I am a conditional green card holder. Once I have completed my biometrics appointment for the reentry permit (Form I-131), can I leave the country before receiving an approval if I have noted on the form to have it sent to the country I will travel to?
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Ed Beshara
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou should only travel with the approval of your advance parole document.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, once you have done your biometrics, you can leave. Make sure the approved document will reach you, though.
BoBi Ahn
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, you can travel abroad before receiving the approval, after filing the re-entry permit/biometrics completed.
A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, your summary is correct.
Marko Issever
EB-5 Broker DealersYou can travel abroad since you already have a conditional green card as long as you do not plan to be away for more than six months. If you plan to be away for more than a year, you do need a re-entry permit. If that is the case, you should wait until your re-entry permit is issued.
Charles Foster
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, you can leave the country and be readmitted within six months or two years after a U.S. re-entry permit is issued.
Stephen Berman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, you can leave after taking the biometrics.
Hassan Elkhalil
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyWait until the I-131 is approved before you travel.
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