Form I-571, Refugee Travel Document. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)I issues refugee travel documents to people with refugee or asylum status and to lawful permanent residents who obtained their permanent resident status based on their refugee or asylee status.
To apply for a Refugee Travel Document, file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Filing instructions and forms are available on our Web site at cis. Follow the instructions on the form carefully. For further information please visit our Web site or call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283.
To be eligible for refugee status, you must be: Outside the United States. Able to demonstrate that you were persecuted or have a fear of persecution in your home country due to your: Race. Religion. Nationality. Social group. Political opinion.
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 want to apply for asylum, you must file your Form I-589 with EOIR. To locate where to file your Form I-589 with EOIR: Use the EOIR hotline or online system to locate an address for the immigration court where you must file your Form I-589; or.
For information on how to apply for a refugee travel document, go to our Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records page. Permanent or conditional residents should apply for a re-entry permit if they will be outside the United States for one year or more.
2108 E. Elliot Rd. Washington, D.C. Go to our USCIS Lockbox Filing Locations Chart for Certain Family-Based Forms page for the filing address based on where you live. You can file Form I-130 online even if your relative is in the United States and will file their Form I-485 by mail.
If you need to request an emergency visa appointment, log into your account at the official U.S. Department of State Visa Appointment Service site at and schedule the first available appointment, then select “Request Expedite” under “Group Actions” and detail the emergency (e.g. medical ...
To ask about emergency processing of a travel document, call the Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833) or request an appointment through My Appointment. If your situation qualifies for emergency processing, we will schedule an appointment for you with a local field office.
The fastest and easiest way to apply for a travel document is as part of the original marriage green card application package you send to USCIS, by including Form I-131 (“Application for Travel Document”) along with the main forms (I-130 and I-485).