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AP experience 6-23 to 6-26
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.
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.
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