How long does it take USCIS to issue advance parole?

Biometrics are required for advance parole processing. Check with USCIS if you have not received it and whether the card was returned to USCIS as undeliverable.

Do not equate the two I-131 applications as the agency may be vetting your case for one reason or the other. Your inquiry should attempt to ascertain why the application was taking so long rather than comparing the two applications. Such an inquiry may provide you with more information than presumptions about why one application has been approved and why the second has not. Generally, a request about a biometrics appointment is rather an unusual. Try to schedule an Infopass meeting at the nearest USCIS office where you can meet and talk to the USCIS official(s) about your case.

The length of time it takes to issue an advance parole that you applied for on Form I-131 simply depends upon the backlog in the regional office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and a variety of subjective matters. In theory, it could be issued on the date you apply for it, but as a practical matter it normally takes at least four months and it can take much longer. It depends upon the time you are filing.

Call USCIS to inquire as to where it was sent, as it usually comes within a couple of days of the approval.

You should do an InfoPass appointment with your local USCIS office. Something is amiss here. If I-131 is approved, you should have received the card in the mail within weeks (not months) and biometrics should&#39ve already been processed before I-131 is adjudicated, not after approval.

You can use the 512 letter as the advance parole document.

Employment authorization (EAD) and travel permit (advance parole) will not be issued without the biometrics being done. Part of the $1,225 filing fee paid to the USCIS for I-485 filing includes an $85 biometric fee. USCIS contracts out the ASC appointment process and they have not been very good with sending out notices or keeping track of who has had the biometrics done. Because the ASC appointment should have issued within a month of filing, if you have not been issued such an appointment letter, your lawyer should contact USCIS and ask for the appointment ASAP. Your advance parole and EAD card should be issued within 90 days of biometrics being done.

It is 90 to 120 days.

Biometrics is required for adjustment of status. Usually, the biometrics is taken about 30 days after filing, but EAD and AP are taking longer than they used to. In the past, it was pretty much 90 days or less like clockwork, but now I have seen them take up to five months, and I have seen situations where one family member is approved and other one is still waiting several weeks or more longer. I know it&#39s hard, but please try to be patient.