Instructions For Form I-131 - Application For Travel Document (Page 11 of 15) in pdf

(i) A copy of the biographical page of the beneficiary’s passport or, if it is not available, an explanation

why a passport is not available and another government-issued identity document that establishes the

beneficiary’s citizenship; and

(ii) Copies of the petitioner’s and Form I-134 sponsor’s official identity documents and evidence of their

citizenship or U.S. immigration status (such as a copy of a U.S. passport, lawful permanent resident

card, or birth certificate).

NOTE: If a civil document submitted in support of a request for advance parole has annotations on either

the front or the back of the document, copies of both sides of the document must be submitted.

NOTE: Additional information regarding types of evidence that may be relevant to specific parole requests is

described under “Humanitarian Parole” at

2. Photographs

a. If you are outside the United States and filing for a Refugee Travel Document, or if you are in the United

States and filing for an Advance Parole

Document:

You must submit 2 identical color photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of the filing of this application.

The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be

unmounted and unretouched.

NOTE: Because of the current USCIS scanning process, if a digital photo is submitted, it must be produced

from a high-resolution camera that has at least 3.5 mega pixels of resolution.

Passport-style photos must be 2” x 2.” The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-

white background. Head height should measure 1” to 1 3/8” from top of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height

is between 1 1/8” to 1 3/8” from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare unless you are wearing headwear as

required by a religious denomination of which you are a member. Using pencil or felt pen, lightly print your

name and A-Number on the back of the photo.

b. If applying for an Advance Parole Document for individuals outside the United States:

(1) If you are applying for an Advance Parole Document on your own behalf, and you are outside the United

States, submit photographs with your application.

(2) If you are applying for an Advance Parole Document on behalf of another individual who is outside the

United States, submit the required photographs of the individual who would be issued the Advance Parole

Document.

3. Biometrics Services Requirement

a. All applicants for a Refugee Travel Document or a Reentry Permit must complete biometrics at a USCIS

Application Support Center (ASC) or, if applying for a Refugee Travel Document while outside of the United

States at an overseas USCIS facility. If you are between ages 14 through 79 and you are applying for a Refugee

Travel Document or a Reentry Permit, you must also be fingerprinted as part of USCIS biometrics services

requirement. After you have filed this application, USCIS will notify you in writing of the time and location for

your biometrics services appointment. Failure to appear to be fingerprinted or for other biometrics services may

result in a denial of your application.

b. All applicants for Reentry Permits and/or Refugee Travel Documents between the ages of 14 through 79 are required

to pay the additional $85 biometrics services fee. (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.)

c. An individual outside the United States who is seeking an Advance Parole Document for humanitarian reasons or

for significant public benefit, including under one of the Family Reunification Parole policies, and who is between

ages 14 through 79, must be fingerprinted as part of the USCIS biometrics services requirement. Depending on

the individual’s location, USCIS or the Department of State will advise the location for the biometrics services

appointment.

Form I-131 Instructions 12/23/16 N

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