EAD/AP (Advanced Parole) combo card Quest. I am hoping to traveling to Lagos, Nigeria

[owodee]

Hello everyone. I have an EAD/AP (Advanced Parole) combo card and I am hoping to traveling to Nigeria in a few weeks. I have two questions

1. What are my options if for any reason I get denied entry to the US at port of entry? also what are my options if as I leave Nigeria, I am not allowed to board the plane. Could the travel officers in Nigeria not recognize the EAD/AP combo card as a valid travel document?

2. I have a question about unlawful presence in the US. I was initially on a H1. I applied for a change of status from a H1 to a B2 in September 2017. This B2 got approved in June 2018. The approval dates for the B2 are from 10/02/2018 - 04/01/2019. whilst the B2 was pending My wife and I applied for a green card through marriage in April 2018.

Is there any chance of my being held back, when trying to come in for unlawful presence in the US? Specifically with regards to my wait for approval of B2 status between September 2017 and April 2018

Any other tips on this process, docs to take on travel etc would be appreciated.

Thank you!

[newacct]

Hello everyone. I have an EAD/AP (Advanced Parole) combo card and I am hoping to traveling to Nigeria in a few weeks. I have two questions

1. What are my options if for any reason I get denied entry to the US at port of entry? also what are my options if as I leave Nigeria, I am not allowed to board the plane. Could the travel officers in Nigeria not recognize the EAD/AP combo card as a valid travel document?

2. I have a question about unlawful presence in the US. I was initially on a H1. I applied for a change of status from a H1 to a B2 in September 2017. This B2 got approved in June 2018. The approval dates for the B2 are from 10/02/2018 - 04/01/2019. whilst the B2 was pending My wife and I applied for a green card through marriage in April 2018.

Is there any chance of my being held back, when trying to come in for unlawful presence in the US? Specifically with regards to my wait for approval of B2 status between September 2017 and April 2018

Any other tips on this process, docs to take on travel etc would be appreciated.

Thank you!

1. I don't see any reason why you would be denied entry. But technically parole is at the discretion of the officer, so there is nothing you can do. I'm not sure if there's anything you can do if ignorant airline officers don't let you board.

2. First, you don't accrue "unlawful presence" while a COS application is pending, as yours was. Second, "unlawful presence" does not matter for AOS; it's being out of status that matters for AOS. Third, you had a pending COS, so you didn't fail to maintain status for the purposes of AOS.