Parole document like your wife needed. How did she get the AP document approved to go on the cruise? Anytime I look up information on the Advanced Parole it says it can only be used for certain reasons, what reason did your wife say she needed Advanced parole for? 

Please reply, we want to go on a cruise so bad! 

 

Ivy.. I’m not sure how the DACA process is for applying for AP. For us, all we had to do was send a copy of our receipt showing that we had a pending application for adjustment of status (I-485). We included a note saying we were planning on visiting family. 

We received a RFIE when first filing for AOS (forgot to include a copy of joint sponsor's birth certificate). Then we actually received a RFE at the interview for an updated I-693. We were unaware that the I-693 was only valid for one year from the exam date. We sent in an updated medical exam in September and are just waiting for the AOS to be adjudicated now. *fingers crossed*

On 12/6/2017 at 10:32 PM, bowiebowdog said:

Bummer.

Thanks for your responses everyone.

With the luck we've had so far, ill probably get the interview a week before our 2-year anniversary! 

Depending on who the immigration officer is in charge of your case, he/she may be mindful of the 2-year anniversary and help you out. My wife's case got extremely delayed when we moved across the country and we just barely had our interview in August of this year (got married January 2016). We didn't bring an updated medical exam (oops), so they sent us a request for evidence. The immigration officer essentially told us that we'd be approved after we sent in the updated medical, but that she'd "take her time" finalizing our application so that we could go straight to the 10-year green card. Fingers are crossed! Haven't heard anything since we sent the exam back in September, so it seems like she's keeping true to her word. As much as we want the green card, I'm sure the wait is worth saving us the trouble of removing conditions. Best of luck to you!!

Hey everyone,

I've been lurking on these forums for awhile and have use the information here to my advantage, so I figured I'd return the favor and possibly help someone else out.

My wife's I-485 application has been pending for nearly 2 years now (USCIS lost the application when we moved and we had to go through our Senator to find a solution). We didn't apply for AP originally because we expected a relatively quick adjustment timeline and didn't have any immediate travel needs. This summer we decided we were sick of waiting and wanted to travel. So we sent in the AP application in July and received the document in about 3 weeks (super fast!).

Similar to most of the experiences on here, we were nervous to use the AP but decided to book a cruise with some friends. It took us a few extra minutes to board at the cruise terminal (Miami) because the cruise employee had never seen the AP document before. She went and spoke with her manager and cleared us to board. When we returned, we went through the immigration line. The officer checked my passport and we gave him my wife's Mexican passport and AP. He told us we'd need to go to the secondary screening room so they could verify that everything was okay. We went to the room and sat there for about 10 minutes while an officer typed a bunch of info into the computer. He seemed kind of inexperienced with the AP document, but was nice about it. He asked us if we had been told when we were going to receive the green card and we told him we weren't sure, but hopefully soon. He returned the AP (both copies) without any stamps. I asked him if he needed to take a copy and stamp them and he said, "Nope, you're all set to go." So we grabbed our things and left.

It was a pretty relaxed entry process, and I'd imagine that airport entries are a bit more strict. But my advice to anyone looking to travel on AP is to go for it. It was quick and painless.

I'm curious, has anyone else had a similar experience with the officer not stamping documents? He did take my wife's I-94 (she had left it inside the passport), saying she didn't need it anymore with the AP.