Advance parole is a form of temporary, discretionary permission granted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to certain non-citizens who are physically present in the United States to travel abroad and return without abandoning their pending applications for permanent resident status or other immigration benefits.
Advance parole allows non-citizens to travel for urgent humanitarian reasons, such as visiting a sick relative or attending a funeral, or for significant public benefit reasons, such as pursuing educational or employment opportunities. It is also commonly used by non-citizens who need to travel abroad to obtain necessary documents or to appear at a U.S. consulate or embassy for visa processing.