Re-entry permit
Green card
A re-entry permit, from Form I-131, protects a green card during long trips abroad, generally for up to two years — and you must be physically in the U.S. when you file.
The forms
The travel document application — advance parole while a case is pending, or a re-entry permit.
How it works
In English, Spanish, or Portuguese. The software puts your answers on the official USCIS forms.
Your evidence is sorted into a numbered exhibit index, and every field, signature, and document is checked for completeness.
Download the assembled packet and file it yourself — or have an independent licensed attorney review and file it for you.
Pricing
Your exact technology fee depends on your petition type and is shown during the free eligibility check, before you pay anything. USCIS filing fees are set by the government and paid by you directly to USCIS.
Questions
No — the card is proof, not the status itself. An expired card still needs replacing for work and travel, and Form I-90 is the application that does it. The free check shows what your renewal needs.
A travel document from Form I-131 that protects a green card during long trips abroad, generally for up to two years. You must be in the U.S. when you file, and its page explains the path.
The I-94 is your arrival record, and employers and USCIS forms ask for it. Most recent arrivals can print theirs from the CBP website — if yours is lost or was never issued, Form I-102 replaces it.
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Re-entry permit