Reentry Permit for Green Card Holders | How to Apply (Don't leave without doing this!)

Everything you need to know about reentry permits! I walk through how to apply for a re-entry permit through form I-131, Application for Travel Document. I also dive into processing times, the total cost to file a reentry permit application and which supporting documents to send along with form I131.
RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
Official Form I-131, Application for Travel Document
www.uscis.gov/i-131
Where to file Form I-131 (Expand “All Other Applicants” at the bottom of list)
www.uscis.gov/i-131-addresses
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[@maneeshamukhi]

Green card holders - if you need to leave the U.S. for more than a year, this video is for you. Everything you need to know about re-entry permits!

[@sarojinidevisurisetty6464]

Hi Maneesha I am a parent if US citizen and I applied for Greencard and it is in process. And I am also having 10 years visiting visa Now my question is after getting Greencard if I stay in my mother country more than one year what will be the status of my visiting visa which I already having for 10 years?

[@saranhor3763]

I plan to go to Bahamas for 4 days what do I need I have a green card

[@ephremmegenta2103]

Hi. Question: can you apply for a re-entry form while waiting for your i-90 form to come through. Like if you lost your green card but need to travel for two years and you need to be there in about a month …

[@mecanicadiesely.pkle.5055]

Good afternoon sir, I have documents from USCIS PAROLE , I want to visit my family, I want to know if you have documents that allow you to re-enter the United States. May I contact you please to resolve this document.

[@juanraphaellatoreno783]

What if i stayed more than a year outside US while waiting for my re entry aproval, is that an abandonment? #noticeMe

[@EdulisticEnglishChannel]

I'm planning to go out of the country next month, 4 weeks from now. I'm wondering if it's poosible to expedite the biometric appointment.

[@rachealochei9770]

Thank you for all that you do in helping us ❤️

[@mariaspringer3030]

Thank you this was very helpful information about re-entry permits.

[@christineogolla8029]

This is very clear and helpful. Thank you

[@brhaneytube]

Thank you 🙏🏽 this was so helpful.

[@velona509]

Thank you so much for the valuable information

[@setayeshka3101]

Hi. Thanks for your information. I just had a couple of questions. - What's the exact address I should send my documents to? - Where should i send my documents from? - What's the online form for on the USCIS website? - How can I waive the fee with form i-912?

[@hassanekonate439]

Thank you again for your video very interesting and important 👍

[@omarirfan8998]

Thanks for the video. There should be a video on if outside US for >6 months but

[@chhayapatel429]

Hello Ellis, thank you so much for such a detailed video, really helpful. Please can you advise if the form can be submitted online? Also, if I'm residing in Minnesota, where do i mail the re-entry permit, assuming a physical copy has to be sent.

[@Ivan_Lesov]

Very useful video, thank you 👍

[@katherinelemke2029]

Hello, thank you for this video - we are doing the application for an undergraduate who will be studying abroad but returning for christmas and summers, possibly other holidays. How should we state the number of days that they will be away, since it is not a sustained absence? Also - will returning for christmas, summer, and for example, thanksgiving, be enough to demonstrate continuous presence for naturalization purposes?

[@majidzamiri7292]

Thanks for the great videos. 1. Can a DV winner apply for reentry permit immeditely after entering to the United States? 2. Completing a project out side the USA could be a good reason for this person (to be mentioned in I-131)?

[@SuperKaydian]

Very informative. Do you know the location of the New Jersey office for postal order or cheque? As my mother is elderly and would know were to start. Thanks for this video

[@AbdulRashid-rf4oe]

Thanks a lot for good information. I have a question. If SB-1 visa application is not approved, it may be or not re-applied?

[@ceanarainelagahan4525]

Hello, thank you for this video.

[@Unplugged704]

A great informative video!! So I am clear, if a green card holder plans to visit native country for 2-3 months and come back, do they need to apply using form I-131?

