Advance parole

ALERT: Applications for Advance Parole Will Be Denied if Applicant Travels Before Approval

August 23, 2017 By Mary Ryan

The USCIS has announced a change in policy regarding adjudication of advance parole applications. An advance parole is an application filed with the USCIS seeking permission to return to the U.S. after international travel. Commonly, someone files this application along with an application to register permanent residence to permit international travel during the adjudication period of an application to register permanent residence. The USCIS is denying this application if the applicant travels … [Read more...]

ALERT: TRAVEL LEADING TO DENIALS OF PENDING ADVANCE PAROLE

July 26, 2017 By Mary Ryan

We have learned that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed its policy toward travel by individuals who have applied for advance parole (AP) documents. There are reports that USCIS is denying applications for AP where the applicant travels before the new AP document is approved, possibly even when the applicant currently holds a still unexpired AP document or has H or L nonimmigrant status. USCIS has a “webpage” … [Read more...]

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ALERT: Applications for Advance Parole Will Be Denied if Applicant Travels Before Approval

ALERT: TRAVEL LEADING TO DENIALS OF PENDING ADVANCE PAROLE

Diane Davis

Sonja W. Scholz, MD, PhD

Karen Rasch

David Graham, PhD

Deborah Bedwell

Aparna Maybhate

Reid Bowman

Jennifer Kerilla

Francisco Leon

Dennis Mesko

Dianna C. Palien