H1B to Marriage Based Greencard

[prajwalagurram]

Hi,

My H1B expires in the end of August and will have to travel to India in May/June.

Is it recommended to apply for green card i-485 (Spouse is US citizen), get the travel document and travel outside the country or go to India on my H1B and get the stamping?
How long does the travel document take to arrive?
Looking for a safer way to do this.

Thanks in Advance.

[Enub4]

You can expect the travel document to take more than 6 months.

[denithedreamers]

EAD/AP would take at least 5 months to get. Note that if you're filing I-485 and leave the country without AP, you're forfeiting your I-485 and have to start again.

[newacct]

EAD/AP would take at least 5 months to get. Note that if you're filing I-485 and leave the country without AP, you're forfeiting your I-485 and have to start again.

Not in this case. Someone with H1b/H4/L1/L2 status right before they leave and who returns on the same type of visa does not abandon a pending I-485, even if they do not have AP.