Form I-131 Instructions 06/06/23 E Page 5 of 16
Important: If you have a TPS or other application pending and you leave the United States on advance
parole, you may miss important notices from USCIS regarding your application, including requests for
additional evidence. If you do not respond timely to these notices, USCIS may deem your application
abandoned and, in that event, you will not receive the benet you seek. It is very important that you make
appropriate arrangements to ensure that you do not miss any such important notices.
(3) You have been granted parole pursuant to INA section 212(d)(5), AND you seek to travel abroad temporarily
for urgent humanitarian reasons or in furtherance of a signicant public benet. Humanitarian reasons
include travel to obtain medical treatment, attend funeral services for a family member, or visit an ailing
relative.
(4) USCIS or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deferred action in your case as a childhood
arrival based on the guidelines described in the Secretary of Homeland Security’s memorandum issued on
June 15, 2012 (“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA)). USCIS may, in its discretion, grant
advance parole if you are traveling outside the United States for educational purposes, employment purposes,
or humanitarian purposes.
(a) Educational purposes include, but are not limited to, semester abroad programs or academic research;
(b) Employment purposes include, but are not limited to, overseas assignments, interviews, conferences,
training, or meetings with clients; and
(c) Humanitarian purposes include, but are not limited to, travel to obtain medical treatment, attend funeral
services for a family member, or visit an ailing relative.
NOTE: Travel for vacation is not a valid purpose. You must NOT le Form I-131 with your deferred action
request or your package will be rejected and returned to you.
(5) USCIS has granted you IMMACT 90 or LIFE Act Family Unity Program benets, AND you seek to travel
abroad temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or in furtherance of a signicant public benet, which
may include a personal or family emergency or bona de business reasons.
(6) You have a pending application for temporary resident status pursuant to INA section 245A, and you seek
to travel abroad temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or in furtherance of a signicant public benet,
which may include a personal or family emergency or bona de business reasons.
(7) You have been granted V nonimmigrant status in the United States, AND you seek to travel abroad
temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or in furtherance of a signicant public benet, which may
include a personal or family emergency or bona de business reasons.
b. Travel Warning
Before you apply for an Advance Parole Document, read the following travel warning carefully.
For any kind of Advance Parole Document provided to you while you are in the United States:
(1) Leaving the United States, even with an Advance Parole Document, may impact your ability to return to the
United States.
(2) If you use an Advance Parole Document to leave and return to a port-of-entry in the United States, you will,
upon your return, be an “applicant for admission.”
(3) As an applicant for admission, you will be subject to inspection at a port-of-entry, and you may not be
admitted if you are found to be inadmissible under any applicable provision of INA section 212(a) or 235 or
any other provision of U.S. law regarding denial of admission to the United States. If DHS determines that
you are inadmissible, you may be subject to expedited removal proceedings or to removal proceedings before
an immigration judge, as authorized by law and regulations.
(4) As noted above, issuance of an Advance Parole Document does NOT entitle you to parole and does not
guarantee that DHS will parole you into the United States upon your return.