Gina Rodriguez, what if I get my GC mailed to me, will be let in using the GC?

my best advice is whatever it is that’s making travel if it’s not life threatening please stay until you get your papers…

@Gina Rodriguez why cant a person enter back to the usa with their valid advance parole if/when their green card application got approved while they were overseas?

Returning from Overseas Trip After I-485 Approved. If the I-485 is approved while the applicant is outside the U.S., the first hurdle to overcome is usually presenting a valid document to the airline in order to board a U.S.-bound flight. This process normally is the same as it would have been if the I-485 were still pending. For instance, if the person has a valid AP document, the airline typically will accept this as a valid document for immigration purposes. Or, if the person was in a qualifying nonimmigrant status, such as H1B, upon leaving the U.S., the individual can present a valid H1B visa “stamp” and approved H1B petition to board the flight. Admission at U.S. POE Upon arrival at the U.S. POE, the AP document or one of the previously discussed qualifying nonimmigrant visas (e.g., H1B, H-4, L-1) can be presented to the CBP officer to request admission. But, if the I-485 applicant is aware that his/her green card was approved during the overseas trip, the individual should advise the CBP officer of this at the POE. CBP Procedures for Permanent Residents If a permanent resident (i.e., “green card” holder) does not have proper proof of that status – as is typically the case when a green card is issued while the applicant is overseas – the CBP officer has several options. The officer may waive the documentary requirements and allow the individual to enter as a permanent resident. Alternatively, the CBP office may “parole” the person into the United States for purposes of a deferred inspection. Deferred inspection in a case like this means that the individual will be required to return to a CBP deferred inspection location at a later time to provide documentation of permanent resident status and to complete the POE processing as a permanent resident.

@Gina Rodriguez it was published by one of the law firms I worked with. Yeah, the work permit and the travel document are not longer valid once u get your greencard, but there are always exceptions because green card approvals happen at random times but people have to go on with their life and travel if it is necessary. So there's a way to get back in if that situation happens. Here's the link: https://www.murthy.com/2014/05/26/i-485-approval-during-international-travel-2/#:~:text=If%20the%20I%2D485%20is,I%2D485%20were%20still%20pending.

@Abdil Malik... you nailed it 👍