Photographs. A. If you are outside the United States and filing for a refugee travel document, or if you are in the United States and filing for advance parole document. You must submit two identical color photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of the filing of this application.
The travel document usually arrives within 150 days (sometimes longer) after submitting your application. You can't leave the country until you have your approved travel document in hand, so you should expect to spend the 3–5 months after submitting your green card application in the United States.
No. You cannot file a Form I-131 to obtain a reentry permit unless you are physically present in the United States when you file the form.
The processing time for an I-131 at the Texas Service Center is 26.5 months and only 4 months at the Nebraska Service Center. It is 8.5 months at the Vermont Service Center, 12.5 months at the National Benefits Center and 14 months at the California Service Center.
You may ask us to expedite adjudication of your Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, by calling the Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833) or by asking Emma. (You can access Emma by clicking on the Ask Emma icon on the top right of this page.)
If you are requesting expedited processing of a travel document, you generally need to apply for and obtain the document before you leave the United States. You should make your expedite request on your pending application at least 45 days before you plan to leave the United States.
Who already have a visa in their passport. Travelers may wish to avoid buying plane tickets until they have obtained an ESTA (or a valid visa, in case the ESTA is not approved). ESTA applications may be submitted at any time prior to travel. The processing of an ESTA can take up to 72 hours.
Standard processing: Usually, it takes a few days for an emergency travel document to be issued. Contact the embassy for specifics about your case. Urgent cases: In some urgent situations, the emergency travel document can be issued within 24 hours.
If you are requesting expedited processing of a travel document, you generally need to apply for and obtain the document before you leave the United States. You should make your expedite request on your pending application at least 45 days before you plan to leave the United States.
You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions. You have 2 options for filing your Form I-131 application with USCIS: Online (only available for certain application types); or. By mail (on paper).