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[QUOTE=Jcann;n29405]Anyone know if we leave US, do we need to go for U visa stamping. I am on U status. My lawyer says if we get Advance parole approve, that is the Visa itself and there is no need for Stamping. Can someone share their opinion or check with their lawyer as well? I am seeing Advance parole comes in picture when we apply for AOS and waiting for GC. I have yet to apply for AOS. Anyone visited their country after getting U status? Thanks.[/QUOTE
I have travelled on my U-Visa on my family emergency situation. As you may already know, one of the main condition/ rules on U-Visa is we should continuously present in United States for 3 Years and if travelled outside USA you can't exceed the stay more than 180 days. My personal experience, just decide to travel ONLY if you have emergency/critical situation. You do not need any Advance Parole etc., All you need to do is schedule Visa Interview Appointment at US consulate in your country. It will be real hard time to get a U-Visa stamp approval as for interview officers it's NOT a usual visa interview they see most often, and they may NOT approve immediately at the interview counter. After the interview about 2 weeks after I received an email to submit lot of supporting documents (starting from my Masters Degree) to support my purpose of visit. And I have received VISA after 4 weeks of the interview. It may take more than 180 days for their decision, and they may decline if your purpose of visit is not that critical. Even if you have received the VISA stamped it's just halfway done as there is another huge hurdle/ pain point at Port of Entry. They won't allow you to go that easily. They have sent me to secondary port of entry office where they will do some deep ****ysis on your case, grilled me with lot of questions took 2 hrs for me and finally they let me go as my case is very strong and purpose of visit was really critical. So overall its really a challenging thing to travel outside USA on U-VISA and very less hope you can reach back to US. Make decision wisely. All the Best!
I have travelled on my U-Visa on my family emergency situation. As you may already know, one of the main condition/ rules on U-Visa is we should continuously present in United States for 3 Years and if travelled outside USA you can't exceed the stay more than 180 days. My personal experience, just decide to travel ONLY if you have emergency/critical situation. You do not need any Advance Parole etc., All you need to do is schedule Visa Interview Appointment at US consulate in your country. It will be real hard time to get a U-Visa stamp approval as for interview officers it's NOT a usual visa interview they see most often, and they may NOT approve immediately at the interview counter. After the interview about 2 weeks after I received an email to submit lot of supporting documents (starting from my Masters Degree) to support my purpose of visit. And I have received VISA after 4 weeks of the interview. It may take more than 180 days for their decision, and they may decline if your purpose of visit is not that critical. Even if you have received the VISA stamped it's just halfway done as there is another huge hurdle/ pain point at Port of Entry. They won't allow you to go that easily. They have sent me to secondary port of entry office where they will do some deep ****ysis on your case, grilled me with lot of questions took 2 hrs for me and finally they let me go as my case is very strong and purpose of visit was really critical. So overall its really a challenging thing to travel outside USA on U-VISA and very less hope you can reach back to US. Make decision wisely. All the Best!
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