I-131 Renewal question

[sudiptasarkar]

Hi,
I have filed my 485 on July 2007. I am currently working using EAD and last time entered US in Feb 09 using AP. My current AP is valid till Oct 17 2009. I will be going out of the country for few days in early Sep. I wanted to know can I apply for my renewal of AP now. I read the following in the I-131 filing instructions (page-4)
If you travel before the advanced parole document is issued, your application will be deemed abandoned if:
1. You depart the United States; or
2. The person seeking advance parole attempts to enter the United States before a decision is made on the application

So can I apply for my AP renewal now (I am assuming if I apply now it won't get approved before my travel in Sep) or do I need to first complete my travel in Sep, come back to US and then apply for the renewal.
Please reply.

Thanks
Sudipta

 

[mmed]

Hi,
I have filed my 485 on July 2007. I am currently working using EAD and last time entered US in Feb 09 using AP. My current AP is valid till Oct 17 2009. I will be going out of the country for few days in early Sep. I wanted to know can I apply for my renewal of AP now. I read the following in the I-131 filing instructions (page-4)
If you travel before the advanced parole document is issued, your application will be deemed abandoned if:
1. You depart the United States; or
2. The person seeking advance parole attempts to enter the United States before a decision is made on the application

So can I apply for my AP renewal now (I am assuming if I apply now it won't get approved before my travel in Sep) or do I need to first complete my travel in Sep, come back to US and then apply for the renewal.
Please reply.

Thanks
Sudipta

You can apply any time (during the validity of the current one or even after expiration) or not to apply if you are not going to travel.
To travel, you have to go and come back before the expiration of the AP in your hand (does not matter if you have pending renewal application or not, does not matter if the pending application get approved, denied or pending).
If you are travelling and coming back and not planning to travel immediately after your return, you can travel then after you come back by month or two or year apply for another one, by then you will have an extra time in the new AP for future use.

 

[whitemimauz3]

EAD & Advance parole document renewals can be filed 120 days before expiration. So new AP document approval/start date can overlap previous AP dates