If you want to apply for asylum, you must file your Form I-589 with EOIR. To locate where to file your Form I-589 with EOIR: Use the EOIR hotline or online system to locate an address for the immigration court where you must file your Form I-589; or.
To apply for a Refugee Travel Document, file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Filing instructions and forms are available on our Web site at cis. Follow the instructions on the form carefully. For further information please visit our Web site or call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283.
The processing time for a travel permit (Advance Parole) currently averages 5-24 months, depending on the service center processing your application. USCIS provides a database where you can check the most current processing times, updated once per month.
For information on how to apply for a refugee travel document, go to our Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records page. Permanent or conditional residents should apply for a re-entry permit if they will be outside the United States for one year or more.
To be eligible for refugee status, you must be: Outside the United States. Able to demonstrate that you were persecuted or have a fear of persecution in your home country due to your: Race. Religion. Nationality. Social group. Political opinion.
If you have a BRP and you leave the UK and want to re-enter you will need to show it at the border (along with with your passport) to confirm your immigration status. Please note the biometric residence permit is not a travel document on its own and therefore will need to be shown alongside a passport at the border.
Under United States law, a refugee is someone who: Is located outside of the United States. Is of special humanitarian concern to the United States. Demonstrates that they were persecuted or fear persecution due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
A person with refugee or asylum status who wishes to travel outside the United States needs a Refugee Travel Document in order to return to the United States. In most cases, a refugee or asylee may use the Refugee Travel Document for travel in place of a passport.
Applying for an ETA is quick and simple. Visitors should apply in advance and find out when to do so on GOV.UK. An ETA currently costs £10 and permits multiple journeys to the UK for stays of up to six months at a time over two years or until the holder's passport expires – whichever is sooner.
Your actual refugee travel document should be issued within about 2 to 5 months from filing your Form I-131. You may request that the actual document be sent to your U.S. address, your attorneys address (if you choose to work with an attorney), or to a U.S. consulate or embassy abroad.