The phrase "advance authorization" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to permission or approval that is granted ahead of time, often in contexts like finance, travel, or project management.
Example: "Before proceeding with the purchase, please ensure you have obtained advance authorization from your supervisor."
Alternatives: "prior approval" or "pre-authorization".
1. Advance authorization.
(2 Departure with advance authorization for parole.
(1 Departure without advance authorization for parole.
Paragraphs (c), (i), (n), and (o) of this section require a written or electronic advance authorization.
If the American forces strike quickly and decisively against bin Laden from within Pakistan, he added, "Musharraf could say he gave no advance authorization.
A Supreme Court ruling in 2004 forced revisions of the Patriot Act to permit greater judicial review, without requiring advance authorization.
If an alien who is the subject of an outstanding final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal departs from the United States, with or without an advance parole authorization, such final order shall be executed by the alien's departure.
If the president can make up new conditions on federal grants to the states and impose them without specific, advance congressional authorization, he would have a powerful tool for bullying states and localities into submission on a wide range of issues.
L. 105-100 desires to travel outside, and return to, the United States while the application for adjustment of status is pending, he or she must file a request for advance parole authorization on an Application for Travel Document (Form I-131), with fee as set forth in § 103.7(b)(1) of 8 CFR chapter I and in accordance with the instructions on the form.
Advance written authorization can take the form of a prepaid cremation or final rites plan or written directives placed in your trust or will or life-planning documents prepared by your counsel.
UPDATE: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex). had been circulating a resolution "[e]xpressing the sense of Congress that the President is required to obtain in advance specific statutory authorization for the use of United States Armed Forces in response to civil unrest in Libya".