[@SeptemberSunset11]

Hi, thank you for the information. when you say "continues physical presence" you mean "continues residence" not "physical presence" right? because physical presence is a minor issue as it only counts days within 5 years (you have to accumulate at least 50%), "continues residence", that is the problem. So the re-entry permit does not avoid the reset of the clock if you are absent from the country for one year or more in one trip, right? It only prevents that they cancel your LPR status, right? Thanks you again for the advice

[@toloolei]

Did you make any video regarding a US citizen re-entering the US with a expired passport book? Thank you

[@amirMahmed]

I Miss You So Much Please Upload Vedieos frequently

[@mohamedesalem]

Very informative ♥️♥️

[@colwi7]

Hi! Thank you for the video. Does a 4 year old need to be present in the US to apply for a reentry permit?

[@thirdydizon3782]

Hi Maam Maneesha, I was wondering if you happen to know the location of where to submit these forms? I will soon be a resident of Tacoma, WA.

[@happierhealthiermari8084]

hi! thank you so much. I am still doubtful about the documents that I need to send with my reentry permit. so far I think is: form I-131 copy of passport biography page copy of green card (and my 24 moth extension I just got after removing conditions, mine is based on marriage) copy os social security card 1 passport like photo of me check with the total amount $ is that all? I saw somewhere it was 2 photos... doo you think I need something else?

[@panyhansana4817]

Hi, thank you for your video very helpful. I just need to know which address to sent formi131

[@VSoan]

Hi! I have some clarifications. The $660 payments. That includes the bio metric ?

[@deleeepkumarchandar1314]

Hi Maneesha, How will getting a reentry permit affect an ongoing I130 application that the permanent resident applying for the permit has sponsored?

[@sheprii1994]

Hello, where can I send in SanDiego CA, please ? Thanks.. BTW, do I use FedEx?

[@shinee091291]

Are you able to be away from the country for 14 months after your biometric appointment but before you receive the re-entry permit?

[@magiproudian1]

Hello Maneesha, thanks for all your helpful videos. I had the green card interview and it has been approved and I paid the immigration visa fee. I am coming to US soon to collect my Green card. The problem is I can't stay more than 1 month due to some commitments in my hometown. I heard that it takes more than 2 months to receive the Green Card. What shall I do before leaving US to keep my Green Card affective while coming back to US, probably after 3 months. Please I need your advice. Many thanks.

[@nadimnaoufal6801]

C an you leave after filing the I 131 before receiving the appointment for the biometrics?

[@phatgiaotv8000]

Hi, can we expedite the processing time of reentry permit? Thank you😊

[@nirmalakuchikulla4296]

Hi maneesha , thank you so much for the informative video . I got green.card in 2003 and since then applied for reentry permit 3 times not qualified for citizenship. But since 2018 I have been in usa not less than six months every year till date overall staying for 36 months in 5 years but in 2020ive been in my native country for nearly an year during pandemic . My husband age is 72 years and hence could not take a chance of tranvelling . Will that be considered and will we be eligible to apply for citizenship or will it be considered from 2021

[@faridayusif4013]

Hello, may I leave the country as soon as the parcel sent to the attorney while I’m in a country?

[@faded_blue_jeans]

Hi Maneesha! I want to file I-131, base on the fee calculator I need to pay $630 and there is no information on USCIS website that I need to include the payment for biometrics. How much do I really need to pay? Thank you!

[@tzyy-chynhu1701]

Can you talking about i193?

[@immanuelkamau1614]

After I originally enter the US via greencard, how long after can I leave?.

