Travel while EAD application Pending?

[vinnysuru]

OK gurus need your help with this! I have posted this message elsewhere but wasn't getting any response so I started a new thread. My apologies if this offends anyone.

Thanks for understanding.

Appreciate your efforts in helping. Thanks.

My questions are:

I am in H1B status and plan to keep it. I need to go for Landing in Canada (PR approved). I have pending I-485 with approved AP, and EAD(not using).
1. My passport with old H1B visa is expired. The H1B visa is also expired in may 2007. I have new valid passport(India) with Canada Immigrant Visa and approved I-797 extension for H1B till 2010. Can I safely use automatic visa revalidation to come back after landing considering expired visa in expired passport?
If I decide to go for Stamping:
2. If stamping gets denied or delayed, can I come back in with AP?
3. I may have to file EAD renewal application before I leave. Is it safe to travel outside US after filing for EAD renewal or will the application be considered abandoned. I plan on using H1B stamp or automatic revalidation to come back.

My wife is H4-> F1-> now pending AOS because using EAD(from I-485 pending not OPT).
She will accompany me to canada with pending EAD renewal application:
1. Will her EAD application be abandoned or is there no risk? She will be using AP to come back.
2. Does she need to carry employment verification letter etc. I know for OPT EAD they recommend not to travel while EAD application is pending or carry an offer of employment or verification letter to help re-enter.
3 Does she need to submit all her I-94's when exiting US? I know she will get new one with AP expiry date and Pending AOS stamped at entry.

[waitin_toolong]

pending EAD is not a problem. It does not have to be approved before your departure, that is only for AP

[laksmi]

not a problem with EAD pending.

[setpit_gc]

How about travel out of country while AP renewal petition is pending?.
Current AP expires in August 2008

[vinnysuru]

Thanks for your replies.

Does anyone have answers to rest of the questions I posted earlier.

Thanks a lot.

[vinnysuru]

Bump!!

[vpadman]

I am also interested in your questions, especially related to automatic visa revalidation.

[vinnysuru]

Help us get some answers folks!

Thanks

[Maverick28]

Hello..I'm new here...I was wondering if you experience my situation..I filed my I-465,765 concurrently in Dec. 2007. RD12/11/07 . Today I just came back from an Infopass appt. It has been 96 days since my RD(I-765)and it is still pending. I was told by IO that USCIS required futher evidence(RFE) which I never received in the mail during the 96 days. Does anyone has this happened to them before?

TIMELINE

Dec. 7, 2007 mailed I-485,765,131 forms concurrently to Chicago lockbox
Dec 11 ,2007 RD I-765,I-131
Dec. 13, 2007 ND I-765, I-131
Dec. 24 ,2007 Appt for Biometrics
Jan. 5,2008 Biometrics completed
Jan. 8 ,2008 I-765 "touched" LUD
Mar. 10, 2008 I-765 "touched" LUD (day 89)
Mar. 17, 2008 Infopass appt. (IO called USCIS (Lee Summit)and told her that an RFE was sent) Date of RFE???

On a K1 visa...

Quick response is appreciated.