Back I-131 A petition used to apply for an USCIS travel document, reentry permit, refugee travel document, or advance parole document. What Are The Requirements For Form I-131? How Long Is The I-131 Valid? Are Dependents Eligible For I-131? What Is The Application Fee: Full ServiceFast Forms What Are The Requirements For Form I-131? VisaNow.com® can prepare and submit the I-131 application if the I-131 applicant is presently in the U.S. in status or outside of the U.S. Form I-131 requires evidence of any one of the following: Reentry permit. If you are in the U.S. as a permanent resident or conditional resident, you may apply for a reentry permit. A reentry permit allows a permanent resident or conditional resident to apply for admission to the U.S. during the permit's validity without having to obtain a returning resident visa from an American Consulate. A reentry permit is not required for return from a trip of less than one year's duration. Possession of a reentry permit does not relieve you of any of the requirements of the immigration laws except the necessity to obtain a visa from an American consulate. For the purpose of later naturalization, absence from the United States for 1 year or more will normally break the continuity of any required period of continuous residence in the United States and you will need to file an application to preserve residence for naturalization purposes. Refugee travel document. If you are in the United States in a valid refugee or asylee status, or obtained permanent residence as a direct result of refugee or asylee status in the U.S. you may apply for a refugee travel document. A refugee travel document is a document issued by the Service in implementation of Article 28 of the U.N. Convention of July 28, 1951. You must have a refugee travel document to return to the United States after temporary travel abroad unless you are traveling to Canada to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa (see advance parole document below). Advance parole document. If you are outside the United States and must travel to the United States temporarily for emergent business or personal reasons, you may apply for an advance parole document to be paroled into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds if you cannot obtain the necessary visa and any required waiver of excludability. Parole cannot be used to circumvent normal visa issuing procedures, and is not a means to bypass delays in visa issuance. Parole is an extraordinary measure, sparingly used to bring an otherwise inadmissible alien into the U.S. for a temporary period of time due to a very compelling emergency. Another person who is in the U.S. may file this application in your behalf. If you are in the United States you may apply for an Advance Parole document if you have any one of the following: An adjustment of status application pending which is only being held in abeyance because a visa number is not immediately available and you seek to travel abroad for bona fide business or emergent personal reason Have an adjustment of status application pending for any other reason and you seek to travel abroad for emergent personal or bona fide business reasons Hold refugee or asylum status and intend to depart temporarily to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa in Canada; or, Seek to travel abroad temporarily for emergent personal or bona fide business reasons. Note:  An advance parole document is issued solely to authorize the temporary parole of an individual into the United States. It may be accepted by a transportation company in lieu of a visa as authorization for the holder to travel to the United States. It is not issued to serve in lieu of any required passport. How Long Is The I-131 Valid? This varies with the basis for the application and the reasons for travel. Are Dependents Eligible For I-131? No. Each person that desires to travel must file a separate I-131 application.

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