What does the I-131 travel document cost?

One form, several documents

Form I-131 covers more than one document, and the price follows the document, not the form number. The regulation, 8 CFR 106.2(a)(7), has three price lines: a refugee travel document for an asylee, or a permanent resident who obtained that status as an asylee, is $165 at age 16 or older and $135 under 16, and advance parole, reentry permits and other travel documents are $630. The schedule's Appendix B spreads these over rows keyed to the item numbers on the form, and adds the filing method.

The advance parole rows

Most of the rows people search for fall under advance parole. The schedule prints $630 on paper for a person with a pending I-485, a pending I-589, a pending initial TPS application, a person granted Deferred Enforced Departure, and a person with an approved DACA request. For several of those it also prints an online price of $580. The rows for the pending asylum application show a paper price only. Each row has its own fee waiver note, and the schedule says a reentry permit is not eligible for a fee waiver request.

Who pays nothing

The regulation names two groups in the I-131 paragraph: an applicant who filed an I-485 between July 30, 2007 and April 1, 2024 and paid the I-485 fee, while that I-485 stays pending, and current or former members of the U.S. armed forces requesting parole. Section 106.3(b) adds exemptions for refugees, Special Immigrant Juveniles and the other protected groups named there, and the schedule prints $0 for refugees and residents through refugee status. The refugee travel document rows are the clearest example of how fee-exempt and fee-bearing rows sit side by side on one form.

The extra parole fee

The schedule also carries a charge the regulation text does not print. Under Public Law 119-21, certain parole requests owe an Immigration Parole Fee. The schedule prints an online amount of $1,050, payable if USCIS notifies the applicant of conditional approval, and says CBP requires a fee each time parole is sought at a port of entry unless an exception applies. It states that this fee cannot be waived. It also states that, as of February 5, 2026, the fee does not apply to Ms. L. settlement class members and their qualifying family members under a court order in Ms. L. v. ICE. The regulation, by comparison, is silent on these amounts, so the schedule is the only source for them.

Online versus paper, and the limit on the discount

The discount in 8 CFR 106.1(g) is $50, and the $630 to $580 gap on several rows is exactly that. The regulation says the discount does not apply to the refugee travel document rows, which is why they print a single price. Check that the specific item number on the form can be filed online before relying on the $580.

The Ms. L. settlement alert

The USCIS fee page carries an alert about Ms. L. v. ICE. As printed on November 2, 2026, USCIS paused collection of certain Public Law 119-21 fees from Ms. L. settlement class members and their qualifying additional family members as of February 5, 2026. The listed fees include the Immigration Parole Fee and the parolee EAD fees. A class member who received a payment notice and had not already paid before that date is told the notice is rescinded. The alert adds that the Department does not concur with the decision and is evaluating its options, so treat this as a status that may change.

Worked example

An applicant with a pending I-485 who filed it in 2025 and now needs advance parole files on paper: $630 under both sources. Online, the schedule prints $580. A lawful permanent resident who obtained status as an asylee and is 17 asks for a refugee travel document: $165. A second applicant, whose I-485 was filed in 2022 and who paid the fee, pays no fee for the I-131 while that I-485 is pending. The checker above prints the row the same way the schedule does.

Sources

• eCFR, 8 CFR § 106.2 USCIS fees (title 8, issue date October 14, 2026; eCFR up to date as of October 29, 2026). Read November 2, 2026.
• eCFR, 8 CFR § 106.3 Fee waivers and exemptions (title 8, issue date October 14, 2026; eCFR up to date as of October 29, 2026). Read November 2, 2026.
• eCFR, 8 CFR § 106.1 Definitions and online discount (title 8, issue date October 14, 2026; eCFR up to date as of October 29, 2026). Read November 2, 2026.
• USCIS Form G-1055, Fee Schedule, edition 10/26/26, and the G-1055 PDF. Read November 2, 2026.

Editions read: eCFR title 8 as of the October 14, 2026 issue date, and Form G-1055 edition 10/26/26. Both were read on November 2, 2026. Fees in this area changed repeatedly in 2024, 2025 and 2026; where the two sources differ, this page says so and does not choose between them. If you need to rely on an amount, confirm it with the official USCIS fee calculator on the day you file, and talk to an immigration attorney or accredited representative about your own case.