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Processing times

Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records

I-131 · 21.5 – 27.8 mo

As of Sep 17, 2026, USCIS I-131 (Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records) processing times average 21.5 – 27.8 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 16.5 – 34 mo across 1 reporting office. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.

We check daily. USCIS last published data on Sep 17, 2026.

Processing time trend

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Trend chart embedded from ImmigrationTimes.org (CC-BY-4.0). The upper bound of the published range is shown.

I-131 processing times by office

1 office

OfficeMinMax
Service Center Operations(SCD)21.5 mo27.8 mo

Filing categories

  • Advance parole26.5 – 34 mo
  • Re-entry permit or refugee travel document16.5 – 21.5 mo

Data as of Sep 17, 2026. Processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org from USCIS publications (CC-BY-4.0). Not legal advice; not affiliated with the U.S. government. ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/i-131/.

These are USCIS published processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org. They are not guarantees, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. government. Naphtali does not control government processing.

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