Travel Document

Who commonly uses it. A permanent resident planning a long trip abroad who needs a re-entry permit, someone with a pending application who needs advance parole to travel, or a refugee or asylee needing a travel document.

Official form and instructions: USCIS — I-131. Clarenor is not affiliated with USCIS.

• 15 intake questions written for this form — not a generic questionnaire. The questions are grouped into 3 sections.
• A document checklist of 9 items, each explained, with 2 marked required.
• Automatic saving. You can start now and come back later; nothing is lost.
• A consistency check. We compare your own answers and documents against each other and show you anything that does not add up.
• A human Case Guide review on the Reviewed and Full Service packages: a person reads your answers and documents and tells you what is missing.
• Escalation rules specific to this service. 5 circumstances that need a person are flagged for human review rather than decided by software.

Which travel document

• Which document are you applying for? REQUIRED
• What is your current immigration status? REQUIRED
• Do you have an application currently pending with USCIS? REQUIRED
• If yes, give the receipt number(s)

Your travel plans

• What is the purpose of your travel? REQUIRED
• Where do you plan to travel? REQUIRED
• When do you plan to leave the United States?
• When do you plan to return?
• How long will you be outside the United States? REQUIRED
• Have you already booked travel? REQUIRED

Immigration history

• Have you applied for a travel document before? REQUIRED
• Has any immigration application of yours ever been denied? REQUIRED
• Have you ever been in removal, deportation or exclusion proceedings? REQUIRED
• Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained or convicted of any crime? REQUIRED
• Have you previously been outside the United States for 6 months or more? REQUIRED

Seeing the questions before you start is deliberate. You should know what you are being asked and why before you pay for anything.

• Front of your Permanent Resident Card (re-entry permit) (not required for everyone)
• Back of your Permanent Resident Card (not required for everyone)
• Government-issued photo identification Required
• Two passport-style photographs Required
• Form I-94 (not required for everyone)
• Receipt notice for your pending application (not required for everyone)
• Documents supporting the reason for travel (not required for everyone) — For example a medical letter, employment posting or family document.
• Proof of refugee or asylee status (not required for everyone)
• Certified court records for any arrest or charge (not required for everyone)

Documents are stored privately and are never publicly accessible. Only you and the Case Guide working on your case can open them, and you can replace or delete anything you upload.

1. Choose a package. You see exactly what each includes and what it does not before you pay.
2. Answer the questions. Save at any point and return later.
3. Upload your documents against the checklist.
4. Pay. Payment is what places your case with a Case Guide. You are not charged before this step, and you pay the government fee separately to USCIS.
5. A Case Guide reviews your case for completeness and consistency and tells you what is missing.
6. You revise if asked, then a final readiness review completes the case.

Why this price. The main risk is timing rather than document volume, so it is the least expensive form service.

USCIS filing fees are not included and are paid by you, directly to USCIS. Clarenor never collects a government fee on your behalf. Each package states its full refund terms on the service page.

We do not advise on whether travelling is safe for your immigration situation. Leaving the United States before a travel document is approved can abandon a pending application, so if you have already booked travel we flag the case for immediate human attention.

Clarenor does not file your application: you file it yourself. We do not represent you before USCIS and we do not provide legal advice.

If this matches your situation, you can see the packages and begin. If you are not sure whether this is the right form, contact us and a person will help you work it out.