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Can I travel outside the U.S. while my marriage-based green card is processing?

Travel is typically only safe after Advance Parole is approved.

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Travel may be allowed, but only with proper authorization. Most applicants must receive Advance Parole before leaving the United States. Traveling without approval can result in the application being considered abandoned by USCIS.

Answer by David Joseph Rozas

David Rozas is an experienced criminal and immigration lawyer and one of the founding partners of Rozas & Rozas Law Firm. He has been with the firm since 2004, joining his brother, Greg in practice. David concentrates his law practice on criminal defense and immigration.