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I was wondering if anyone has any advice on my situation:
-married to US citizen, live together in Los Angeles, and will be filing concurrent adjustment of status / petition for alien relative (Chicago lockbox)
-hold O-1 (artist's visa) valid through end of 2019
-returning to Europe in late December for Christmas, to see family
-going on honeymoon to Europe at end of July 2019
What course of action would get my advanced parole document the fastest, so I don't have to abandon plans home for Christmas, or my honeymoon?
-Is there a way to know how long recent cases have taken to get Advanced Parole for concurrent filing from LA / sending to Chicago lockbox? Or do cases, regardless where you live, get dispersed around the country to various processing centers, making it impossible to predict, until being designated a center?
-Should I file in early August (giving 4 1/2 months for the Advanced Parole document to arrive before Christmas)? Or is that totally unreasonable?
-Should I file in early January (giving 5 1/2 months for the Advanced Parole document to arrive before our honeymoon)? Or is that also pie in the sky in today's climate of extended processing times? I have also heard that filing too close after re-entering the US raises red flags.
-Would it help to just clearly state my travel needs in my cover letter while filing concurrently, stating that I plan to leave in December? Would they honor my request and expedite Advanced Parole earlier? Is there some argument to be made that Christmas is a religious holiday, etc.?
-Another thought I have is just applying as soon as possible, and then if I don't get the Advanced Parole document in time, going into my local USCIS office in LA and petitioning for an emergency Advanced Parole document - though I'm not sure it constitutes an emergency in their book.
-Do I need to apply for the EAD (if I have a valid O-1 / work visa through 2019 so I can work on while my green card is pending)? Will not applying for the EAD somehow speed up them issuing my Advanced Parole document?
Thank you in advance!
-married to US citizen, live together in Los Angeles, and will be filing concurrent adjustment of status / petition for alien relative (Chicago lockbox)
-hold O-1 (artist's visa) valid through end of 2019
-returning to Europe in late December for Christmas, to see family
-going on honeymoon to Europe at end of July 2019
What course of action would get my advanced parole document the fastest, so I don't have to abandon plans home for Christmas, or my honeymoon?
-Is there a way to know how long recent cases have taken to get Advanced Parole for concurrent filing from LA / sending to Chicago lockbox? Or do cases, regardless where you live, get dispersed around the country to various processing centers, making it impossible to predict, until being designated a center?
-Should I file in early August (giving 4 1/2 months for the Advanced Parole document to arrive before Christmas)? Or is that totally unreasonable?
-Should I file in early January (giving 5 1/2 months for the Advanced Parole document to arrive before our honeymoon)? Or is that also pie in the sky in today's climate of extended processing times? I have also heard that filing too close after re-entering the US raises red flags.
-Would it help to just clearly state my travel needs in my cover letter while filing concurrently, stating that I plan to leave in December? Would they honor my request and expedite Advanced Parole earlier? Is there some argument to be made that Christmas is a religious holiday, etc.?
-Another thought I have is just applying as soon as possible, and then if I don't get the Advanced Parole document in time, going into my local USCIS office in LA and petitioning for an emergency Advanced Parole document - though I'm not sure it constitutes an emergency in their book.
-Do I need to apply for the EAD (if I have a valid O-1 / work visa through 2019 so I can work on while my green card is pending)? Will not applying for the EAD somehow speed up them issuing my Advanced Parole document?
Thank you in advance!
