Posted by: ohio February 16, 2016
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You need to carry the following documents to your nearest field office for Emergency AP Request.
1. Emergency Advance Parole Request Letter- Write the formal letter maintaining your current status (TPS Pending) with the date you have filed the application and the emergency reason for your visit with your signature and date at the bottom.
2. Original Passport, Driving License/ State ID, SSN (If applicable)
3. Employment Authorization Document (If you have already received from USCIS)
4. Copy of Bio metrics Appointment Letter (If you do not have the Bio metrics letter, you might have to take bio metrics again.)
5. I-765- Application of Employment Authorization Receipt
6. I-821- Application of Temporary Protected Status Receipt
7. Recent I-94 and Travel History ( Print it from https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html)
8. Travel Itineary (Ticket Reservation Copy)
9. Medical Letter from Doctor in the Hospital Letter Head
10. 2-Passport size photos (Take it from Costco/ CVS/Walgreen)
Carry all these documents and explain your situation calmly to the immigration officer, you should be fine. Technically, you can travel now too because your H4 visa status is still valid.
It is not true that every TPS holder requires AP to travel.
For example- A person in H1 with TPS can travel on his/her valid H1B visa and does not necessarily require AP. TPS and H1/F1 are completely two different universe. One will enter into the grey area once the TPS EAD is being used. Until TPS EAD is used, both the status remain active.
Below is the extract I copied from- http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/adjustmentofstatus/eadap-hl.html
"Just receiving an EAD/AP does not change the non-immigrant status in any way, and he/she is still on H or L status; thus, the person is either in EAD/AP status or in H/L status. As long as a person maintains an H/L status (H/L status not expired, H1/L1 holders working only for their sponsoring employer, and H4/L2 holders not working at all), he/she can travel outside the U.S. and come back without the need for advanced parole even after applying for an adjustment of status."
You need to carry the following documents to your nearest field office for Emergency AP Request.
1. Emergency Advance Parole Request Letter- Write the formal letter maintaining your current status (TPS Pending) with the date you have filed the application and the emergency reason for your visit with your signature and date at the bottom.
2. Original Passport, Driving License/ State ID, SSN (If applicable)
3. Employment Authorization Document (If you have already received from USCIS)
4. Copy of Bio metrics Appointment Letter (If you do not have the Bio metrics letter, you might have to take bio metrics again.)
5. I-765- Application of Employment Authorization Receipt
6. I-821- Application of Temporary Protected Status Receipt
7. Recent I-94 and Travel History ( Print it from https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/consent.html)
8. Travel Itineary (Ticket Reservation Copy)
9. Medical Letter from Doctor in the Hospital Letter Head
10. 2-Passport size photos (Take it from Costco/ CVS/Walgreen)
Carry all these documents and explain your situation calmly to the immigration officer, you should be fine. Technically, you can travel now too because your H4 visa status is still valid.
It is not true that every TPS holder requires AP to travel.
For example- A person in H1 with TPS can travel on his/her valid H1B visa and does not necessarily require AP. TPS and H1/F1 are completely two different universe. One will enter into the grey area once the TPS EAD is being used. Until TPS EAD is used, both the status remain active.
Below is the extract I copied from- http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/adjustmentofstatus/eadap-hl.html
"Just receiving an EAD/AP does not change the non-immigrant status in any way, and he/she is still on H or L status; thus, the person is either in EAD/AP status or in H/L status. As long as a person maintains an H/L status (H/L status not expired, H1/L1 holders working only for their sponsoring employer, and H4/L2 holders not working at all), he/she can travel outside the U.S. and come back without the need for advanced parole even after applying for an adjustment of status."