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When can I travel internationally after my I-131 biometrics appointment?

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?

Answers

• Ed Beshara

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on November 11, 2019

  You should only travel with the approval of your advance parole document.

• Bernard P Wolfsdorf

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 21, 2019

  Yes, once you have done your biometrics, you can leave. Make sure the approved document will reach you, though.

• BoBi Ahn

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 7, 2019

  Yes, you can travel abroad before receiving the approval, after filing the re-entry permit/biometrics completed.

• Hassan Elkhalil

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  Wait until the I-131 is approved before you travel.

• Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  Yes, you can leave after the biometrics appointment.

• Stephen Berman

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  Yes, you can leave after taking the biometrics.

• Lynne Feldman

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  Immediately.

• Charles Foster

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  Yes, you can leave the country and be readmitted within six months or two years after a U.S. re-entry permit is issued.

• Marko Issever

  EB-5 Broker Dealer

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  You 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.

• A Olusanjo Omoniyi

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on October 4, 2019

  Yes, your summary is correct.