[@amiereviews5522]

Hi. What if i need to go just for 2 to 3 weeks can i apply for refugee travel document since its cheaper to apply than a re-entry permit. Pls pls reply and also what documents i need to send with my application package.do i need to send passport pics as well. Hoping for ur reply. Thanks 🙏 😇

[@tb6265]

Great information. Thank you! would be so helpful if you could answere these short questions. - How do you receive confirmation that the I-131 has been received by USCIS? Is it through email? - Can the I-131 be sent via express mail to ensure its arrival confirmation? - Is it necessary to stay in the US for the confirmation? - Can you leave the US between submitting the I-131 and attending the biometrics appointment? thank you so much, i wish you a great day. all the best

[@Armin23611]

The form can’t be filed online, you can leave the US once you get your fingerprints taken but not sooner. Depending on your location, there’s a mailing address for each state, check it out in the i131 page in the uscis page

[@lesley1944]

Hi, i have a question, my daughter's re entry permit is expired and she is still out of USA.what should I do so that she can comeback in the USA?

[@DcalMedia]

I had my re entry permit and it expired on 2017, I plan again on getting another re entry permit. Is it possible that I wouldnt need to take biometrics again? Thank you for the help.

[@bebe6804]

Question: if someone cannot maintain residency in the US and they willingly give up their green card, can they reapply for travel visa such as B1/B2?

[@marcguevarra3207]

Hello, How can I pay the amount for applying for the re-entry permit? Looking forward to your positive reply. Thank you

[@Lilianajmusic]

I have a flight in two days to Colombia but I can’t find my green card. I’m only going for two weeks. I have a uk passport and A California state ID. What can I do?

[@alvarodiaz994]

Could you help me know where I should send my permit. I'm in Hillsboro, Portland, Oregon. Please

[@noziphomsikita8906]

Where exactly can I mail my I-131 document? I’m in Pembroke Pines Florida.

[@manjinderkaur6104]

Where I submitted I 131 in Michigan

[@user-re3yz7pi4x]

Hello, do you need to fill out this form for children 2 and 5 years old?

[@mehdilazzab5642]

Dear . Is it gonna cause any problem to leave the us with a reentry permit while still waiting for green card interview . ( Already got snn and work permit) thank you

[@sayedrohid1695]

Hello thanks for sharing this video i am green card holder i don't have passport which part i nee to fill out in I-131 form ?

[@wesleysaavedra3026]

Is it possible to file for a re entry permit then leave the US and return for the bionetrics and leave again while waiting for the approval and card? Thanks!

[@user-yp9zt5tv6g]

Hello, do I need to do this if I want to send my kids overseas for middle and high school? We are green cards holders. Will

[@LeonardoBonansco]

Hi! does a 4 year old girl need to be present in the US to apply for the reentry permit? Thank you!

[@gafirathe4662]

What if I have the green card but don't have a passport to use can I use a reentry permit as a passport?

[@ionictv8392]

How can I get a re-entry permit while I'm outside US since 2016 ? (I am a green card holder which was expired 2016)

[@chielim9469]

Hi! I arrived in US last Nov. 28, 2023 but I have to return to the Phils on Jan 30, 2024. My green card has not arrived yet. I need to see my father, 96 years old, to check him. I am a retiree but employed as a Consultant in my previous company. Can I apply the re-entry permit without my green card?

[@devakshibharti6756]

I only attached a copy of my green card with my form and not a copy of my passport. Will it be rehected

[@justincase8795]

Hello! What about DV lottery winners who already did biometrics through consular processing? Should they pay and take biometrics again and wait for it before traveling?

[@maneeshamukhi]

Hello - this is only for green card holders already living in the U.S. who need to leave for more than a year.

[@sixtails-]

Hi Maneesha! I recently received a rejection of my reentry permit due to" payment amount incorrect." Is $660 still the correct amount? Should I write a separate check for the biometric fees?

[@savethb.2216]

Hi I’m US permanent resident and I came here as a refugee so I didn’t get a passport from my country . My question is can I travel with my reentry permit to Mexico with out a passport?

[@kaddytouray681]

Hi thanks ... please can I travel outside usa for 1 months with a green card without a passport..... I had been granted as an asylee

[@jo-wq8ne]

What if during your travel and you was hospitalized for over a year?

[@markypjayme7733]

Good morning … what if my re entry did’nt arrive after 5 months wait… should i go back to US

[@jaitibhrany6057]

Can I apply the re-entry permit without my green card? My parents still have to receive their greencard.

