Moin

My H1-b visa is expired but my I-485 is pending and based on that I
have got my advance parole document approved. I am planning on going
to Karachi, Pakistan for a week and I am confident that I would not
have a problem at the Port of Entry in US, but I have heard that the
airport officers at Karachi are not familiar with this Advance Parole
document - they just insist on a visa. Has anybody recently travelled
to Pakistan and came back to USA using Advance Parole? Is there any
additional documentation that can be shown to the officers in the
foreign airport that the Advance Parole is a genuine travel document
just like a visa?

Thanks

Zoltrix

dont worry, mate. I also thought no way they'd let me back in based
on such a flimsy piece of paper but they, don't worry. Go in peace


On 24 Nov 2004 20:35:20 -0800, [email protected] (Moin) wrote:

    >My H1-b visa is expired but my I-485 is pending and based on that I
    >have got my advance parole document approved. I am planning on going
    >to Karachi, Pakistan for a week and I am confident that I would not
    >have a problem at the Port of Entry in US, but I have heard that the
    >airport officers at Karachi are not familiar with this Advance Parole
    >document - they just insist on a visa. Has anybody recently travelled
    >to Pakistan and came back to USA using Advance Parole? Is there any
    >additional documentation that can be shown to the officers in the
    >foreign airport that the Advance Parole is a genuine travel document
    >just like a visa?
    >Thanks

Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email

That problem is not limited to Pakistan, but can happen at any airport.
Fortunately, airlines tend to be a bit better organized than government
agencies, and if the check-in agent isn't familiar with the document,
they can call a supervisor, and eventually the airline's legal department.

That said, Advance Parole by now should be familiar to far more airlines
than just a few years ago. It used to be a very rare document, but
nowadays, it is used reasonably frequently.

Moin wrote:
    > My H1-b visa is expired but my I-485 is pending and based on that I
    > have got my advance parole document approved. I am planning on going
    > to Karachi, Pakistan for a week and I am confident that I would not
    > have a problem at the Port of Entry in US, but I have heard that the
    > airport officers at Karachi are not familiar with this Advance Parole
    > document - they just insist on a visa. Has anybody recently travelled
    > to Pakistan and came back to USA using Advance Parole? Is there any
    > additional documentation that can be shown to the officers in the
    > foreign airport that the Advance Parole is a genuine travel document
    > just like a visa?
    >
    > Thanks


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Agresao

I was quite surprised one month ago, that no member of the Northwest
Airlines crew on the flight from Amsterdam to Seattle knew anything
about advance parole. The check-in people knew about it though.

Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<WdCpd.128431$cJ3.124957@fed1read06>...
    > That problem is not limited to Pakistan, but can happen at any airport.
    > Fortunately, airlines tend to be a bit better organized than government
    > agencies, and if the check-in agent isn't familiar with the document,
    > they can call a supervisor, and eventually the airline's legal department.
    >
    > That said, Advance Parole by now should be familiar to far more airlines
    > than just a few years ago. It used to be a very rare document, but
    > nowadays, it is used reasonably frequently.
    >
    > Moin wrote:
    > > My H1-b visa is expired but my I-485 is pending and based on that I
    > > have got my advance parole document approved. I am planning on going
    > > to Karachi, Pakistan for a week and I am confident that I would not
    > > have a problem at the Port of Entry in US, but I have heard that the
    > > airport officers at Karachi are not familiar with this Advance Parole
    > > document - they just insist on a visa. Has anybody recently travelled
    > > to Pakistan and came back to USA using Advance Parole? Is there any
    > > additional documentation that can be shown to the officers in the
    > > foreign airport that the Advance Parole is a genuine travel document
    > > just like a visa?
    > >
    > > Thanks
    >
    >
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    > Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I encourage
    > everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than relying on usenet
    > newsgroups.
    >
    > Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under construction)
    >
    > My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for spam protection. See
    > my Web site for information on how to contact me.
    >
    > Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my Web site
    > http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.