Advance Parole: 

Permission to return to the U.S. after travel abroad.  Advanced parole is granted by DHS prior to leaving of the U.S.  The following group of people might require advance parole:

  • People on a K-1 visa
  • Asylum applicants
  • Parolees
  • People with Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
  • People trying to adjust status, while in the U.S

If these people do not apply for advance parole before they leave the United States, they may be unable to return.