Non-Green Card Holders Warned: Get Permission Before Travel Overseas
Hardbeatnews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Oct. 11, 2006: Caribbean nationals who only have a temporary permit to live in the U.S. are being warned to get permission before making holiday plans to travel abroad.
The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service is reminding individuals with a pending application for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident, a pending asylum application, or an approved application for Temporary Protected Status, to obtain advance parole by filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document before traveling overseas.
Advance Parole is permission to re-enter the United States after traveling abroad in order to continue processing for adjustment of status or other benefits. Individuals must be approved for advance parole before leaving the United States. Travel outside of the United States without advance parole may result in serious consequences, including being unable to return to the United States and having pending immigration-related applications denied, immigration officials warn.
Processing times at service centers range from 90-150 days so applicants planning travel abroad should plan ahead due to the busy holiday travel season.
Note that under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, migrants who depart the United States after being unlawfully present in the United States for certain periods can be barred from admission to lawful permanent resident status, even if they have obtained advance parole. Those who have been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 180 days, but less than one year are inadmissible for three years; those who have been unlawfully present for a year or more are inadmissible for 10 years. – Hardbeatnews.com
