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

You have 2 options for filing your Form I-131 application with USCIS:

Online (only available for certain application types); or

By mail (on paper).

Filing Your Form I-131 Online

First create a USCIS online account or log in if you already have an account. To learn more, visit our How to Create a USCIS Online Account page. After you submit your Form I-131 online, we will send you a receipt notice.

Who Can File Form I-131 Online

Form I-131 Application Type

Selection on Form I-131

Can it be filed online?

Reentry permits

Part 1, Box 1 on Form I-131

No

Refugee travel documents

Part 1, Box 2 or 3 on Form I-131

No

Travel authorization documents for TPS beneficiaries inside the United States

Part 1, Box 4 on Form I-131

Yes

Advance parole documents for aliens who are inside the United States and advance permission to travel for CNMI long-term residents

Part 1, Boxes:

5.A (pending Form I-485) Form I-485 receipt number must begin with IOE to file online under 5.A. All other receipt numbers are ineligible for online filing;

5.C (pending initial Form I-821);

5.D (Deferred Enforced Departure);

5. E (Approved Form I-821D); and

5.G (Approved Form I-918);

on Form I-131

Yes

Advance parole documents for aliens who are inside the United States and advance permission to travel for CNMI long-term residents

Part 1, Boxes:

5.A (pending Form I-485) Form I-485 receipt number must begin with IOE to file online under 5.A. All other receipt numbers are ineligible for online filing;

5. B (Pending Form I-589);

5. F (Approved Form I-914);

5.H (Current Parolee);

5. I (Approved Form I-817);

5. J (Pending Form I-687);

5. K (Approved V nonimmigrant status);

5. L (CNMI long-term resident);

5. M (Other);

on Form I-131

No

Initial parole documents for aliens who are currently outside the United States under specific parole programs and processes.   This includes individuals applying for themselves or for someone else

Part 1, Boxes:

6.B (1), (2), and (3) (Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative); and

6.D (Family Reunification Task Force Process); on Form I-131

Yes

Initial parole documents for aliens who are currently outside the United States under specific parole programs and processes. This includes individuals applying for themselves or for someone else

Part 1, Boxes:

6. A (Filipino World War II Veterans Parole);

6. C (Intergovernmental Parole Referral); and

6. E (Other);

on Form I-131

No

Initial parole documents for aliens who are currently outside the United States bu

You can find the fees for Form I-131 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.