U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Refugee Travel Documents (I-131)

Applications for Refugee Travel Documents may be filed at the USCIS Frankfurt Office by mail or in person at an InfoPass appointment if the applicant:

• Was admitted to the US as a refugee or asylee,
• Departed the US without having applied for a Refugee Travel Document, and
• Has not yet been outside the US for more than one year

Filing An Application For Refugee Travel Documents

Please read the instruction pages attached to the petition carefully and complete all appropriate sections of the form.
You may download and use the following checklist to assist with the filing of your I-131.

• Checklist for I-131 (pdf)
• I-131, Application for Travel Document

Filing Fee

Fee amounts for applications and petitions are listed on our Forms, Fees and Filing Locations Chart. The fees for all applications and petitions submitted to this office must be paid:

• In cash with either U.S. dollars or Euro only if the application is filed in person at the US Embassy in Rome; or
• By a cashier’s check, money order, or international bank draft, made payable in U.S. Dollars to the US Embassy in Rome, issued by any bank with a U.S. affiliation or by a U.S. military Post Office facility
• Personal checks are not accepted