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Hello All,
What a great forum this is! It's truly wonderful how helpful this community is throughout such stressful processes for many people. Thank you all so much for your valuable and selfless input.
Was wondering if anyone might offer advice or suggestions on my unique situation:
FACTS:
-married to US citizen, live together in Los Angeles, and will be filing concurrent adjustment of status / petition for alien relative (sending to 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
In short, I am wondering what course of action would get my advanced parole document the quickest, so I don't have to abandon my plans to go home for Christmas, or my honeymoon.
RELATED QUESTIONS / THOUGHTS:
-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 all so much in advance for your knowledge and support!
What a great forum this is! It's truly wonderful how helpful this community is throughout such stressful processes for many people. Thank you all so much for your valuable and selfless input.
Was wondering if anyone might offer advice or suggestions on my unique situation:
FACTS:
-married to US citizen, live together in Los Angeles, and will be filing concurrent adjustment of status / petition for alien relative (sending to 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
In short, I am wondering what course of action would get my advanced parole document the quickest, so I don't have to abandon my plans to go home for Christmas, or my honeymoon.
RELATED QUESTIONS / THOUGHTS:
-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 all so much in advance for your knowledge and support!
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