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Advance Parole
Advance Parole Eligibility
You can apply for advance parole if
- You are in the U.S.,
- You concurrently filing it with I-485 (adjustment of status) or have already filed I-485
- You are in refugee/asylee status and may want to travel abroad for emergent
personal or bona fide business reasons or you are traveling to Canada to apply for a
U.S. immigrant visa
- You have been granted Temporary Protected Status or another immigration status that
allows you to return to that status after a brief, casual and innocent
absence from the U.S.
- You concurrently filing it with I-485 (adjustment of status) or have already filed I-485
- You are outside the U.S. and need to visit the U.S. temporarily for emergent
humanitarian reasons,
- You may apply for an advance parole document.
However, your application must be based on the
fact that you cannot obtain the necessary visa and
any required waiver of inadmissibility. Parole under
these conditions is granted on a case-by-case basis
or temporary entry, according to such conditions
as prescribed.
- A person in the United States may file this
application on your behalf. In doing so, he or she
should complete Part 1 of the form with information
about him/herself.
- You may apply for an advance parole document.
However, your application must be based on the
fact that you cannot obtain the necessary visa and
any required waiver of inadmissibility. Parole under
these conditions is granted on a case-by-case basis
or temporary entry, according to such conditions
as prescribed.
- If you are an asylee/refugee who has not filed an adjustment
of status application.
Instead, you must request a refugee travel
document before departing from the United States.
- If you held J-1 nonimmigrant status who is subject
to 2 year foreign residency requirement.
- If you are illegal in the US.
- If you are in deportation, exclusion, removal or rescission proceedings.
