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Form I-131, Travel Document

What goes wrong on I-131?

The same few things, over and over — and every one of them is a completeness problem the software checks for before your packet is marked ready.

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Where cases go wrong

Leaving before advance parole is approved — that can abandon a pending green card application

Checking the wrong document type

Filing a re-entry permit from abroad — you must be in the U.S. when you file

Confusing the travel document with the work permit; they are separate applications

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