Advance Parole

Hey everyone, I just travelled home and back with my Combo card.
Just want to share my experience here.
I travelled from 7th June 2017 to 5th July 2017. Arrived through POE Chicago.
The whole process took around 1 hour, went to the Immigration counter, showed my Combo card and passport. The officer asks a few questions and told me to wait aside for another officer to bring me to the USCIS office. I went to the USCIS office, and waited there for around 30 mins. They stamped my passport and returned it to me together with my combo card. No further questions or documents needed.
I'm so glad that it all went well and I was able to be home with my family and friends. Most importantly, I was able to spend time with my Mum after my Dad's passing and visit my Dad's urn at the Columbarium.
To anyone who is doubting whether they should do it or not, I say GO, DO IT!
As long as you have proper documentations and no criminal records, it will be all good.
Just bring along your approval notices and marriage cert, just in case.
All in all, it was a really good and worth it trip.
I want to thank this forum for helping me and guiding me through all the process.
God bless you all and Good luck!

I want to start by saying that I have been moved and inspired by everyone story here. It is so cool to read all these stories and they have given me hope and of course they continue to show that God is amazing!!!

My husband applied for AP and the application was received on 5/4/17. A little over a month later we received the approval letter and later the actual documents that he needs for his trip. We'll be traveling with our 21 month old baby for 6 days total. Leaving 7/26 returning 7/31. I am going to be honest, I am nervous ( I am a US citizen) and it does worry me, but I trust that God will not forsake us. I know that he will get us through this safe and with victory at the end.

I am looking forward to sharing our story once we return with all of you in hopes to help anyone that needs help.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers! As I will keep all of you.

Hi everyone!
 I'm planning to go to Romania for around 4 weeks with my Advance Parole, so far from what I read on this site, everyone has 2 papers for the AP, and I don't have any! Only the COMBO card EAD with "AP" on it.
Does anyone else have the same card ? Did you travel with it? Do I need also the 2 papers?
Please let me know, My flight is in 2 weeks and I start to worry a bit :D
Thanks a lot!

I'm sitting already waiting at the gate for my flight to Guadalajara from Sacramento. I'm excited but I'm also nurvous about my return this coming Tuesday, I will keep you guys posted, your prayers are greatly appreciated!!!!!!

Wanted to give summary to this forum. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences, letting us know what to expect and helping our anxiety. Here is our story:

Hubs has DACA. I was born in midwest.

Applied in August 2016 for Advanced Parole. Never heard anything back. Maybe because hubs put "TBD" for travel dates. Called in March 2017 and they agreed to expedite review of case. Got approved late may/early June.

Also happened during this time, applied to renew DACA in September, approved in late November/early December for, starting for March 2017. Met with attorney 3-10-17 and we started I130, my petitioning for him since it would be needed whether we did advanced parole or hardship waiver (we have a child together). They rec'd it mid-April.

Bought tickets on travelocity for Delta. Turns out it was really AeroMexico, they partner with Delta. Everything was on time and we made our connecting flights. Traveled from Chicago O'hare to Leon (with connection in Mexico city). Went for the weekend on our attorney's advice. We were in the air during the business day Friday. I was anxious about an exeuctive order being signed that day, but logically knew it was unlikely. **If the Executive Order that was leaked in Feb gets signed while you are out, you could be screwed. I recommend talking to an attorney about your travel plans.

Got to be with family for about 24 hours. Husband got to see home town and meet cousins he only knows from FB. We are excited to travel more when he is a resident.

If you travel to Mexico with any US citizens, be sure they keep that dumb little white and green paper they stick into your passport when you go through Mexican customs. They ask for it when you leave Mexico.

Coming back the ticketing agent in Leon asked to see a "Visa" after seeing hub's Mexican passport. Gave her AP document and she took over to a co-worker to review. Made us nervous but everything was fine. almost nobody knows what AP is, so think of it as a "visa".

Coming back through customs made us nervous since it was different from what we had heard from friends and this forum. We had heard that our friends who traveled with citizen spouses went into different lines at US customs "citizens" and "visitors" and the DACA folks got stamped there and got through the line faster than the citizen spouses!

