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Family Reunification Task Force – Filing Guides and Cover Letters

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Attention

On Oct. 11, 2024, USCIS published the new edition of Form I-131 renamed “Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records.” Please refer to the USCIS site for more information.  

New FRTF filing guides and cover letters are available below for submitting the new form I-131 Application for Initial Parole, Initial Parole in Place, Re-Parole, and Advance Parole under the FRTF process.

I-765

The following documents are provided for reference when submitting a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. All documents are included as attachments in the table below.

I-765 Cover Letter for FRTF Process

  • English: Attachment 1.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 1.B*
  • Spanish: Attachment 1.C*

* For information only, please submit ONLY the English version.

Humanitarian Parole: Guide for Completing I-765

Guide for completing a Form I-765 under the FRTF process with FRTF Humanitarian Parole.

  • English: Attachment 2.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 2.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 2.C

Parole-in-Place (PIP): Guide for Completing I-765

Guide for completing a Form I-765 under the FRTF process with FRTF Parole-in-Place (PIP).

  • English: Attachment 3.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 3.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 3.C

The Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, is available at https://www.uscis.gov/i-765.

I-131

The following documents are provided for reference when submitting a Form I-131, Application for Travel Document through the Family Reunification Task Force process. All documents are included as attachments in the table below.

I-131 Cover Letter for FRTF Process: Initial Parole, Parole-in-Place, and Re-Parole

  • English: Attachment 4.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 4.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 4.C

Initial Parole: Guide for Completing Form I-131

Guide for completing a Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, and filing an initial parole request under the FRTF Process on behalf of individuals outside of the United States.

  • English: Attachment 5.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 5.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 5.C

Parole-in-Place (PIP): Guide for Completing Form I-131

Guide for completing a Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, and filing an initial Parole-in-Place request under the FRTF process.

  • English: Attachment 6.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 6.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 6.C

Re-Parole: Guide for Completing Form I-131

Guide for completing a Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, and filing a re-parole request under the FRTF Process. 

  • English: Attachment 7.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 7.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 7.C

Advance Parole: Cover Letter for FRTF Process Documents

  • English: Attachment 8.A
  • Portuguese: Attachment 8.B
  • Spanish: Attachment 8.C

Advance Parole: Guide for Completing Form I-131

Guide for completing a Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, to request an Advanced Parole Document (APD) to return to the United States after temporary travel abroad.

  • English, Attachment 9.A
  • Portuguese, Attachment 9.B
  • Spanish, Attachment 9.C
     
Attachment Ext. Size Date
Attachment 1.A – I-765 Cover Letter for FRTF Process PDF 292.28 KB 04/04/2022
Attachment 1.B – I-765 Cover Letter for FRTF Process, Portuguese PDF 294.2 KB 07/31/2022
Attachment 1.C – I-765 Cover Letter for FRTF Process, Spanish PDF 273.55 KB 09/02/2022
Attachment 2.A – Humanitarian Parole: Guide for Completing I-765, English PDF 240.69 KB 04/04/2022
Attachment 2.B – Humanitarian Parole: Guide for Completing I-765, Portuguese PDF 231.21 KB 07/18/2022
Attachment 2.C – Humanitarian Parole: Guide for Completing I-765, Spanish PDF 237.43 KB 07/31/2022
Attachment 3.A – Parole-in-Place: Guide for Completing I-765, English PDF 246.21 KB 04/25/2023
Attachment 3.B – Parole-in-Place: Guide for Completing I-765, Portuguese PDF 240.09 KB 06/07/2023
Attachment 3.C – Parole-in-Place: Guide for Completing I-765, Spanish PDF 233.61 KB 06/07/2023
Attachment 4.A – I-131 Cover Letter for FRTF Process PDF 449.71 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 4.B 1-131 Cover Letter for FRTF Process, Portuguese PDF 426.77 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 4.C 1-131 Cover Letter for FRTF Process, Spanish PDF 530.89 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 5.A - Initial Parole Guide For Completing Form I-131, English PDF 314.29 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 5.B - Initial Parole Guide For Completing Form I-131 Portuguese PDF 307.65 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 5.C - Initial Parole Guide For Completing Form I-131 Spanish PDF 287.12 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 6.A – Parole-in-Place: Guide for Completing Form I-131, English PDF 310.12 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 6.B – Parole-in-Place: Guide for Completing Form I-131, Portuguese PDF 312.57 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 6.C – Parole-in-Place: Guide for Completing Form I-131, Spanish PDF 355.18 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 7.A - Re-Parole Guide for Completing Form I-131 PDF 311.17 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 7.B - Re-Parole: Guide for Completing Form I-131, Portuguese PDF 321.47 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 7.C – Re-Parole Guide for Completing Form I-131, Spanish PDF 301.91 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 8.A - Advance Parole Cover Letter for FRTF Process, English PDF 292.35 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 8.B - Advance Parole Cover Letter for FRTF Process, Portuguese PDF 288.2 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 8.C - Advance Parole Cover Letter for FRTF Process, Spanish PDF 427.89 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 9.A - Advance Parole Guide for Completing Form I-131, English PDF 531.71 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 9.B - Advance Parole Guide for Completing Form I-131, Portuguese PDF 521.67 KB 10/07/2024
Attachment 9.C - Advance Parole Guide for Completing Form I-131, Spanish PDF 540.72 KB 10/07/2024
Last Updated: 11/19/2024
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