Question: can someone in Adj of Status leave the country knowing that her Advanced Parole is approved, but before having received the physical document in her own hands?
Is it legal?
Does it work?
Has anyone done it?
Here is our situation: my wife needs to go abroad for family reasons. She is scheduled to leave Wed June 11, we have the plane tickets already and they would be very inconvenient to change.
After two RFEs (marriage certificate, then new photos), her AP renewal finally got approved yesterday Thu June 5, according to the online case status. Now the notice has to go from CSC to my employer's lawyer in DC, who then mails it back to us in California. It is thus uncertain that we will receive it before she has to leave. I am following her in four weeks, so I can bring her AP along (and mine) for when we come back.
I talked to the lawyer over the phone this morning; her answer was "strictly speaking you cannot, but I will check if there is some wiggle room (sic) we could use". I have to call her back this afternoon.
We are also considering going to the local San Jose office and ask for emerency AP (my wife's uncle is in a critical condition), but I have read that it is now rare to get same-day approval. Any opinions or experience on that?
Thanks for any help!
Is it legal?
Does it work?
Has anyone done it?
Here is our situation: my wife needs to go abroad for family reasons. She is scheduled to leave Wed June 11, we have the plane tickets already and they would be very inconvenient to change.
After two RFEs (marriage certificate, then new photos), her AP renewal finally got approved yesterday Thu June 5, according to the online case status. Now the notice has to go from CSC to my employer's lawyer in DC, who then mails it back to us in California. It is thus uncertain that we will receive it before she has to leave. I am following her in four weeks, so I can bring her AP along (and mine) for when we come back.
I talked to the lawyer over the phone this morning; her answer was "strictly speaking you cannot, but I will check if there is some wiggle room (sic) we could use". I have to call her back this afternoon.
We are also considering going to the local San Jose office and ask for emerency AP (my wife's uncle is in a critical condition), but I have read that it is now rare to get same-day approval. Any opinions or experience on that?
Thanks for any help!