travelling while date is current

[plakshmi]

My date will be current from September 1st. Is it okay to travel to India on a short trip while the date is current? If 485 gets approved while I am india, can I still come back on advance parole?

[garybanz]

My date will be current from September 1st. Is it okay to travel to India on a short trip while the date is current? If 485 gets approved while I am india, can I still come back on advance parole?

One of my friends did this his green card was approved while he was away, he did not face any issues in returning or converting to GC later.

[frostrated]

My date will be current from September 1st. Is it okay to travel to India on a short trip while the date is current? If 485 gets approved while I am india, can I still come back on advance parole?

You are safe. Just make sure that your AP is valid when you re-enter.
If you are approved while out of the country, take a print out of your approval email and show it to the Immigration officer.

[gc_coming]

This shouldn't cause any problem... My GC was approved in August while i was in India. On my return two weeks after the approval, the officer allowed me in on AP. I showed him the printouts of my approval email and he said you can use your green card next time you go out of the country.

Hope you get your approval soon

[Vturlapati]

On a separate note, If we have valid AP now and already applied for extension, if we get GC approval while in India , can we wait till we get new AP and reenter using new AP if somebody brings that or mail it?