Instructions Table of Changes

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

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

OMB Number: 1615-0013

08/15/2024

Reason for Revision: 83C

Project Phase: OMBReview

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Expires 06/30/2027

Edition Date 06/17/2024

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Pages 4-15, Who May File Form I-131?	[Page 4] Who May File Form I-131? … [Page 7] B. General Notes Relating to Travel Travel abroad by a noncitizen granted TPS who has an outstanding order of removal or is in removal proceedings may have legal consequences with respect to the removal order or proceedings. If you are under removal proceedings, which includes an unexecuted final order of removal before you leave the United States on your TPS-related travel document, then you return subject to such proceedings and, if applicable, any such removal order. A noncitizen may wish to obtain independent legal advice before leaving the United States if they are in this situation. If a noncitizen has a pending re-registration application for TPS and they leave the United States, they may miss important notices from USCIS regarding their application, including requests for additional evidence. If the noncitizen does not respond timely to these notices, USCIS may deem their application abandoned and deny the application. Their TPS may also be withdrawn. It is very important that the noncitizen makes appropriate arrangements to ensure that they do not miss any such important notices, including creating an account at https://my.uscis.gov if they have not already done so. A noncitizen can use their USCIS online account to send secure messages, check the status of their cases, respond to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), verify their identity, and receive details on decisions for their case. Instructions for creating an online account can be found at https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/how-to-create-a-uscis-online-account. C. Abandonment of TPS-Related Application for Travel Authorization If the noncitizen leaves the United States while their request for a travel authorization document is pending, their Form I-131 will be deemed abandoned unless they possess a travel authorization document or Advance Parole Document that is valid for the entire time they are outside of the United States. They also may not be permitted to reenter the United States, depending on the DHS inspector’s decision at the U.S. Port of Entry. 4. Advance Parole Document for Individuals Who Are Inside the United States A noncitizen inside the United States should select the appropriate box in Part 1., Item Number 5. of the application if any of the items listed under Item A. below apply. …	[Page 4] Who May File Form I-131? … [no change] If a noncitizen has a pending re-registration application for TPS and they leave the United States, they may miss important notices from USCIS regarding their application, including requests for additional evidence. If the noncitizen does not respond timely to these notices, USCIS may deem their application abandoned and deny the application. Their TPS may also be withdrawn. It is very important that the noncitizen makes appropriate arrangements to ensure that they do not miss any such important notices, including creating an account at https://my.uscis.gov if they have not already done so. A noncitizen can use their USCIS online account to send secure messages, check the status of their cases, respond to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), verify their identity, and receive details on decisions for their case. Instructions for creating an online account can be found at https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/how-to-create-a-uscis-online-account. [deleted] 4. Advance Parole Document for Individuals Who Are Inside the United States [no change] …

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