Applied for AP to Canada
 

Well... I'm finally going to do it. Wish me luck.

I applied under the educational category, to attend a symposium that'll help me with my undergraduate studies at school.

Update 8/28/15:

Just adding some information about my case.
USCIS received Form I-131 Aug 19
Canada Received Visa Request Aug 18
Canada request passport Aug 25
Canada LA Visa Processing Center received Passport Aug 27
Canada notified me of incomplete application packet Aug 27 - Forgot to send return airway bill
Canada received notification of payment for airway bill Aug 27

Update 8/31/15:

Canada - Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the VAC
(The VAC, Visa Application Center, is the place I sent my passport to, I suppose it's on its way back there in order to then be shipped back to me)


Update 9/2/15:

Canada - Passport in transit to applicant (me) Sep 1
Received passport with Canadian Visa good for nearly a year Sep 2


Update 9/16/15:

Received notification of USCIS Approval - Document mailed to me Sep 15
From start to approval - 27 days


Update 9/19/15:

Received AP Travel Documents Sep 18
Everything is set to go



Update 10/1/15:

Leave to Canada Sep 25
Return to the US Sep 30

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

nice! let us know how everything goes! I am actually debating on visiting Poland my home country for a humanitarian reason because my grandma is very sick :( but I would still be pretty nervous to do so! so let me know when you wanted to leave and for how long you would stay in Canada for! and by plane or Car? Thank you!

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

Skycap good luck. do you have a visa for canada yet? what was the turn around time for that?

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

Hey, I just sent my application last week too for educational purpose also. It is to attend a conference (in an Asian country) that is related to my graduate studies.

Best of luck!

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

I've added some updates about my case to my original post.

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

Hey guys,

I got my passport back today. What I thought would be a stamp turned out to be a full page dedicated to the Canadian Visa that was issued to me. They gave me a multiple entry Visa that is good for just under a year, until June - A day before my passport expires, which makes sense. It looks super official, lol.

I'm still waiting on the AP document... Really hoping they get back to me soon, as the flights and hotels have been booked.

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

Ok, so I just wrote this whole giant response and it didn't post!! So here I'm again :)

Anywho, I just came back from Canada with AP.
I used it for educational purposes and received approval fairly quickly with in 5weeks. Before traveling to Canada I had to apply for eTA (my country of citizenship does not require visa, part of European union). Upon entering to Canada, the officer asked me the reason for my travels and what status I hold in US (daca), I answered the questions and was welcomed in.
When returning, before I was able to check in for my flight, I was asked to apply for ESTA, similar as eTA for Canada, but ESTA is for the states, took a few minutes. Please check online. After checking in for the flight, my husband (usc) who traveled with me filled out a declaration. Next, before even security line, we walked into US customs corridors, the US customs are at the Canadian airport. The cbp officer looked over my husbands passport and mine, I also gave him two APs and my ead card. He looked it over, asked for my fingerprints and escorted me into secondary screening room. There another officer asked me to fill out white paper (which later was stapled into my passport). The officer did not ask me a single question, she just kept on typing things and staring at the computer (sweat was pouring out of me, slowly very slowly). She then took a stamp and proceeded to stamp both my APs and white paper with paroled stamp. Then she asked if I'm going to adjust my status, out of nervousness and sweatiness i said "not at the moment", she said "not at the moment?", so i said, "I don't know", meanwhile kicking my self in my imaginary balls!
The stamp says:
Paroled
Until
Purpose
Mine ended up saying
Paroled
Until - september 2016
Purpose - aos
She gathered my documents, returned them to me and said I'm free to go. From there we went through security, boarded our flight and la des home, the flight is treated as domestic once you pass customs in Canada.

Hoping this help, if you have more questions, please do ask. Good luck!

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

I've got a few questions.

What was your AP timeline?
And also, what is the correct response when they ask you if you're going to adjust status?

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

My AP was approved for one month, although I asked for 6 days (to accommodate traveling). Regarding what's the right answer, I'm not sure, my lawyer told me to tell the officer that I will adjust eventually, however, not at the moment due to my studies. You can check with your lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the cbp officers are aware of the daca/ap/aos situation.

Re: Applied forAP to Canada
 

P.S. The "white paper" that is stapled in my passport is I-94 (proof of legal entry into U.S. And mine is valid for entire year, assuming it will take a year to adjust).