Advance Parole (I-131 Application for Advance Parole) must be obtained in the following circumstances:

• If you’ve been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
• If you have a pending application for Adjustment of Status to Permanent Resident
• If you have a pending application for relief under Section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act
• If you have a pending asylum application
• If you have a pending application for legalization

Advance Parole is permission to reenter the USA after traveling abroad.  If you are planning travel you need to plan ahead and allow at least 90 or more days for processing.  We link to the USCIS Update.