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| # I-131   | **Old**              | **New**                          |
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| **Instr   |                      |                                  |
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| ##### P   | #####                | **A.If you are in the United     |
| .1, at th |                      | States** as a permanent resident |
| e very to | A.  **If you are in  | or conditional permanent         |
| p right c |     the United       | resident, you may apply for a    |
| olumn "wh |     States** as a    | reentry permit. After filing     |
| o may fil |     permanent        | your application for Reentry     |
| e this fo |     resident or      | Permit, USCIS will inform you in |
| rm?" I. R |     conditional      | writing when to go to your local |
| eentry Pe |     permanent        | Application Support Center (ASC) |
| rmit inse |     resident, you    | for your biometrics appointment. |
| rt new la |     may apply for a  | There is an additional \$80.00   |
| nguage to |     reentry permit.  | fee for taking your              |
|  read as  |                      | fingerprints.                    |
| follows:  | > Departure from the |                                  |
|           | > United States      | You must be physically present   |
| #         | > before a decision  | in the United States when you    |
|           | > is made on the     | file the application. However, a |
|           | > application for a  | reentry permit may be sent to a  |
|           | > reentry permit     | U.S. Embassy or Consulate or     |
|           | > does not affect    | Department of Homeland Security  |
|           | > the application.   | (DHS) office abroad for you to   |
|           |                      | pick up, if you request it when  |
|           | You must be          | you file your application.       |
|           | physically present   |                                  |
|           | in the United States | Departure from the United States |
|           | when you file the    | before a decision is made on the |
|           | application.         | application for a reentry permit |
|           | However, a reentry   | does not affect the application. |
|           | permit may be sent   | However, departure from the      |
|           | to a U.S. embassy or | United States should not occur   |
|           | consulate or         | before your biometrics           |
|           | Department of        | (fingerprints) have been taken.  |
|           | Homeland Security    |                                  |
|           | (DHS) office abroad  | With the exception of having to  |
|           | for you to pick up,  | obtain a returning resident visa |
|           | if you request it    | abroad, a reentry permit does    |
|           | when you file your   | not relive you of any of the     |
|           | application.         | requirements of the United       |
|           |                      | States immigration laws.         |
|           |                      |                                  |
|           |                      | If you stay outside the United   |
|           |                      | States for less than one year,   |
|           |                      | you are not required to apply    |
|           |                      | for a reentry permit. You may    |
|           |                      | reenter the United States on     |
|           |                      | your Permanent Resident card     |
|           |                      | (Form I-551).                    |
|           |                      |                                  |
|           |                      | If you intend to apply in the    |
|           |                      | future for naturalization,       |
|           |                      | absences from the United States  |
|           |                      | for one year or more will        |
|           |                      | generally break the continuity   |
|           |                      | of your required continuous      |
|           |                      | residence in the United States.  |
|           |                      | If you intend to remain outside  |
|           |                      | the United States for one year   |
|           |                      | or more, you should file a Form  |
|           |                      | N-470, Application to Preserve   |
|           |                      | Residence for Naturalization     |
|           |                      | Purposes. For further            |
|           |                      | information, contact your local  |
|           |                      | USCIS office.                    |
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| P.1       | > **A. If you are in | > Refugees and Asylees: If you   |
| Under:    | > the United         | > are applying for adjustment of |
| Heading:  | > States** in valid  | > status one year after you were |
| Advance   | > refugee or asylee  | > admitted as a refugee or one   |
| Parole    | > status, or if you  | > year after you were granted    |
| Docum     | > are a permanent    | > asylum, you may travel outside |
| ent-After | > resident as a      | > the the U.S. on your valid     |
| paragraph | > direct result of   | > refugee travel document, if    |
| 1 and 2.  | > your refugee or    | > you have one, without the need |
|           | > asylee status in   | > to obtain advance parole.      |
| P.2,      | > the United States, | >                                |
| Section   | > you may apply for  | > 3\. If you are not eligible    |
| II. under | > a refugee travel   | > for both items 1 and 2 above,  |
| "Refugee  | > document.          | > you may apply for advance      |
| Travel    | > Generally, you     | > parole without additional fee, |
| Document" | > must have a        | > provided you have evidence of  |
|           | > refugee travel     | > filing Form I-485. If you are  |
| #####     | > document to return | > not filing for advance parole  |
|           | > to the United      | > concurrently, Form I-797 may   |
|           | > States after       | > be used as proof of I-485      |
|           | > temporary travel   | > filing.                        |
|           | > abroad.            |                                  |
|           |                      | A.  **If you are in the United   |
|           | #####                |     States** in valid refugee or |
|           |                      |     asylee status, or if you are |
|           |                      |     a permanent resident as a    |
|           |                      |     direct result of your        |
|           |                      |     refugee or asylee status in  |
|           |                      |     the United States, you may   |
|           |                      |     apply for a refugee travel   |
|           |                      |     document. Generally, you     |
|           |                      |     must have a refugee travel   |
|           |                      |     document to return to the    |
|           |                      |     United States after          |
|           |                      |     temporary travel abroad.     |
|           |                      |                                  |
|           |                      | After filing your application    |
|           |                      | for Refugee Travel Document,     |
|           |                      | USCIS will inform you in writing |
|           |                      | when to go to your local USCIS   |
|           |                      | Application Support Center (ASC) |
|           |                      | for you biometrics appointment.  |
|           |                      |                                  |
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| P.4,      |                      | **[Insert item g.]{.underline}** |
| Section   |                      |                                  |
| 2. under  |                      | g\. Two completed fingerprint    |
| "If you   |                      | cards (FD-258) You must indicate |
| are       |                      | your Alien Registration Number   |
| applying  |                      | (A#) on the fingerprint card and |
| for a     |                      | ensure that the completed cards  |
| person    |                      | are not bent, folded or creased. |
| who is    |                      | The fingerprint cards must be    |
| outside   |                      | prepared by a U.S. Embassy or    |
| the       |                      | U.S. Consulate, USCIS Office or  |
| United    |                      | U.S. Military Installation.      |
| States,   |                      |                                  |
| you must  |                      |                                  |
| attach:"  |                      |                                  |
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| P.4       | P.4 Section II.      | A.  If you are outside the       |
| Section   | Photographs          |     United States and filing for |
| II.       |                      |     a refugee travel document,   |
| Ph        | A. If you are filing |     or if you are in the United  |
| otographs | for a reentry permit |     States and filing for        |
|           | or a refugee travel  |     advance parole document.     |
| A. If you | document, or if you  |                                  |
| are       | are in the United    | The fee for this application is  |
| filing    | States and filing    | \$305.00.                        |
| for a     | for an advance       |                                  |
| reentry   | parole document:     |                                  |
| permit or |                      |                                  |
| a refugee | The fee for this     |                                  |
| travel    | application is       |                                  |
| document, | \$170.00             |                                  |
| or if you |                      |                                  |
| are in    |                      |                                  |
| the       |                      |                                  |
| United    |                      |                                  |
| States    |                      |                                  |
| and       |                      |                                  |
| filing    |                      |                                  |
| for an    |                      |                                  |
| advance   |                      |                                  |
| parole    |                      |                                  |
| document: |                      |                                  |
|           |                      |                                  |
| Page 5.   |                      |                                  |
| Under:    |                      |                                  |
| What is   |                      |                                  |
| the Fee?  |                      |                                  |
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