Anna Whitty
May 25, 2025
Travel document
hello, what would you do?
I485 still processing at the Charleston field office. My daughter’s wedding is in January 2026 in South Africa. Would you wait for processing or would you apply for a travel document. IDK the processing time for a travel document. Both seem to be long. What is your advice?
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Kingsley BMay 28, 2025
@Anna Whitty Do you have status in the US? Are you doing an AOS? Or are you doing an application for your child under 21? Your case shows for a child under 21. Travel documents can be fast or very slow.
Anna WhittyMay 28, 2025
Hi Kingsley. The process on my profile is for my younger daughter in RSA. It has been issued and she will be joining us in the US soon. However, my I485 is still pending. Both I485 and I131 are soooo looong I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it to my oldest daughter’s wedding in RSA in Jan 2026. So I’m just asking what other people would do. saw today, that if you have an I485 pending the I131 I’d free and you can expedite if you haven’t heard anything 45 days before you travel. but who knows. just have to stay positive and patient.
