I-131 Processing Time (Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records)

Form I-131 (Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records): At a typical office, half of I-131 cases finish within about 20 months and 8 in 10 within about 22.9 months. The full range across case types and offices runs from 16 months to 2.5 years (USCIS data, August 17, 2026).

Trend: a year ago, a typical office's median for I-131 was 11.5 months; today it is 19.3 months — about 7.8 months slower than last year.

Advance parole

OfficeHalf of cases withinNearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)about 2 yearsabout 2.5 years

Re-entry permit or refugee travel document

OfficeHalf of cases withinNearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)16 months21 months

Use the Processing Times tool to add your filing date and see a personalized estimate for your pending case, or explore the Department of Labor queues and the Visa Bulletin waiting line on the same page.