Travel with expired advance parole
Dear sir,
My wife was living with me (Im a US citizen) in Florida for almost for two years and she had
a I-485 and I-130 petition pending aproval. They where filed in Florida.
Due to a family matter she travelled on 1/22/06 urgently to Colombia even though her ADVANCE PAROLE was
expired.
What should I do to bring her back to the USA?
Thank you
Arturo
Dear sir,
My wife was living with me (Im a US citizen) in Florida for almost for two years and she had
a I-485 and I-130 petition pending aproval. They where filed in Florida.
Due to a family matter she travelled on 1/22/06 urgently to Colombia even though her ADVANCE PAROLE was
expired.
What should I do to bring her back to the USA?
Thank you
Arturo
One should not travel with an expire AP. You will have hard time getting her back now. Probably it will be next to impossible.
In this case the best option is to contact a lawyer so he/she can give you an idea of what can be done or the process to follow. And then see if your case can be manage through Consular Processing. It is important to check if your wife never overstayed more than 180 days/ 1 year to avoid the bar of 3/10 years, if that is the case then you will have to apply for a waiver of a extreme hardship. Contact a lawyer, a valid one. You can check on AILA website to try to find one.
Good luck,
HI Arturo,
This is just a suggestion. You can fill up the form I-131 and sent it to the USCIS lockbox in Chicago, with relevant supporting documents, since she had an AP before so this one will be a renewal of the AP.
You should receive the AP in about 30-90 days. Then you can send this AP to your wife via FEDEX in Colombia. She can travel back to the US using it.
In my opinion this suggestion is not misleading the USCIS on any way. I think. Good Luck.
Adram