USCIS-Athens Field Office
Refugee Travel Documents (Form I-131)
Applications for refugee travel documents may be filed from overseas locations only at USCIS Rome if the applicant:
• Was admitted to the United States as a refugee or asylee,
• Departed the United States without having applied for a refugee travel document, and
• Has not yet been outside the United States for more than one year
FILING AN APPLICATION FOR REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT
All I-131 applicants must be fingerprinted using form FD-258. Fingerprints can be taken at USCIS Athens or at U.S. Embassies or Consulates within our jurisdiction.
Please read the Form I-131 instructions carefully and complete all appropriate sections of the form. You may download and use the following checklist to assist you in filing your I-131. The form and instructions are available at the link below.
• Checklist for I-131
• I-131, Application for Travel Document.
For additional detailed information and application mailing addresses, please see the USCIS Rome website’s section on Refugee Travel Documents.