Reentry Permit

Reentry Permit Fees: Everything You Need to Know

Having a reentry permit is very important if you are a green card holder that will be leaving the US for 6 months or longer. There are 3 main fees to get your reentry permit: USCIS Filing Fee, Biometrics Fee, and Immigration Lawyer Legal Fee. To process and review your…

How to Get a Travel Document for Green Card Holder

As a US green card holder, you have the right to live in the United States and to travel outside of the US. However, certain types of travel can put your green card at risk. To protect yourself, you may need to get a travel document for green card holder known as…

How to Use Your Reentry Permit to Come Back to the United States

Are you a U.S. permanent resident? Have you been outside of the country for 6 months or longer? Are you now coming back to the U.S. using a reentry permit? A reentry permit is a document, kind of like a passport, that is designed to help protect your status.

Reentry Permit Processing Time: What to Expect and How to Plan Your Travel

USCIS’s historical processing data show a national median of 14.9 months for Form I-131 “Travel Document” cases completed in fiscal year 2026 (data through July 31, 2026), compared with 13.6 months in fiscal year 2025 and 14.3 months in fiscal year 2024.