i-131 renewal with pending 485

[alienrayray]

Need to renew a 131 and 765 while 485 is still pending.

Do I need to send all the evidence and passport photos again? And what about these questions:

• A copy of an official photo identity document;
• Two identical passport-style photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of the filing of this application;
• A copy of any document showing your current status in the United States;
• Evidence that your trip is for educational, employment, or humanitarian purposes;
• An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuance of an advance parole document;
• A copy of a USCIS receipt as evidence that you filed the adjustment application, if you are an applicant for adjustment of status; and
• A copy of the U.S. consular appointment letter, if you are traveling to Canada to apply for an immigrant visa.

I don't recall sending those last time, and I thought you were allowed to get AP for any reasons, not just Educational, Employment, or Humanitarian reasons. Do I need to send a letter saying what the 131 is for? Like to visit or for medical treatment?

[newacct]

AOS applicants do not need to provide any purpose or explanation. The I-131 instructions says:

If you are in the United States, you must attach:
(1) A copy of any document issued to you by USCIS showing your present status, if any, in the United States; and
(2) An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuance of an Advance Parole
Document; or
(3) If you are an applicant for adjustment of status, a copy of a USCIS receipt as evidence that you filed the
adjustment application; or
(4) If you are traveling to Canada to apply for an immigrant visa, a copy of the U.S. consular appointment letter;
or
(5) If USCIS has deferred action in your case under DACA, [...]

See the "or"s, which means that any one of them is enough. So as long as you attach a copy of the I-485 receipt, you don't need any of the items 2, 4, or 5.