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Hi Peter, my wife is a foreign citizen currently on an OPT F-1 extension who travels a lot for research and conferences as she's a historian who works on other

by ebg13 7y ago

Hi Peter, my wife is a foreign citizen currently on an OPT F-1 extension who travels a lot for research and conferences as she's a historian who works on other parts of the world. We've been told that traveling during a green card application without urgent family circumstances basically voids the process. Is that true? Is there a safe way for her to be able to continue research travel while a green card application is in process or will it require her giving up archive trips for an unspecified amount of time?

proberts 7y ago
It only voids the process if she travels after she has filed an I-485 application and has not received an advance parole travel document before traveling. But traveling on an F-1 visa after an I-140 has been filed, while it doesn't result in cancellation of the I-140 petition, is also risky. Definitely, consult with someone before you or she commence the green card process.