Current customs system, at least at O'hare: citizens and green card holders go in one line. It looks like they use some kind of computer system. Visas go in another line. The girl directing people to the lines didn't know what AP was. Told me to go in Visa line with husband since we were together and had same customs/agriculture form. We asked aeromexico for 2 forms since we are going in different lines and they said it's not necessary. Got up to the agent and the lady said we had to go to "the office" said he had AP. I was not too worried since I read here people went to a secondary office, chatted for a few mins, them boom their document was stamped.

When we walked back we were a little alarmed to see "the office" was a secondary waiting room filled with people of all nationalities. It was like the United Nations. No cell phones allowed or they yell at you. My poor mother in law was so worried when she had not heard from us. It was about an hour wait. I am not sure if it's always like that or if it was just a busy Sunday at O'hare. Every so often they'd come out, butcher an Asian name and 2 people would stand up, lol. Then another lady said some names, left passports and papers on the desk, people picked them up and left. Airline represenatives came by and told you where to find your luggage. This room and the wait was anxiety provoking. We tried to stay strong for each other and pretended we were okay but we were nervous. Finally a lady came out said my husband's first and middle name (the lady just before him had the same last name) when he went up to the counter she said "here you go kiddo". It was his passport, the AP document and a stamp that said "paroled, o'hare". a security guard looked at his document and passport and asked to see my US passport before we left the waiting area.

We breathed a HUGE sigh of relief and called our families.

Hubs brought paper to attorney next day. We have appt on 7-24 for the adjustment of status paperwork. Get ready to have $1200 for the government ready and however much you have to pay your attorney.

Hello Guys,

I am getting ready to fill out my form for advanced parole. I just recently had a doctor's letter sent to me from my country for my grandmother, who is sick and old.
I am visiting for humanitarian purposes to see her.

 I just wanted to know if I can translate the documents that are currently in Spanish on my own and send them or do I have to have them translated by someone else and also notarized?

I appreciate the response and good luck to all the ones who are getting ready to travel.

Thank you

Hello,

I got approved for travel with Humanitarian reasons via DACA.

I've got my two AP Documents, Mexican Passport and my Employment Autorization Card.

My question is, my work permit card says "not valid for re entry to the US" should I be concerned about that?

I'm leaving July 7 from Lax to Mex.

Your reply is much appreciated guys.

Thanks!

Hello everyone.
 I was an international student and I got married with my US citizen husband 1 year ago. I am waiting for my I 130 and I 485. I already had EAD & Travel Card, AP. My I-20 for school was terminated 2 months ago (after I got EAD&Travel document).
. I am now working part time at a nail salon. I am planning to travel back to Viet Nam to attend 1st anniversary of grandpa's death and visit my mom by AP. I really really want to come back to Viet Nam to visit them but Im so scared :(
Im so over thinking these days. One side, I want to go so bad but the other side Im scared that I can't go back to the US. ANY ADVICES?????? PLEASEEE. ARE THEY GONNA ASK ABOUT MY SCHOOL WHEN I COME TO THE AIRPORT? I'm living in Yakima, WA. So I will come to Seatac Airport after visiting Vietnam. Is there anyone experience this at Seatac aiport?

Hello Everyone,

I currently have Daca but i am planning on applying for Advance Parole for humanitarian reasons, My mom's Aunt is really sick and she was like a Grandmother to me, i recently lost my dad and was not able to attend his funeral I don't want the same thing that happened to my dad to happen to her and miss the chance to see her again. But am i risking it too much asking to go see her. Also I have never traveled specially in a plane, when do you have to show them your passport? when you board the plane in the US or when you board the plane in Mexico?

Any advice will be so helpful, I am so scared to even start paper work, I have 2 little girls and would be devastated if they don't let me back to my HOME (US) . Thank you.

My dad and I have an asylum case (I589) and our country is Egypt. My grandmother back home suffers from severe illness and we got approved for the advance parole, is it risky to go back to the country we are seeking asylum from even if we have a strong reason and we have the letter from her doctor. It expires in August and I need to leave within a week but we are too afraid they won't let me back in and I don't want that to happen because I have college to attend. Please help
Thank you