Planning Your Trip. 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.
Are travel documents valid for travel to the United States? If the travel document states your nationality, if any and is valid for travel to the United States and return to the country of issuance, you may present it in support of a visa application.
Acceptable Identification at the TSA Checkpoint Driver's licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent) ... State-issued Enhanced Driver's License. U.S. passport. U.S. passport card. DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
Passport, Travel Visa and National ID Card Proper identification is the foundation of international travel. As a result, you should ensure to always have an official identification document with you. You can even consider having multiple documents such as your passport, national ID card or driver's license.
Note, however, that rules established under the U.S. Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, require that all persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air, must present a valid passport to reenter the United States.
A TPS travel authorization document does not replace your passport. Please note that having a TPS travel authorization document does not guarantee that you will be allowed to reenter the United States.
Is a Passport Number the Same as a Travel Document Number? Yes, your passport number is your travel document number. You don't have to know it or memorize it, but if you have a passport card and a passport booklet, understand that the two numbers will be different as each number is unique to the document.
The travel authorization document authorizes TPS beneficiaries to travel, but the decision to admit someone into the United States is up to the discretion of a CBP officer at a port of entry. That could be either at the border or an airport. Certain circumstances may heighten the risk of being denied entry.
If you are entering the United States by air or sea carrier under the Visa Waiver Program, you are required to apply for travel authorization under ESTA. ESTA is administered by the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and not this office.
WHO SHOULD APPLY? You are a citizen or eligible national of a Visa Waiver Program country. You are currently not in possession of a visitor's visa. Your travel is for 90 days or less.