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I-131
Document checklist · I-131
Travel document
The official instructions govern; this list is for gathering as you go.
These are examples taken from the official instructions, not a list personalised for your case. PasoLibre is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
List taken from: uscis.gov/i-131
Asked of everyone · 3
Copy of a government-issued photo ID
Where to find it: Passport (even expired), driver's license, work permit, or Green Card.
USCIS fee payment (waiver only in limited cases)
Where to find it: The current amount is on the uscis.gov fee calculator. By mail you pay by card (G-1450) or bank account (G-1650); paid to USCIS separately.
Clear copies of each document, not originals
Where to find it: A copy shop, or your phone camera in good light with the whole document in the frame.
Only in some cases · 6
Two identical, recent passport-style photos (2x2 inches)
For advance parole or TPS travel authorization; also for a refugee travel document filed from outside the U.S.
Where to find it: Pharmacies and photo counters shoot them to USCIS size; pencil your name and A-Number on the back.
Copy of your Green Card, front and back
Only for a reentry permit
Where to find it: The physical card; copy both sides onto one sheet if you can.
Document showing your refugee or asylee status
Only for a refugee travel document
Where to find it: The USCIS notice granting the status, or the immigration judge's order granting asylum.
Copy of the USCIS notice showing your status or pending case
For advance parole or TPS travel authorization
Where to find it: The I-797 receipt for your pending I-485, your TPS notice, or the I-797 notice for your DACA.
Photos
2 Two identical photos. Only for advance parole or TPS travel authorization (and a refugee travel document filed from abroad); a reentry permit takes no photos. Color, 2x2 inches, white background, full face facing forward, unretouched, and taken recently. Name and A-Number in pencil on the back.