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Dec 4, 2024
My Experience traveling with Advance Parole
Just a little background of my case, my vawa was approved February 2024, got 1st rfe for medical and birth certificate, 2nd rfe for I-864w. I also got NOID which I have responded to. Unfortunately I lost my father and burial was going to take place end of November. I was a bit scared from all what people have been saying about not to travel but I knew nothing in this world would hold me back from been at my father’s funeral, he gave me all the love, care, attention till he took his final breath. I travelled home(Nigeria) and came back on Monday through JFK. The officer that inspected me was very nice, he told me because of my AP, I will go through a second inspection. He said all is okay but they just have to do it. He took me to the room and told me to have a seat. There were quite a number of people in the room also waiting with few officers attending to us ( maybe because it was late, around 7:30pm EST). When it got to my turn, the officer just called my name and handed over my passport and AP. No question was asked, absolutely nothing. The whole process was seamless. I’m encouraging you to travel if you want to. most especially if it’s for something significant like what I went for, in my case, my father’s burial cannot be done twice, after burial is remembrance which is quite different. If you feel you might be in deportation proceeding, call the number they have online, you only need your alien number to be sure. once that is cleared, and you know you don’t have any criminal record, I want to believe you are good to go. And please let’s stop instigating fears in people, if you don’t have the experience, don’t share it like it happened to you. sometimes people cook up stories just to scare others and when it comes to time and events, not all can be replaced when it’s lost. I pray God sees us through our immigration journey and make our settlement quick so our heart doesn’t get weak and frail from too much stress.
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