dlroadwarrior
New Member
My fiance is currently working with an E-1 visa and under E-1 status in the U.S. We want to get married ASAP and before our Christmas vacation we want to apply for Adjustment of Status(AOS) to Green Card. In other words, start the Green Card process before we leave for vacation. We would love to submit the AOS and AP together, but we need a marriage certificate to file for AOS. In California, it could take 8 weeks to get that back which puts us in the beginning of OCT. We are worried it could take the full three months to get the AP and now she can't travel and the money on the plane ticket is a loss. Obviously, not what we would like to see happen. So, TWO questions:
Does she need Advanced Parole (AP) authorization to travel home to Germany for personal (Christmas) vacation and return to her same job under E-1 status and with her E-1 visa? My interpretation from reading the I-131 Instructions is that she DOES need an AP.
If yes, can she request Advance Parole under E-1 Status instead because we can do that now even though it would cost and extra $305 to file for AP?
Thank you in advance and hopefully someone has had a similar situation!
Does she need Advanced Parole (AP) authorization to travel home to Germany for personal (Christmas) vacation and return to her same job under E-1 status and with her E-1 visa? My interpretation from reading the I-131 Instructions is that she DOES need an AP.
If yes, can she request Advance Parole under E-1 Status instead because we can do that now even though it would cost and extra $305 to file for AP?
Thank you in advance and hopefully someone has had a similar situation!