USCIS Announces Filing Location Change for Certain Employment-Based I-485 and Related Forms

On, April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the filing location for concurrently filed Forms I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service; I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; and I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and for related Forms I-131, Application for Travel Document; I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, filed with the application package, from USCIS service centers to a USCIS lockbox. 

This change is part of our larger efforts to increase efficiency and will reduce agency costs related to service center intake of these forms. This change also allows USCIS to centralize digitization of the forms for electronic adjudication, increasing our ability to redistribute and align workloads based on resources and priorities. 

Please use the following addresses when mailing concurrently filed Forms I-907, I-140, and I-485, and for any related Forms I-131, I-765, and I-824 filed with the application package. Starting May 2, 2024, we may reject concurrently filed Forms I-907, I-140, and I-485, and any related Forms I-131, I-765, and I-824 filed with the application package, that are received at the USCIS service centers.  

If the beneficiary will work in:  Mail your form to:
  • Alabama

  • Connecticut

  • Delaware

  • District of Columbia

  • Florida

  • Illinois

  • Indiana

  • Iowa

  • Kansas

  • Kentucky

  • Maine

  • Maryland

  • Massachusetts

  • Michigan

  • Minnesota

  • Mississippi

  • Missouri

  • Nebraska

  • New Hampshire

  • New Jersey

  • New York

  • North Carolina

  • North Dakota

  • Ohio

  • Pennsylvania

  • Puerto Rico

  • Rhode Island

  • South Carolina

  • South Dakota

  • Tennessee

  • Vermont

  • Virginia

  • West Virginia

  • Wisconsin 

USCIS Elgin Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS 
Attn: Premium I-140 
P.O. Box 4008 
Carol Stream, IL 60197-4008

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS 
Attn: Premium I-140 (P.O. Box 4008) 
2500 Westfield Drive 
Elgin, IL 60124-7836

  • Alaska

  • Arizona

  • Arkansas

  • Armed Forces

  • California

  • Colorado

  • Georgia

  • Guam

  • Hawaii

  • Idaho

  • Louisiana

  • Marshall Islands

  • Montana

  • Nevada

  • New Mexico

  • Northern Mariana Islands

  • Oklahoma

  • Oregon

  • Texas

  • US Virgin Islands

  • Utah

  • Washington

  • Wyoming 

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox 
 
U.S. Postal Service (USPS): 
 
USCIS 
Attn: Premium I-140 
P.O. Box 21500
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1500
 
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: 
 
USCIS 
Attn: Premium I-140 (P.O. Box 21500) 
2108 E. Elliot Rd. 
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806 

We recommend applicants, petitioners, and requestors file online when possible. You can review the list of Forms Available to File Online, learn how to Create a USCIS Online Account, and learn more about the Benefits of Filing Online on our website.      

For more information about filing forms at a USCIS lockbox, visit our Lockbox Filing Information, Tips for Filing Forms by Mail, Filing Guidance, and When to Contact the Lockbox pages.

Official news published at https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-filing-location-change-for-certain-employment-based-i-485-and-related-forms

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