The USCIS recently created the Form I-131A, Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation). We examine the rules for filing the Form I-131A.If you qualify to apply for a boarding foil, you will be required to complete Form I-131A, Application for Travel Document and pay a boarding foil fee. Use Form I131 Application for Travel Document. For permanent residents, the re-entry permit is valid for two years from the date of issue. The Form I-131A is not an application for a new Permanent Resident Card or Reentry Permit. Instead, the Form I-131A is an application for carrier documentation. • I-551 permanent resident card or I-151 (older version of I-551) coded S1-3. • Temporary I-551 stamp coded S1-3 in a Canadian passport. Reentry Permit for permanent residents. I-551.