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USCIS Form I-131 travel document, parole and arrival/departure record
Link to USCIS Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, edition 01/20/25. The applicant certifies under penalty of perjury. A 7 October 2026 filing-location change is on the page.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- United States
- AI use
- Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at uscis.gov and the 2 authorities it cites, for United States.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: Link only. USCIS Form I-131. Download the current edition from uscis.gov each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by uscis.gov; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a person will apply for a travel document, a parole document, or an arrival/departure record on the current Form I-131. The page's 13 August 2026 alert is about departure with an Advance Parole Document. Do not use this form as a visitor-visa letter.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
The tool may list which filing-location and edition checks are still open, and it must not select a travel or parole category or draft the certification.
AI may
- Remind the lawyer to read the 13 August 2026 alert and the decision it cites before anyone travels on an Advance Parole Document
- Remind the lawyer that mailed forms postmarked after 9 November 2026 must use the filing address on the I-131 addresses page, which was not opened
AI must not
- Must not choose the travel, parole or arrival/departure category
- Must not draft the application answers or the certification under penalty of perjury
- Must not advise whether a departure will make a person inadmissible. The lawyer reads the alert and the decision
- Must not invent a filing address. The direct-filing-addresses page was not opened
The lawyer checks
- The page title is Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records. The edition date block is 01/20/25
- On 7 October 2026 USCIS changed the filing location. Mailed forms use the direct-filing-addresses page for the reason for filing. There is a 30-day grace period for forms postmarked on or before 9 November 2026 and sent to a prior location
- The 13 August 2026 alert says Matter of Delcarmen-Lara, 29 I&N Dec. 830 (BIA 2026), overruled Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, 25 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2012), with immediate effect for certain people holding Form I-512L
- The alert says that from 13 August 2026 a departure with an Advance Parole Document is a departure for INA section 212(a)(9)(B)(i). Read the alert before travel. Do not restate a holding beyond the paragraph on the form page
- The opened PDF contains applicant, interpreter and preparer certifications under penalty of perjury. Extracted lines are incomplete. Read the current PDF
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: Link only. USCIS Form I-131. Download the current edition from uscis.gov each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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