U.S. REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT
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A Refugee Travel Document is issued to any individual that is in valid refugee or asylee status, or to a lawful permanent resident who obtained such status as a refugee or asylee in the United States.
Individuals who hold asylee or refugee status and are not lawful permanent residents must have a U.S. Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571) to return to the United States after travel abroad, unless they possess an Advance Parole Document.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer at the U.S. port of entry will determine your admissibility when you present your travel document.
If you are in the United States in valid refugee or asylee status, or if you are a lawful permanent resident as a direct result of your refugee status in the United States, you may apply for a Refugee Travel Document.
It is important that you apply for a Refugee travel Document BEFORE you leave the United States. If biometrics services are required and you fail to appear to have the biometrics collected, the application may be denied.
After filing your application for a Refugee travel Document, USCIS will inform you in writing when to go to your local USCIS ASC for your biometrics services appointment. Unless you have other appropriate documentation, such as a Permanent Resident Card, State ID. You must have Refugee Travel Document to return to the United States after temporary travel abroad.
TRAVEL WARNING REGARDING VOLUNTARY RE-AVAILMENT
WARNING to asylee who travel to the country of claimed persecution: If you applied for asylum on or after April 1, 1997, your asylum status may be terminated if the U.S. Government determines that you have voluntarily availed yourself of the protection of your country of nationality or, if stateless, country of last habitual residence. See Section 208 (c)(2)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 USC 1158 (c)(2)(D).
VALIDITY OF THE U.S. REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT
A Refugee travel Document is only valid for a year at each issue. It cannot be extended.
REASONS A U.S. REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ISSUED
You have already been issued such a document and it is still valid, unless the prior document has been returned to USCIS or you can demonstrate it was lost; or A notice was published in the Federal Register that precludes the issuance of such a document for travel to the area where you intend to go.
INVALIDATION OF U.S REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT
Any U.S. Refugee Travel Document obtained by making a material false representation or concealment in your application to USCIS will be invalid. A travel document will also be invalid if you are ordered removed or deported from the United States.
In addition, a Refugee Travel Document will be invalid if the United Nations Convention of July 28, 1951, shall cease to apply or shall not apply to you as provided in Articles 1C, D, E, or F of the Convention.
The filing fee for a Refugee Travel Document for an applicant age 16 or older is $135.00. The fee for a child young than 16 is $105.00. A biometrics services fee of $85 is required for applicants ages 14 through 79.
Asylees must only travel with a United States issued Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571). If an asylee travels with the passport issued by the country from which he/she has been granted asylum. He/she can be seen as availing himself/herself of the protections of his/her government that he/she no longer needs asylum protection.
If, however, an asylee has any criminal convictions in the U.S., he or she should consult with a licensed immigration attorney before travelling outside of the United States.
Asylees should understand, however, that even after obtaining legal permanent residence, they will have to use a U.S. Refugee Travel Document to travel abroad. It is only after an asylee becomes a U.S. citizen that he/she will be eligible for a U.S. passport and to travel back to their home countries.
When you apply for naturalization, you will be required to list all international travel after obtaining legal permanent resident in the U.S., and DHS official could re-open the asylum grant upon learning that an applicant traveled back to his/her country of nationality.
Tennyson
Watson-Joyner is a foreign born U.S. Permanent Resident, read for a
Bachelors of Science Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management with a
major in Travel, Tourism and Entertainment Management.I have
successfully navigated the U.S. immigration system.
The
information contained in "The United States Refugee Travel Document
(Form I-571)Asylee Travel Guide" is provided for informational purposes
only. Opinions expressed are the authors alone and complied information,
for International Travel with a U.S. Refugee Travel Document (Form
I-571) , use links attached for visa free destinations as listed by the
consulate of each country that offers the same to asylees and permanent
residence whose was granted the same as a result of asylum. If you have a
criminal record, Speak to an attorney-at-law prior to your departure.
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