 situation. It could be like another work visa of another type. DACA doesn't provide a path to citizenship. However, trips like this can actually help DACA recipients like her get the next best thing. When immigrants cross the border without going through customs and border patrol, they don't have a legal entry on record, which most green card and visa applications require. But with advance parole, travelers go through airports and are interviewed by customs when they return, checking that box.