What to take on a trip abroad with F-1 + AP

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Is there anything special that I should take with me to minimize the chance of getting stopped at the custom on the way back home to USA?

I am going to take:

  1. F-1 visa
  2. Passport
  3. Advance parole doc
  4. I-20

Anything else that might be helpful? Thanks!
 
F-1 and having a pending I-485/AP are mutually exclusive. You will have to re-enter with the AP and in parolee status.
 
F1 visa is invalid.

http://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/faq_f_reentry.pdf

15.2.K. Can I travel outside the United States if I have a Form I-485 adjustment of
status application pending?
No, not without advance permission. If you depart the United States with a
pending I-485, you have abandoned your application unless you receive
permission in advance from USCIS to return to the United States. This
permission is called Advance Parole. See the USCIS website at
http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-485.htm#485 for more information.
You need to plan in advance. You can check the USCIS website at
https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp;jsessionid=b4wd_SP7jI0c to
find out the processing time at the various Service Centers.
You may also be considered ineligible to return to the United States as an F-1
student, because your application to change status to that of a permanent
resident is evidence of intent to immigrate which is inconsistent with
nonimmigrant student status.
 
Thanks, TripleCitizen.

You might have answered this already, but let me re-phrase the Q a bit.
Should I even mention that I am (was) an F-1 student?
Thanks!
 
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