Travel Docs Get Facelift: USCIS Wants Your Two Cents
Published Date: 12/12/2025
Notice
Summary
USCIS is updating the Application for Travel Document form and wants your feedback before finalizing it. If you apply for travel documents, these changes might affect you, but there’s no new fee or big time changes. You’ve got until January 12, 2026, to share your thoughts and help make the process smoother!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
USCIS Revising Form I-131
USCIS is revising Form I-131 (Application for Travel Document) and is asking for public comments through January 12, 2026. The agency estimates the collection will involve a total annual burden of 3,154,341 hours and an annual cost burden of $296,028,540 for respondents.
Paper vs Online Filing Time Difference
USCIS estimates average times per response: paper Form I-131 respondents (976,639 people) require 3.1 hours each, while online respondents (30,205 people) require 2.0 hours each. Choosing the online filing option is estimated to save about 1.1 hours per response compared with paper.
CFRP/HFRP Initial Parole Filing Change
U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents will no longer use Form I-131 to request an initial grant of parole for eligible family members under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) or Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) processes.
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