I’m an EB‑5 investor with a temporary green card, and I just learned about the recent USCIS alert explaining that any departure from the U.S. using Advance Parole now counts as a departure. I am concerned that I may have unknowingly been unlawfully present at some point due to my extensive travel to and from my home country, where my parents still reside. I started traveling before applying for the visa, first as a master’s student and then as an H-1B visa holder. After the H-1B ended and I transitioned to EB-5, I increased my stays to 3 months once I obtained the AP and EAD approvals. I would like to know if I have unknowingly accrued unlawful presence in any way.
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Daniel A Zeft
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