Theodore Huang, Immigration & SSD Lawyer

If an applicant has an urgent need to travel and has already filed an I-131 with the NBC, the applicant or his or her representative should visit the local Field Office by making an InfoPass appointment or call the the USCIS. The Field Office will consider the merits of the request, and will forward requests that they determine to require expedited handling to designated points of contact at the NBC.

If an applicant has not yet filed an I-131 and needs an expedited Advance Parole document, the I-131 may be filed in person at the local Field Office after an InfoPass appointment has been made. IMPORTANT: Note that expedited processing is done at the discretion of the Field Office, based upon the evidence provided by the applicant.

If you are interested in applying for a green card for your spouse, please call our office to discuss your situation in a free consultation. Attorney Huang has substantial experience assisting foreign spouses and fiancées and would be pleased to provide assistance.

Theodore Huang, Esq. has been practicing business immigration, EB-5 investor, and family immigration law since 1997. Highly recommended on LinkedIn, Attorney Huang has written numerous articles on visa matters affecting foreign new hires, start-ups, and intracompany transfers. His articles have appeared on www.EB5Planet.com, www.VisaSoup.com, www.MyVisa.com, and www.GoFianceeVisa.com  For more information and a free consultation, please contact him immediately.

The American Immigration Attorneys Association has reported the following problems with I-131 applications filed at the NSC. I131 applications can be submitted for immigration benefits such as advance parole or to receive a reentry permit.

Some approved I-131 reentry permit applications request that the approval be sent to US consulate overseas. Yet, when the foreign national goes to the US consulate, the document is not received at the US consulate. Inquiries submitted to the consulate and to the NSC by the foreign national or his/her representative yield little information.

The NSC’s response: Re-entry permits are sent from the NSC to the Department of State. From there, the re-entry permit is sent to the US consulate overseas. If the US consulate never receives the re-entry permit, the NSC requires a letter from the US consulate stating this in which case the NSC will reissue another re-entry permit.