Form I-131
Form I-131 Eligibility Check
Answer a few questions about your status and your trip. We will tell you which travel document fits, what USCIS charges, and what to watch for before you leave.
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The short answer
Who can file Form I-131?
Form I-131 is one form for several travel documents. Advance parole is for someone with a pending Form I-485, DACA, TPS, a pending asylum application, or T or U status. A reentry permit is for a permanent resident who plans to stay abroad for a year or more. A refugee travel document is for a refugee, an asylee, or a green card holder who got status that way. TPS travel authorization is for a person with approved TPS. Parole covers re-parole for a person already paroled and parole in place for military families. Most requests are filed from inside the U.S., before you leave. The USCIS fee runs from $0 to $630 depending on the request.
What USCIS asks for
What USCIS asks for
- A status or pending application that fits one of the travel documents
- Being inside the U.S. when you file, for most requests
- For advance parole with a pending I-485, a copy of your I-485 receipt notice or the I-485 in the same package
- For DACA advance parole, a travel reason of school, work, or humanitarian need, with evidence
- For a reentry permit or refugee travel document, biometrics before you leave
- The USCIS fee that applies to your request
The check
What this eligibility check covers
- Which Form I-131 request matches your situation
- Whether your status or pending application qualifies
- Whether you can file from where you are now
- Court proceedings, removal orders, and the J-1 two-year rule
- Unlawful presence and the departure rule that took effect on August 13, 2026
- The USCIS fee for your request
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Advance parole lets someone without a green card, such as a person with a pending I-485, return to the U.S. A reentry permit is for a permanent resident who will be abroad for a year or more, and it shows you did not give up your residence.
Usually not. Advance parole, a reentry permit, and TPS travel authorization are filed from inside the U.S., before you leave. A refugee travel document can be requested from abroad within 1 year of your last departure.
Only with advance parole. Leaving without it generally ends a pending I-485, unless you keep H-1B, H-4, L-1, L-2, K-3, K-4, or V status and come back on a valid visa in that status.
USCIS now treats leaving on advance parole as a departure under the unlawful presence bars (Matter of Delcarmen-Lara). If you spent more than 180 days in the U.S. without lawful status after age 18, talk to an immigration attorney before you travel.
No. CBP decides at the port of entry. USCIS also makes its own decision on the request.
No. The check uses the facts you give and cannot decide the application for USCIS. Immiva is software, not a law firm.
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