[@austinitel.2972]

Hi Maneesha, if we are out of the US for more than 6 months but less than a year, must we still apply for the re-entry permit? I was reading some sources and they mentioned >6 months,

[@brandoninhofer6592]

My 2 cents, apply for it. Having the documents in order is a great way of showing customs and immigration officers that you are not intending to abandon your green card. Technically, after 6 months abroad your residency status may come into question when you try re-entering the USA.

[@springboard9642]

You skipped part 3 (the part I was looking for) and the fact that it's for people who will pick up their document over seas but it won't accept a foreign address or phone number

[@MAMZ-eb4jc]

If my minor child leaves US and stay abroad for less than a year but more than 6 months, does he still need to file reentry permit even if I (parent) will already be eligible and will be filing for application for naturalization before the time he leaves? -- If he leaves April next year to study abroad

[@jonscholl7105]

hi my i have 2 smaller brothers they had their green cards and came to the us at the age of 3 and 4 but returned to jamaica for school but diddnt do the reentrey permit they are now 19 and 20 and their green card got expired and lost is there any ways i can help them goe back in the us

[@jacobm.1213]

Where should I send the application? I live in Massachusetts Cape Cod

[@saraxiong4927]

Can you help me find a place in Anchorage Alaska

[@tdfab6750]

It's fine to spend 9 months out? I didn't know that multiple entry could cause red flags. I am studying abroad

[@eziokds]

Good afternoon, my daughter is 16 years old and her passport will expire on February 6th, can she travel on January 26th back to the USA from London with an almost expiring passport? Thank you very much!!

[@LeiLaurenYoutube]

My boyfriend he's a greencard holder but we plan on taking a short trip to our homeland for few weeks what does he need besides his California driver license his greencard??? I'm a US citizen so I have my passport. Btw he been living in USA all his life since he was 4 yo.

[@juliovm1967]

What would happen to my Combo Card if my I-485 is "administratively closed" due to the unavailability of visas for 4th preference Special Immigration at the time of filing and fees refunded? Can I still use the Combo Card to travel abroad, or is it automatically cancelled?

[@DevalPatel79]

Can I have my biomatric for reentry in USA any state @ ASC or they send me perticular centre I have to go. And can I apply online I 131?

[@monstamonstas0605]

Can you get or apply for a re-entry permit for just one week?

[@user-lx5hd7pc4s]

Thanks for your informational video, although I wonder if I can leave the country after filing for Reentry permit and then come back for biometrics appointment? The USCIS website does not have any direct information about this, and maybe you have come across clients having this concern? Thanks so much!

[@landfakeer]

Hi please reply her query plz.

[@faithwandiri2117]

Did you get an answer to this question please

[@Fina52424]

I wish she answers this question I wanna know too

[@cherrylbalbin1743]

My husband has to leave in 2 weeks for his job overseas, is it not possible to get his biometrics in a US consulate abroad? If not is there a way to expedite it?

[@sharibongcaron6500]

what is the adress in sending the re entry permit papers

[@tenzin3592]

Hi, I am just trying to get a entry visa to india..and in my applications while booking an appointment it says EOI in travel to..

[@aminfarshidi]

Hi Maneesha, thanks for your great video. I have a quick question. Once I submit my I-131, I would like for the USCIS communications including receipt notice, biometrics appointment and the reentry permit to be mailed to my friend's address since we may not be around during the process. Is it OK if I put my friend's address in Part 1? I am worried, because then the "Physical Address" I put on this form will not be the same as the address that USCIS already has as my home address.

