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Please advise me about the I-131 form.

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#1
  • momo
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  • 2024/07/01 22:06

I am married to an American husband and am currently preparing to apply for a Green Card. The application fee has changed drastically since April of this year and the cost of the I-131 is over $600.00. We are trying to save money by preparing the application documents ourselves without an attorney. In order to save money, we are preparing the application documents ourselves without the use of an attorney. We have heard from our research that even if you have an I-131, you will be sent to a different room at immigration, and that it is not a guarantee of entry.
I can hold off on returning to Japan until I receive my Green Card, but one thing I am worried about is that if something happens to my family, I will not be able to return home. I am thinking of applying for an I-131 to have insurance for peace of mind, but even if I have this, will I be able to leave the U.S. in any case until the interview is over?
I am very confused because it costs $600.

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#2
  • こーの字
  • 2024/07/02 (Tue) 05:39
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I obtained a GC on an employment basis, but I re-entered the country twice during the GC process with an I-131 （ 2019, 2020 ).
On those occasions, I was taken to a separate room at the Honolulu airport and was only asked a few questions. The wait was long, about 45 minutes.

I think the reason it says that re-entry on I-131 is not guaranteed is because they sometimes do not allow applicants with special circumstances to re-enter the country at the water's edge.
If a person living a normal life cannot enter the country using I-131, I think the meaning of issuing this document itself would be lost.

I think $600 is a big expense, but if a family emergency happened and I could not return home immediately because of this, I would regret it.

I hope this helps.

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#3
  • こーの字
  • 2024/07/02 (Tue) 12:57
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Postscript.
reentry to us with advance parole reddit
You can look up the experience on the reddit and you will find that almost everyone has reentered with no problems.

I read somewhere that USCIS does not guarantee re-entry because immigration control is the purview of the CBP immigration officer, which is a separate department.

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#5
  • momo
  • 2024/07/03 (Wed) 19:14
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Koji
Thank you for your advice.
It was very helpful.
Thank you for sharing your experience.

Mr. A
Thank you for teaching me so much.
Here is the internet information.
You are right, I am worried and anxious when I am at the mercy of internet information. …
It seems that I-131 has been charged since this April.
Thanks for the advice.
I will check with USCIS.
Thank you very much for your kind advice.

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