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Nica

 Number of posts: 1026 Age: 52 Location: Nashville Say Whatever: Yes We Did! My Mood:  Points: 663 Registration date: 2008-04-01
 | Subject: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:36 am | |
| Advanced Parole is an option that people on the expiring TPS may what to consider. It would allow those who are actually forced to depart to be able to enter. The link below has what looks to be some useful nfo:
http://www.hooyou.com/advanceparole/index.html Advance Parole Advance Parole is a document that allows certain aliens to re-enter the United States without an immigrant visa or non-immigrant visa after traveling abroad. Such aliens must be granted Advance Parole before leaving the United States. If they have not obtained Advance Parole prior to traveling abroad, they may not be permitted to re-enter the United States upon their return without obtaining some kind of visa. There are two main functions of an Advance Parole: 1) It enables an alien to come back to the U.S. after traveling abroad without having to obtain a visa to enter the U.S., 2) It preserves the pending Adjustment of Status or certain protected status that the alien has filed. Indeed, if an alien files for Adjustment of Status and then enters the U.S, on a visa instead of an Advanced Parole, the pending I-485 or a protected status may be considered as abandoned. For instance, an applicant for Adjustment of Status who leaves the U.S. and re-enters on a non-immigrant visa such as F-1 will generally be considered to have abandoned his/her adjustment application. The single exception to this rule applies to H-1 and L-1 holders, and will be discussed in a chapter below. Normally, an interview is not required for the Advance Parole application. USCIS Service Centers and/or local offices will mail the Advance Parole directly either to the applicants or to their attorney after reviewing the materials received and approving the application. However, as a part of the recently heightened security measures, some local offices have changed the regular Advance Parole application procedure. Who is eligible for Advance Parole? Aliens in the United States may apply for Advance Parole if they have:
- An application for adjustment of status pending;
- Been admitted as a refugee or have been granted asylum;
- Been granted benefits under the Family Unity Program;
- Been granted Temporary Protected Status;
- An asylum application pending; or
- An emergent personal or bona fide reason to travel temporarily abroad.
Aliens in the United States are not eligible for Advance Parole if they are:
- In the United States without a valid immigration status;
- An exchange alien subject to the foreign residence requirement;
- The beneficiary of a private bill; or
- Under removal proceedings.
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Nica

 Number of posts: 1026 Age: 52 Location: Nashville Say Whatever: Yes We Did! My Mood:  Points: 663 Registration date: 2008-04-01
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:19 am | |
| This link has detailed info on the application process. The fee is high at 300-350.00 to have a lawyer or legal service file for you. But the application is free for refugees. It is downloadable from USCIS-United States Citizenship Immigration Services
Application Process http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/adjustmentofstatus/application.html#fee
Download Form I-131: http://www.immihelp.com/forms/showform.do?form=i-131 http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/form_i130.html?gclid=CLyjweOLrZkCFRufnAodr0fEJw
Direct Filing Addresses: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=1d17aca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD |
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gadyu

 Number of posts: 2243 Location: Watanga, Minnesota Say Whatever: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the tru My Mood:  Points: 292 Registration date: 2008-04-10
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:06 am | |
| What if the DED or TPS has expired? Does Advanced Parole apply in this case? |
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Nica

 Number of posts: 1026 Age: 52 Location: Nashville Say Whatever: Yes We Did! My Mood:  Points: 663 Registration date: 2008-04-01
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:26 am | |
| | gadyu wrote: | | What if the DED or TPS has expired? Does Advanced Parole apply in this case? |
An individual can not apply gor Advance Parole if they are in the U.S illegally. It must be applied for before leaving the U.S. Once TPS or DED expires, those individuals are considered as residing illegally in the U.S.
People need to get those applications in before the expiration date. It will at least ensure that they will able to acquire a visa for return at a later date. This is something that should have been done before the twelfth hour. But it is still a small open window wth some light in it. The best and more desirable solution would be amnesty or permanent status for these individuals. We should all pray for that. But waiting around with no action crazy.
A foreign national who was unlawfully present within the US for 12 months or less and is deported is barred from applying for reentry for 3 years. A foreign national who was unlawfully present within the US for more than 12 months and is deported is barred from applying for reentry for 10 years. |
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gadyu

 Number of posts: 2243 Location: Watanga, Minnesota Say Whatever: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the tru My Mood:  Points: 292 Registration date: 2008-04-10
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:54 am | |
| So, when they get the advanced parole, what do they do then? |
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Nica

 Number of posts: 1026 Age: 52 Location: Nashville Say Whatever: Yes We Did! My Mood:  Points: 663 Registration date: 2008-04-01
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:08 am | |
| | gadyu wrote: | | So, when they get the advanced parole, what do they do then? |
It only insures that they can return when their status or other circumstances change. They only have 13 days before they will all become illegals and facing removal. It is not likely at this point that they will all be given a last minute deprive. Without Advance Parole they have little to no hope of returning.
It is possible (hopeful) that the removals will not take place immediately. I believe Advanced Parole will give them some protection from incarceration in the interim. It is not a solution but a safeguard against an already dreadful situation being made even more hopeless. |
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gadyu

