I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records

• A copy of an official photo identity document;
• Proof of refugee or asylee status;
• A statement explaining the reason for a “yes” response to any question in Part 6; and
• If outside the United States, you also must submit:
  • 2 identical color passport-style photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of filing this application;
  • Evidence of your last date of departure from the United States, if available (such as airline tickets, boarding passes, etc.);
  • Fee receipt as proof you have paid the applicable filing fee(s) for the application at the USCIS office or U.S. embassy or consulate with jurisdiction over your location outside the United States; and
  • A statement explaining:
    • The purpose of your trip outside the United States. Include documentary evidence to support your reasons for leaving the United States, if available;
    • The reason you left the United States without first applying for a refugee travel document;
    • A description of where you have traveled since you left the United States;
    • Your activities while outside the United States; and
    • An explanation of whether you intended to abandon your refugee or asylum status at the time you left the United States.

• A copy of an official photo identity document; and
• Evidence that you are a lawful permanent resident:
  • A copy of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card or a Form I-551);
  • A copy of the biographic pages of your passport and a copy of the immigrant visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident;
  • A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of your application to replace your Green Card; or
  • Temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status; and
• Certified English translations of non-English documents (if applicable).

• A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, for your I-821 application.

• A copy of an official photo identity document;
• 2 identical passport-style photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of the filing of this application;
• A copy of any document showing your current status in the United States;
• An explanation or other evidence showing the circumstances that warrant issuing an advance parole document;
• Evidence that your trip is for educational, employment, or humanitarian purposes, if you are a DACA recipient;
• A copy of a USCIS receipt as evidence that you filed Form I-485, if you are applying for adjustment of status; and
• A copy of the U.S. consular appointment letter, if you are traveling to Canada to apply for an immigrant visa.

• A description of the urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit warranting parole, including documentation of a need for expedited handling, if applicable, and the length of time the beneficiary needs parole for;
• A copy of a photo identity document for the beneficiary, petitioner, and financial supporter;
• A copy of the beneficiary’s passport identity page;
• A completed Form I-134 with appropriate documentation, as described in the form instructions;
• A statement explaining why the beneficiary cannot obtain a U.S. visa (if applicable);
• A statement explaining why the beneficiary cannot obtain a waiver of inadmissibility (if applicable); and
• A copy of any decision on immigrant or nonimmigrant applications or petitions (if applicable).
   

• A completed Form I-131;
• Any available primary or secondary proof of identity and nationality; and
• Evidence that the service member is an Active Duty or Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve member of the U.S. armed forces, such as a photocopy of both the front and back of the service member’s military identification card (DD Form 2), Common Access Card (CAC) that displays the branch of service, or dependent/family member ID card (DD Form 1173);

OR

• Evidence that the requestor’s family member previously served in the U.S. armed forces and did not receive a dishonorable discharge;
• Evidence of urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit; and
• Evidence of any additional favorable discretionary factors that you want considered.

Family members of a service member should submit the above documentation, plus:

• Documentation to establish a qualifying familial relationship; and
• If the requestor is filing as the parent of a service member, the requestor must submit a signed letter from the service member in which the service member states that they have no objection to the requestor seeking parole in place based on being the service member’s parent.

• Please refer to tailored filing instructions on the DHS webpage.

Arrival/departure records for parole in place for other situations

Note:  To file a request for parole in place under the Keep Families Together process, please use Form I-131F.

• Completed Form I-131, with filing fee
• Any available primary or secondary proof of identity and nationality
• 2 identical, color, passport-style photographs; and
• Evidence of any favorable discretionary factors that you would like considered.

• Evidence that the beneficiary was previously paroled into the United States;
• A description of the urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit warranting re-parole, including documentation of a need for expedited handling, if applicable, and the length of time the beneficiary needs re-parole for and why the previously authorized time frame is not sufficient to accomplish the purpose of parole;
• A copy of a photo identity document for beneficiary and petitioner (such as a copy of the passport identity page); and
• A statement explaining why the beneficiary cannot obtain a U.S. visa (if applicable).