Our client is a Ph.D. physicist and senior materials and conditioning engineer whose professional background combines advanced scientific training with specialized engineering experience. Our firm previously represented her in an EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition, which resulted in approval of her Form I-140 and allowed her to continue pursuing permanent residence through adjustment of status in the United States.
As her adjustment of status process moved forward, our firm also prepared and submitted Form I-131 to request Advance Parole. This application was an important part of managing her immigration process while her permanent residence application remained pending, providing a mechanism for international travel during the adjustment stage.
USCIS approved the Form I-131 application and granted Advance Parole. The approval provided our client with an authorized travel document that she could present when seeking parole into the United States following international travel, while continuing her adjustment of status process. Together with her previously approved EB-2 NIW petition and employment authorization, the Advance Parole approval represented another important step in her transition toward permanent residence.