Hey, anybody with Advance Parole experience please help me. I submitted my I-485 in April 2001 and got my EAD in May. Now I am planning to travel to my home country for an emergency in Mid-June for a couple of weeks. I heard there are two ways to get my re-entry visa to US. One is still to use my H-1B (either thru 3rd country or home country), and another is Advance Parole. Any experienced guru please help me on following questions:
1. I heard if you use Advance Parole, you will lose your H-1B visa automatically when you re-enter US. As a result, you need to use EAD. My question is if you can confirm this. If yes, do I need to notify my present employer?
2. I also heard if I use Advance Parole for two weeks, it will delay my GC processing for two weeks. Can you confirm this please?
3. When I go to local INS office to submit I-131 and apply for Advance Parole, according to INS instructions, they need \'proof of emergency\'. How tough is this one? Does INS take a liberal or critical approach on the \'proof\'? Can I just explain the \'proof\' to them verbally?
4. In general, is it easy or tough to obtain Advance Parole? Any impact on my GC processing?
5. Do I also miss anything else important?
Your help is highly appreciated! I love this web site!
JJJ
1. I heard if you use Advance Parole, you will lose your H-1B visa automatically when you re-enter US. As a result, you need to use EAD. My question is if you can confirm this. If yes, do I need to notify my present employer?
2. I also heard if I use Advance Parole for two weeks, it will delay my GC processing for two weeks. Can you confirm this please?
3. When I go to local INS office to submit I-131 and apply for Advance Parole, according to INS instructions, they need \'proof of emergency\'. How tough is this one? Does INS take a liberal or critical approach on the \'proof\'? Can I just explain the \'proof\' to them verbally?
4. In general, is it easy or tough to obtain Advance Parole? Any impact on my GC processing?
5. Do I also miss anything else important?
Your help is highly appreciated! I love this web site!
JJJ