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I-131 Automatically Terminated

Your travel document application was automatically terminated. Do not travel assuming it is valid.

What it means

Your travel document application was terminated without a decision; the notice explains why.

What happens next

Do not plan travel relying on this application. Read the notice before filing again.

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Official USCIS wording

On September 8, 2026, we automatically terminated your Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX, due to the approval or denial of the underlying Form that was used to grant this benefit. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

62 cases I track in this state

I-131 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-131	62