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Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

Form I-131 covers the travel documents of immigration law: advance parole for pending applicants, reentry permits for long absences by permanent residents, and refugee travel documents.

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What is I-131?

Form I-131 applies for a travel document matched to your situation. Advance parole lets someone with a pending adjustment of status leave the US without abandoning the application. A reentry permit preserves a permanent resident’s status through absences of up to two years. Refugee travel documents let refugees and asylees travel when using their home passport would be dangerous or status-defeating.

Filing the right category matters: leaving without the correct document can abandon a pending application or, for long absences, permanent residence itself. Reentry permit applicants must be physically present in the US when filing and complete biometrics before departure.

Who files I-131?

Adjustment-of-status applicants needing to travel while the I-485 is pending
Permanent residents planning absences of a year or more
Refugees and asylees needing a travel document instead of a national passport

How to fill out I-131

Choose the document type in Part 2: reentry permit, refugee travel document, or advance parole.
Complete biographic details and your immigration status information.
Explain the planned travel: purpose, countries, and dates.
Download, sign, and mail with the current fee from uscis.gov, filing before you travel.

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Page 1 6 fields

To Be Completed by an Attorney/Representative, if any. Check Fill in box if G-28 is attached to represent the applicant.

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. Reentry Permit. Check box 1. I am a lawful permanent resident or conditional

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. Refugee Travel Document. Select check box 2. I now hold refugee or asylee

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. Refugee Travel Document. Select check box 3. I am a lawful permanent resident

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. Travel Authorization Document (for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Part 1. Application Type. Advance Parole Document (for aliens who are inside the United States) and Advance Permission to Travel for

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Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. initial Parole Document (for aliens who are currently outside the United

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. Initial Request for Arrival/Departure Record for Parole In Place (for aliens

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. initial Parole Document (for aliens who are currently outside the United

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. Initial Request for Arrival/Departure Record for Parole In Place (for aliens

Part 1. Application Type. Select the application type below. initial Parole Document (for aliens who are currently outside the United

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Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Enter City or Town.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Enter ZIP Code.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Select State from a List of States.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. 3.. Enter In Care of Name if any.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Enter Street Number and Name.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Check Suite.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Check Apartment.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Check Floor.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. If Apartment, Suite or Floor is Checked, Enter

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Enter Postal Code, if applicable.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Enter Province, if applicable.

Part 2. Information About You. 3. Current Mailing Address or Safe Address if applicable. Enter Country.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter City or Town.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter ZIP Code.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Select State from a List of States.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter In Care of Name if any.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter Street Number and Name.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Check Suite.

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Check Apartment.

Part Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. 1. Petitioner Information. 3. Mailing

PaPart 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. rt 1. Petitioner Information. 3. Mailing

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter Postal Code,

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter Province,

Part 2. Information About You 4. Current Physical Address if different from the above address. Enter Country.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 11. Enter a U S C I S Online Account Number (if any).

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 5. Enter Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any).

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 10. Enter U. S. Social Security Number, if any.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 8. Sex. Check Female.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 8. Sex. Check Male.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 9. Enter Date of Birth as 2-digit Month, 2-digit Day, and 4-digit Year.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 6. Enter Country of Birth.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 7. Enter Country of Citizenship.

Part 1. Information About You. Other Information. 12. Enter Class of Admission if any.

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 13. Enter Most recent Form I-94 Arrival Departure Record Number if any.

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 2. Enter Middle Name.

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 1. Enter Middle Name.

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 1. Enter Given Name (First Name).

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 1. Enter Family Name (Last Name).

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 2. Enter Given Name (First Name).

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 2. Enter Family Name (Last Name).

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 3. Enter Middle Name.

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 3. Enter Given Name (First Name).

Part 2. Information About You. 2. Other Names Used if applicable. Row 3. Enter Family Name (Last Name).

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Part 2. Information About You. If you are requesting parole on behalf of someone other than yourself, provide the following information

Part 2. Information About You. 16. Enter Given Name (First Name).

Part 2. Information About You. 16. Enter Middle Name (if applicable).

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 15. eMedical U S Parolee I D U S P I D if any

Part 2. Information About You. Other Information. 14. Expiration Date of Authorized Stay Shown on Form I-94 if any. Enter as 2 digit month,

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Part 4. Processing Information. 7.b. To a U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulate, USCIS international field office, or Department of Homeland

Part 4. Processing Information. If you are applying for an Advance Parole Document, SKIP to Part 7. You must complete the rest of Part 4.

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Part 9. Employment Authorization For New Period of Parole (Re-parole) (Part 1., Item Number 10. or 11.) 1. I am requesting an Employment

Part 8. Complete Only If Applying for an Initial Parole Document, Parole In Place, or Re-parole (Part 1., Item Numbers 6. - 11.) If the

Part 8. Complete Only If Applying for an Initial Parole Document, Parole In Place, or Re-parole (Part 1., Item Numbers 6. - 11.) 3.b.

Part 8. Complete Only If Applying for an Initial Parole Document, Parole In Place, or Re-parole (Part 1., Item Numbers 6. - 11.) 2.

Part 10. Applicant's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (Read the information on penalties and travel warnings in the form

Part 8. Complete Only If Applying for an Initial Parole Document, Parole In Place, or Re-parole (Part 1., Item Numbers 6. - 11.) 1. Explain

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Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.)

Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.) 4.

Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.) 5.

Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.) 6.

Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.)

Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.) 1.

Part 11. Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature (if applicable) (If no interpreter was used, skip to Part 12.) 2.

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Part 12. Contact Information, Certification, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Application, if Other Than the Applicant.

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Part 13. Additional Information. 3. Enter Page Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 3. Enter Part Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 3. Enter Item Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 3. Enter Additional Information.

Part 13. Additional Information. 4. Enter Page Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 4. Enter Part Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 4. Enter Item Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 4. Enter Additional Information.

Part 13. Additional Information. 5. Enter Page Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 5. Enter Part Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 5. Enter Item Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 5. Enter Additional Information.

Part 13. Additional Information. 6. Enter Page Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 6. Enter Part Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 6. Enter Item Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 6. Enter Additional Information.

Part 13. Additional Information. 7. Enter Page Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 7. Enter Part Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 7. Enter Item Number.

Part 13. Additional Information. 7. Enter Additional Information.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I leave while the I-131 itself is pending?

For advance parole, leaving before approval generally abandons the request, and for adjustment applicants the pending I-485 too. Reentry permit applicants must attend biometrics before departing but may then travel.

How long are the documents valid?

Reentry permits up to two years, refugee travel documents typically one year, and advance parole as printed on the document.

Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

What is I-131?

Who files I-131?

How to fill out I-131

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