[@sajidraza1643]

I got info from another attorney that we can provide an address of our home country consulate or embassy so USCIS deliver there and than we can collect it from there

[@aminfarshidi]

@@sajidraza1643 Thanks for your response. Yes, that is really an option to have it sent to the consulate/embassy in your country and then collect it from there or have the consulate/embassy to mail it to you in your country. However, I did not want to do that because I am traveling a lot. I just wanted it to be delivered to my US mailing address (i.e. my friend's place). Most USCIS forms let you list both a mailing and a physical address but this one does not. So, I decided to put my mailing address on this form in the place allocated for the physical address and then I attached a cover letter and explained why I did it and that this is my mailing address and my physical address is XXX. So far, it has been fine and I have received the receipt notice at my mailing address. I will wait and see how next steps go and will let you know whehter it completes without a problem or not.

[@gregh7457]

@@aminfarshidi did you ever get it delivered? we have been waiting 1.5 years and still nothing

[@tcruiz]

Hello thank you for this video. My brother is planning on leaving the US by December for 3 weeks and he has a green card but no passport. Do we need to apply for a re-entry permit?

[@ahmedkhalil9353]

@@sukwaiba7956 good question And I do not know how can I contact this lady on what’s-app

[@marlenirivera6213]

Hello one question. My father left the country in 2019 then Covid happened and he has been taking care my mom. I want him to come back in 2023. He is in El Salvador Central America. What he needs to do.

[@hayatullahrahimi4690]

If I’m a green card holder and I want to travel to Pakistan for a month do I need a travel document

[@miladshelley9924]

Where to send I’m from California

[@anastasiia931]

So if I apply this reentry permission then I get appointment for biological, after this I can fly wherever i need or I have to to wait 1 year being in USA for goverment decision ?????

[@chielim9469]

I am leaving the Phils on an Immigrant visa for the first time in Nov 2023. I am 64 yrs old and still employed and will avail mandatory retirement from work at 65. I need to return to the Phils in December 2023 to file and claim my retirement benefit. How will I deal with this?

[@tusharbarot5705]

Can you please let us know where we need to send this I-131 ? address please

[@jammy17ful]

Hello! I am going on a cruise to the Bahamas with Carnival. Carnival will permit me to board with my green card and valid drivers license but told me to call Bahamas embassy to see if any further documents are required. Do I need a re entry permit to get back on the ship? Or will my green card be all I need? Help please!

[@gregh7457]

lol is that a 1 year long cruise?

[@hinalvachhani8143]

Hi I have a question regarding a scenario. Once a CR1 Visa is approved, can my spouse come visit me in the US for a few weeks and then travel back to India for about 2 months and then complete her final move to the US. I am unsure if the US Customs will question her when she is coming back to the US or not. Do we need a travel document (reentry permit)??

[@WALK-IN2024]

Thank you. If a child of 3 doesn't years have a passport of your home country, can you travel without a passport?

[@michaelhorgan9525]

Pretty sure you need a passport when flying internationally.

[@fiorellanp]

It doesn't make Sense, my family member was planning to travel back in february but she was told she couldn't leave the country until the reentry permit was approved so she couldn't travel, it's been 14 months AND she hasnt heard anything from uscis yet, how is that even posible, this is ridiculous

[@InGodwetrust198]

I'm living abroad for more than 5 year's and just renewal my green card and receive i 797. Is that possible to return to US

[@sheprii1994]

where can I file in San Diego, CA?

[@hanksdiy6899]

Can get a permit with no passport?

[@Sunny-gg1ce]

Hi have green card category SL6 I don't have password I can apply travel documents

[@jessicaalbino6991]

My husbands in the Navy, stationed in Italy. If we live in Base would that still be considered leaving the US? (For citizenship) I’m not on his orders but we have command sponsorship.

[@catisadisaster2269]

I’m wondering the same thing

[@Irenetjc]

How can this application be submitted?

[@alyali8086]

Hi. So if my wife comes to the US with the CR1 visa and immediately applies for re-entry permit when she gets her temporary greencard upon arrival. (So that we could go live for a year abroad). Will this first year abroad reduce her required 3 years residence in the US down to 2 years once we get back to the US? Thx!

[@alyali8086]

@@backchanneI i did not give you feedback. I asked you a question.