Several months ago, USCIS instituted a policy of denying applications for advance parole (AP) if the applicant has traveled on H-1B or L-1 during the pendency of the AP application. While this policy does not make a lot of sense, we assure clients there is no need to panic when you receive the denial notice. As long as you have checked with your attorney, and your attorney advised you it was not imprudent to travel prior to the AP approval, your status should not be at risk. This, of course, is under the assumption you still have valid H-1B or L-1 status. Moreover, you can apply again for AP if you or your attorney feels it is worthwhile or necessary to have the AP as backup for travel and maintenance of the underlying adjustment of status application. So check with your attorney at Rose Immigration Law Firm when deciding whether “to travel or not to travel.”