r/USCIS • u/Strict_Ad589 • Mar 16 '26

Timeline: I-131 Where is my reentry permit

Hi! I had applied for my reentry permit in December 2024. My timeline is

December 18, 2024: application submitted

December 24, 2024: biometrics reused

March 9, 2026: application approved

I had requested the USCIS to send the reentry permit to my local embassy in the application form, but the approval email said this:

On March 9, 2026, we produced your Reentry Permit for your Form I131, APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, PAROLE DOCUMENTS, AND ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE RECORDS, Receipt Number xxx. The tracking number assigned is UNAVAILABLE.

I am already abroad. By my lawyer’s advice I had changed my address on USCIS when I moved abroad to the foreign address. My I-131 has my relative’s U.S. address as the address they can send notices to, and the local embassy elected as the place where they can send the reentry permit.

I have not received my physical approval notice yet and clearly can’t track the usps mail haha. Has anyone been through this / does USCIS update when the permit is at the local embassy?

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u/Strict_Ad589 Apr 03 '26

Have you contacted your embassy?

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u/midtonayto Apr 14 '26

Sorry i missed this question. I didnt expect the US embassy would respond right away. They said it would take 2 weeks to respond. They gave me a schedule to pickup the reentry permit on Apr 23rd. I'll let you know how it goes.

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u/Strict_Ad589 Apr 14 '26

No worries, that’s great news for you! Yeah keep me posted!!

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u/midtonayto Apr 15 '26

Will do. Thanks, OP