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The U.S. Refugee Travel Document (Form I-327), also known as Travel Document is a travel document similar to a certificate of identity, issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to Asylee (Those who has been granted asylum) or Refugees or their derivatives to allow them to travel abroad and return to the U.S. It is a passport-like booklet.

Individuals can apply for U.S Refugee Travel Document immediately after their grant of Asylum unlike 1 year waiting time for Green Card Application.

Purpose
The main purpose of the U.S Refugee Travel Document is to allow Asylee or Refugee to leave the U.S.and return back. As a Asylee one may not be able to return back to their home country of procecution and USCIS recommends not to travel using their home passport. U.S Refugee Travel Document can come very handy if they wish to make trips outside the US. Unlike U.S Re-entry Permit, U.S Refugee Travel Document has advantages like some countries allow on-arrival visa.

Contents
The travel document type Re-entry Permit is a passport-like booklet, including instruction pages, personal information page, and visa pages.

Application
USCIS Form I-131 (Application for a Travel Document) is used to apply for the re-entry permit and other travel documents. A re-entry permit can only be applied for while the applicant is inside the U.S.

Acceptance
, Schengen Area countries which have explicitly indicated to the Council of the European Union's Visa Working Party that they will accept the U.S. Re-entry Permit for visa issuance purposes include Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein; Slovakia has explicitly indicated they will accept it, while other countries did not provide any information on their acceptance of it. Said Re-entry Permit is stated as an "Alien's Travel Document".

As of Mar-2017, Japan and Turkey consulates in the US accept U.S. Re-entry permit as a valid travel document for the purpose of visa application. As of Oct-2018, Egyptian consulates in the US accept U.S. Re-entry permit as a valid travel document for the purpose of visa application. As of Feb-27-2019, Jordanian consulates in the US do NOT accept U.S. Re-entry permit as a valid travel document for the purpose of visa application.

Visa-free access or visa on arrival
Since the U.S. Re-entry Permit is not a regular national passport, most countries and territories require visa prior to arrival.

== Countries and Territories that provide Visa-Free Access or Visa on Arrival for US Travel Document == - Canada

- Mexico (Travel Document + Green Card Required) (Travel Document + Green Card or unexpired visa from USA, Canada, Japan, UK, Ireland or Schengen Area Required )

- Costa Rica (Green Card + Round trip Tickets Required ) - Visa required for a U.S. travel document based on asylee/refugee status.

- Belgium (Travel Document Required)

- Germany (Travel Document)

- Georgia (Green Card)

- The Netherlands (Travel Document)

- Hungary (Travel Document)

- Croatia (Travel Document)

- Montenegro (Travel Document)

- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Travel Document)

- Bahamas (Travel Document)

- Antigua & Barbuda (Travel Document)

- Ecuador (Travel Document)

- El Salvador (Travel Document)

- Guatemala (Travel Document)

- Panama (Travel Document + Permanent Resident Card)

- Armenia (Travel Document, Visa on arrival)

- Rwanda (Travel Document + e-Visa Required)

Countries that do not accept or recognize US Travel Document
- Cuba

- Iceland

- Indonesia

- Jordan

- Malta

- Oman

- Poland

- Portugal

- Singapore

- Spain

- Taiwan

- UAE

- INDIA

- Vietnam