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.
The processing time for a travel permit (Advance Parole) currently averages 5-24 months, depending on the service center processing your application. USCIS provides a database where you can check the most current processing times, updated once per month.
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.
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.
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.
Use Form I-131 - Application for Travel Document. For permanent residents, the re-entry permit is valid for two years from the date of issue. For conditional permanent residents, the re-entry permit is valid for two years after the date of issue.
Countries you can travel to You can usually travel to all countries except: the country you're from. any country you sought asylum from.
Irrespective of their nationality: holders of Stateless Person's Travel Documents (1954 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, red), issued by the United Kingdom, do not require a visa for travel to Germany provided that the duration of their stay does not exceed 90 days within any 180 ...
Most people using a Refugee Travel Document to travel to Canada will need a visitor visa.