USCIS issues refugee travel documents to people with refugee or asylum status and to lawful permanent residents who obtained their Green Cards based on their refugee or asylee status.
The travel document provides someone living in the United States with “advance parole.” (This has nothing to do with the “parole” you hear about in an episode of Law & Order. In the context of immigration law, “advance parole” is just a technical way of saying “permission ahead of time to re-enter the United States.”)
You must have a refugee travel document to return to the United States if you: Have refugee or asylee status but are not a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder); or. Are a derivative asylee or refugee.
To travel elsewhere, lawful permanent residents (based on asylee status) may need to apply for a refugee travel document (Form I-131). They should only travel with their green card and a refugee travel document. They should NOT travel using the documents from their country of persecution.
In general, you will need to present a passport from your country of citizenship or your refugee travel document to travel to a foreign country. In addition, the foreign country may have additional entry/exit requirements (such as a visa).
Travel documents issued to refugees U.S. Refugee Travel Document (United States) visa not required for Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Cyprus.
Your actual refugee travel document should be issued within about 2 to 5 months from filing your Form I-131. You may request that the actual document be sent to your U.S. address, your attorneys address (if you choose to work with an attorney), or to a U.S. consulate or embassy abroad.
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.