 Number of posts: 2243 Location: Watanga, Minnesota Say Whatever: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the tru My Mood:  Points: 292 Registration date: 2008-04-10
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:27 am | |
| Advanced Parole cannot help people on DED at this time. The reason is that they are not thinking of traveling at all. The Advanced Parole is for people who are on such designations and want to travel. But since the designation is expiring, and they are not in an adjustment of status stage, and may not be traveling nor need to travel, AP cannot help at all at all.... |
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bellah

 Number of posts: 1571 Say Whatever: \ Points: 3217 Registration date: 2008-04-03
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:45 pm | |
| TPS will be extended mehn so nobody should worry. Hope that people on TPS will try to adjust their status and stop waiting for another extension...Their future is in their own hand yah..However Nica thanks for the info on AP.. |
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gadyu

 Number of posts: 2243 Location: Watanga, Minnesota Say Whatever: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the tru My Mood:  Points: 292 Registration date: 2008-04-10
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:53 pm | |
| Bellah, you acking just like real Baccus man, the question here is about AP, not if TPS will be extended....lol You want join the chorus of "It will be extended" so if it is, you can gain votes in the next ULAA elections? lmao |
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Traveller

 Number of posts: 1145 Points: 562 Registration date: 2008-04-24
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:55 pm | |
| Bellah, people on TPS cannot just get up and go adjust their status. Its doesn't work like that. |
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bellah

 Number of posts: 1571 Say Whatever: \ Points: 3217 Registration date: 2008-04-03
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:15 pm | |
| | Traveller wrote: | | Bellah, people on TPS cannot just get up and go adjust their status. Its doesn't work like that. |
They have a lot of option to venture in under immigration law mehn. I was on TPS too and i got tire with this extension limbo and found a way bro. So it is left with them to free themsef in this country of opportunity yah Traveller........... |
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bellah

 Number of posts: 1571 Say Whatever: \ Points: 3217 Registration date: 2008-04-03
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:20 pm | |
| | gadyu wrote: | Bellah, you acking just like real Baccus man, the question here is about AP, not if TPS will be extended....lol You want join the chorus of "It will be extended" so if it is, you can gain votes in the next ULAA elections? lmao |
Gadyu, it is not baccus business but our people willlingness to navigate thru immigration policy and procedure and free themsef............. |
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Traveller

 Number of posts: 1145 Points: 562 Registration date: 2008-04-24
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:21 am | |
| | bellah wrote: | | They have a lot of option to venture in under immigration law mehn. I was on TPS too and i got tire with this extension limbo and found a way bro. So it is left with them to free themsef in this country of opportunity yah Traveller........... |
Well my brother if you think that people are just being lazy and not trying to avail themselves of opportunities to adjust their status, then the battle is lost. Not everyone can easily get student visa, or employment visa, or marry and American, or any of the number of "options" that are out there. |
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gadyu

 Number of posts: 2243 Location: Watanga, Minnesota Say Whatever: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the tru My Mood:  Points: 292 Registration date: 2008-04-10
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:53 am | |
| Traveller, ask the man how he freed himself and let him tell you. Maybe the man had one of those shotgun thingies.....lol |
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Nica

 Number of posts: 1026 Age: 52 Location: Nashville Say Whatever: Yes We Did! My Mood:  Points: 663 Registration date: 2008-04-01
 | Subject: Re: TPS- Apply for Advanced Parole Immediately. Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:06 am | |
| | gadyu wrote: | Advanced Parole cannot help people on DED at this time. The reason is that they are not thinking of traveling at all. The Advanced Parole is for people who are on such designations and want to travel. But since the designation is expiring, and they are not in an adjustment of status stage, and may not be traveling nor need to travel, AP cannot help at all at all.... |
That is not quite correct: Having a pending change of status app. is not the only eligibility factor. http://www.hooyou.com/advanceparole/who.html
Who is eligible for Advance Parole? Aliens in the United States may apply for Advance Parole if they have:
- An application for adjustment of status pending;
- Been admitted as a refugee or have been granted asylum;
- Been granted benefits under the Family Unity Program;
- Been granted Temporary Protected Status;
- An asylum application pending; or
- An emergent personal or bona fide reason to travel temporarily abroad.
In researching further, I find that the application must be accepted before the applicant leaves the country. The time factor here seems to be the greatest obstacle here for TPS recipients facing removal as of March 31, 2009 to obtaining Advance Parole.
Time has formerly been on the side of displaced Liberians residing here, for that extension was made more than once, and TPS was extended for the longest period to Liberians...longer than any other group. But Time is now the enemy.
I may be naive... stupid sef...but I can't understand why pepo ain try to research and grab on to the levers for attaining permanent status in all that time...20 years. The levers existed. I certainly understand the U.S not making permanent status readly available and attainable by the entire group of TPS recipients. Chay...it is the nature of the beast.
Have we (Liberians) not now become our own enemy more so than Time or Politics, by waiting all these years for America to do the right thing without trying to the right thing ourselves?
I still remain optimistic like Bellah, that America will do the right thing in the twelfth hour. The right thing is not just another extension, but extending access to permanent status to the Liberian people.
....but...Why Should We Trust In Politicians???
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