ADVANCE PAROLE AT THE PORT OF ENTRY
Yes. An advance parole document allows a traveler to present at a U.S. port of entry and request parole, but USCIS expressly warns that the document does not guarantee that DHS will parole the traveler into the United States.
Current USCIS Form I-131 instructions state that issuance of an Advance Parole Document does not entitle the holder to parole and does not guarantee that DHS will parole the traveler upon return.
Advance parole is permission to seek parole at the port of entry, not a guarantee of entry.
USCIS warns that a person returning with advance parole is subject to inspection at the port of entry and is treated as an applicant for admission for purposes of that inspection.
CBP therefore examines whether the traveler can be paroled and whether an applicable ground of inadmissibility or another legal problem prevents return.
A valid travel document does not waive fraud, criminal, controlled-substance, prior-removal, security or other applicable inadmissibility grounds.
If a separate waiver or consent to reapply is required, advance parole does not substitute for that relief.
Current USCIS instructions warn that if DHS determines the traveler is inadmissible, the person may be subject to expedited removal or removal proceedings where authorized by law.
The exact procedure depends on the traveler’s immigration history, status, documents and the ground identified by CBP.
A person allowed to return on advance parole is generally paroled into the United States rather than admitted in a nonimmigrant classification.
No. USCIS expressly states that advance parole does not guarantee parole at the port of entry.
Yes. Advance parole does not eliminate the ordinary inspection and inadmissibility analysis.
A person using advance parole is ordinarily paroled rather than admitted in the prior nonimmigrant classification.
These government materials provide the principal advance-parole and adjustment-of-status travel framework discussed on this page.
The travel document may preserve the ability to seek return, but it does not eliminate a ground that could cause CBP to refuse parole or initiate removal proceedings.