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I'm waiting for an advanced parole visa (moved to the US in January) and can't get a visa in time to travel intentionally to my best friends wedding in the UK. Applied in Feb. Got told last week they need another 2 months to process it - I wonder if this is why?

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Schedule a personal meeting at your closest USCIS (or whatever the immigration office is called these days) and explain it to the officer. They can give you a temporary "paper pass" you can use to travel until paperwork completes if they find your reason sufficient.

Best friend's wedding might not qualify as a good enough reason, but combined with the long delay it might - definitely worth your time talking to them.

I know someone who got this kind of pass to visit her sick father.

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