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    Travelling abraod while N400 in progress

    Hello, Is it ok to travel while N400 is in progress? I recently applied and I need to travel abroad urgently. What are the issues related to this? Any help appreciated.
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    37 Years Old. Can I safely ignore Selective Service letter

    Hello All, I am applying for my citizenship soon. I was 25 when I initially came to the US on H1B. I did not register for Selective Service. I am now 37 years old. Can I safely ignore the Selective Service letter? If so, what do I say on the N400 form? Or should I contact Selective...
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    Unemployment Benefit while on GC. Will this affect citizenship application?

    Hello, I've been a PR from Nov 04 onwards. My company is announcing layoffs soon and I was thinking of applying for unemployment. Was wondering if this will have any adverse consequences if and when I apply for my citizenship. Any info greatly appreciated. Regards.
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    Help - Urgent - travel without I551 stamp

    Please note, this is just my opinion, i am not a lawyer, use your own discretion. vijayt, i was in the same situation u r in. i called the uscis hotline and spoke to a "spervising" officer twice. both times, they told me that the AP was valid for travel. however, my lawyer was of the opinion...
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    Newark Stamping experience

    first off, my approval notice clearly told me to bring full frontal passport pics and to make an infopass appointment. based on the suggestion of previous posters, i parked on the lot on orchard st(down braod st, right on east kinney, left on orchard). entrance B was closed. the guard there...
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    Interesting call to the USCIS customer line

    USICS sent my 485 approval notice to my old address(even though I'd called them with the correct address, AR 11 et al. 3 months ago, go figure!) and it was returned as undeliverable. So I called the 800 number to update my address, again. First off, the lady I spoke to had no idea that my...
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    Travel with AP after i-485 approved but no Stamping?

    You don't need your receipt number to make an infopass appointment. All you need to enter is your Name, Zip and email address, if i remember correctly. And yes, there are links to cancel your appointment if you can't make it. I made my appointment as soon as I received my email confirmation...
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    Travel with AP after i-485 approved but no Stamping?

    I called the the USCIS hotline again yesterday and spoke to an IIO about using my AP after my 485 approval. She wasn't sure, so she transferred me to an "Officer". He confirmed that I could use my AP to return and told me to explain to the POE officer that I didn't have time to get my passport...
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    I-551 stamping / Traveling on Advanced Parole

    hey rajkumar, what was your port of entry?
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    Newark stamping with approval email only - advice.

    Hi All, My 485 was approved on Nov22(see signature for details). I still haven't received my approval notice in the mail. I have an Infopass appointment on Dec 7. In case I haven't received my notice by then, I plan on showing up with just my email approval. I've read some posts here where...
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    Travel with AP after i-485 approved but no Stamping?

    hey naiminc, where did u enter the US? was the immigration officer aware that your 485 had been approved before you left the US? thanks.
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    LUD with the strange message

    I got this message too, on 11/24. I'd called them to change my address on 11/10. But the bizzare thing is that I got this after i got the "your case has been approved, notice has been mailed" message. The date of the approval status was 11/22. I think they messed up, posted the approval...
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    status changed after 485 approval!!

    Hi, my 485 was approved(or so i thought) on 11/22, I got the email which said my receipt notice had been mailed. Then on 11/24, the status changed to the following: " Current Status: On November 22, 2004, we responded to your request for more information concerning your case. If you...
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    is it Safe to travel on AP when I485 approval Received

    hey nagrawa, i'm in the exact same situation u r in. My case was approved yesterday and I'm planning on travelling on Dec 10. I called the USCIS hotline and they said I could use my AP to re-enter the US. what did u decide to do? any updates? Thnaks.
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    Travel with AP after i-485 approved but no Stamping?

    Hi guys, I just called the USCIS hot line and asked them if I could leave the country after my 485 approval without getting my passport stamped and re-enter using my AP. They said Yes. I also want to call the POE and confirm with them as well. I'll be re-entering at JFK. Does anybody know how...
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    Travel with AP after i-485 approved but no Stamping?

    Hello Folks, Any updates on this? I'm in exactly the same boat. My case was approved on Nov 22 and I'm planning to travel on Dec 10. Don't think I can get my passport stamped in such a short amount of time.
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    485 Approved. Can i still use AP to reenter?

    Hi guys, My 485 was approved today. Yay. See my signature for details. However, I'm planning a vacation to india in december. I was planning on using my AP to re-enter the US. If I can't get my passport stamped before I leave, can I still use the AP to re-enter the US? Thanks much. VSC...
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