USCIShas started issuing advance parole (AP) documents with a five year validityperiod to applicants who are eligible for five year employment authorizationdocuments (EADs). USCIS recentlyannounced that certain initial and renewal EADs, including those filed byI-485 adjustment of status (green card) applicants, can now be approved for amaximum validity period of five years.
Thefive year AP have been issued both combined on the EAD card and as a separate APdocument. The extended validity periodfor AP will reduce the number of times that applicants need to file form I-131while waiting for the green card to be issued.