USCIS Issuing EAD Cards and Advance Parole on Separate Documents | Joseph & Hall P.C.

For over a decade, United States Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS) has usually issued advance parole (AP) on its employment authorization doc (EAD) for qualifying candidates who’re looking for adjustment of standing.  The EAD carried a notation on the backside indicating that it serves as advance parole, permitting the holder to reenter the USA following a visit overseas.

Now, purportedly in an effort to scale back rising EAD backlogs, USCIS is commonly sending EAD and AP documentation individually.  The EAD will nonetheless come within the type of a card however will say “not legitimate for reentry to U.S.”  The AP will come individually on an 8/5 x 11” sheet of paper with a photograph of the applicant.  The paper AP approval will should be introduced, together with the overseas passport, upon return to the U.S.  Under is a shopper flyer created by the American Immigration Legal professionals Affiliation inside additional clarification.