If you are a permanent or conditional permanent resident who has been outside the U.S. for one year or longer, apply for a re-entry permit before you travel. Use Form I-131 - Application for Travel Document. For permanent residents, the re-entry permit is valid for two years from the date of issue.

You do not need a reentry permit if you will be outside the United States for less than 1 year. If you have been outside the United States for less than 1 year, you may use your Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) as your travel document.

Your green card is not a travel document, but you should already have a passport from your country of origin. You would have needed that to enter the United States originally. Keep that passport current as you will need it to travel to your home country, other countries and to return to the US.

Ing to USCIS data from 2023, the average processing time for Form I-131 (Application for Travel Document) varies between 3 to 7 months, depending on the service center handling the case and the specific category (e.g., refugee travel document, re-entry permit).

If You Need to Travel Generally, if you have a pending Form I-485 and you leave the United States without an advance parole document, you will have abandoned your application. For further information, see our Travel Documents page.

To apply for Advance Parole, you must file Form I-131: Application for Travel Document with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Green card applicants looking to travel abroad for any reason must obtain Advance Parole before leaving the United States.

Even if you do not have a valid passport, you may still be able to travel using your green card and a reentry permit.

Most green card holders will need to present the passport from the country where they're a citizen, or in some cases, their refugee travel document. You should also be sure to have your green card on you for the duration of the trip. And remember different countries have different requirements for entry.

In general, you will need to present a passport from your country of citizenship or your refugee travel document to travel to a foreign country. In addition, the foreign country may have additional entry/exit requirements (such as a visa).

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Type or print legibly in black ink. To apply for Advance Parole, you must file Form I131: Application for Travel Document with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).To renew your travel document, you will need to submit Form I-131, along with a copy of your existing travel document. This page provides information on immigrant visas and permanent resident cards (also known as a green card). Learn about the Diversity Visa Lottery and other ways to apply for an immigrant visa. Complete section 10 (Consent for Attorney or Accredited Representative). Under the new policy, USCIS has started issuing a new travel authorization document on Form. 512T that is unique to TPS holders.

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