USCIS-Athens Field Office

USCIS Rome is the only office in the Rome District to accept applications for refugee travel documents.

To apply, an applicant must have:

• Been admitted to the United States as a refugee or asylee;
• Departed the United States without having applied for a refugee travel document; and
• Not 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 (PDF 113KB)
• 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.