Hello,

Has anyone traveled with an emergency AP provided directly from a field office?

My grandmother is extremely sick and I decided to apply for emergency Advanced Parole for humanitarian reasons through a field office. I scheduled an infopass and brought my application, filling fee, supporting documents including her medical report and my request was granted immediately. However, the travel document they provided is different from the AP documentation I've seen from people who requested DACA AP via mail. They gave me an arrival record with an admission number similar to a I-94 with a stamp on the back saying " serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residency for one year". The officer confirmed that I should present this card along with my DACA approval I-797 notice of action on my way back to the U.S.

It seems that this form of travel document is the same people who has a pending green card application receives while traveling on AP. I explained to the officer that I do not have a pending permanent resident application and that I have DACA, and he confirmed I was going to be all set when returning to the U.S with this documentation.

Can anyone share any experience with traveling outside with this form of authorization? I just want to make sure this is common procedure and that I will be safe traveling back to the U.S.