ADVANCE PAROLE/RE-ENTRY PERMIT


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ADVANCE PAROLE/RE-ENTRY PERMIT

Non U.S. citizens may need permission to return to the U.S. after traveling abroad. Advance parole and re-entry permits are travel documents.

Advance parole is required by people traveling abroad, and is generally sought by persons who have applied to adjust status to permanent resident; asylum applicants; persons "paroled" into the U.S.; and persons with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Advance parole must be applied for before leaving the country. If you fail to do so, you will be considered to have abandoned your application with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service, and may not be permitted to return. (Note: this requirement does not apply to people who have applied to adjust status to permanent resident and are maintaining H-1 status (temporary workers in specialty occupations) or L-1 status (intra-company transferees) or their dependents in H-4 or L-2 status.

Reentry permits are required by permanent or conditional residents who wish to remain outside the U.S. for more than one year, but no more than two years. Please note that an absence of more than one year will break the period of continuous residence required to become a U.S. citizen, even if a reentry permit is issued.

Please contact our law firm if you have any questions.

[Note: Please consult with an attorney specializing in Immigration & Nationality law for professional advice in specific situations.]

Ajay K. Arora, Esq., is a prominent member of the Immigration & Nationality bar in New York City and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He may be contacted at (212)268-3580.