| Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization |
| Effective July 30, 2007 |
| Eligibility Category Number | Category Description | Filing Location |
| 274a.12(a) | | |
| (1) | Lawful Permanent Resident | Separate EAD not required. Use Form I-551 (Permanent Residence Card) |
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| (3) | Refugee | USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| P.O. Box 87765 |
| Lincoln, NE 68501-7765 |
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| Nebraska Service Center |
| 850 S. Street |
| Lincoln, NE 68508-1225 |
| (4) | Paroled Refugee | USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| P.O. Box 87765 |
| Lincoln, NE 68501-7765 |
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| Nebraska Service Center |
| 850 S. Street |
| Lincoln, NE 68508-1225 |
| (5) | Asylee | USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| P.O. Box 87765 |
| Lincoln, NE 68501-7765 |
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| Nebraska Service Center |
| 850 S. Street |
| Lincoln, NE 68508-1225 |
| (6) | Fiancé(e) | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (7) | N-8 or N-9 | USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| P.O. Box 87765 |
| Lincoln, NE 68501-7765 |
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| Nebraska Service Center |
| 850 S. Street |
| Lincoln, NE 68508-1225 |
| (8) | Micronesia/Marshall Is. | USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| P.O. Box 87765 |
| Lincoln, NE 68501-7765 |
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| USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| 850 S. Street |
| Lincoln, NE 68508-1225 |
| (9) | LIFE K3/4 | If you live in AL, AR, CT, DE, the District of Columbia, FL, GA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MS, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, TN, TX, the U.S. Virgin Islands, VT, VA, or WV, send your application to (this address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries): |
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| Vermont Service Center |
| Attn: I-765 |
| 75 Lower Welden St. |
| St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 |
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| If you live in AK, AZ, CA, the Commonwealth of Guam, CO, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, ND, OR, OH, SD, UT, WA WI or WY, mail your application to: |
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| California Service Center |
| P.O. Box 10765 |
| Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1076 |
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| USCIS |
| California Service Center |
| 24000 Avila Road |
| 2nd Floor, Room 2312 |
| Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 |
| (10) | Withholding | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 805887 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-4120 |
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| (11) | Extended Voluntary Departure | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (12) | | See instructions in the Federal Register notice for your country’s TPS designation. |
| Temporary Protected Status |
| re-registration or initial filing. |
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| Temporary Protected Status - replacement for valid lost, stolen or mutilated EAD. | This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries: |
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| Vermont Service Center |
| 75 Lower Welden St. |
| St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 |
| (13) | Family Unity - replacement of lost, stolen or mutilated EAD. | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (14) | LIFE Legalization | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 7219 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-7219 |
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| (15) | V nonimmigrants | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 7216 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-7216 |
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| (16) | T principal renewals | This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries: |
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| Vermont Service Center |
| 75 Lower Welden St. |
| St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 |
| (17) | E spouses | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (18) | L spouses | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| Eligibility Category Number | Category Description | Filing Location |
| 274a.12(c) | | |
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| (1) | Spouse/Dependent of foreign government official | Department of State (who certifies and forwards to Nebraska Service Center) |
| (2) | Spouse/Dependent of Coord. Council NA Affairs | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (3)(i) | F-1 Opt PT | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (3)(ii) | F-1 International Org. Act | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (3)(iii) | F-1 Hardship | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (4) | Spouse/Dependent of G-1, 3, 4 | Dept. of State/United Nations (alien's sponsoring organization) who certifies and forwards to Nebraska Service Center |
| (5) | J-1 dependent | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (6) | M-1 PT | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (7) | NATO dependent | NATO, who certifies and forwards to Nebraska Service Center |
| (8) | Asylum applicant | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| Asylum applicant under special ABC filing instructions and you are filing your asylum and EAD applications together. | Mail to office where you are filing your asylum application. |
| (9) | I-485 pending | Please see page 7 of the form instructions for more information. |
| (10) | 244 Suspension | |
| See form for filing location instructions. |
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| (11) | Public Interest Parolee | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 805887 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-4120 |
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| (12) | Not in use | |
| (13) | Not in use | |
| (14) | Deferred Action (also see exception below) | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 805887 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-4120 |
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| Exception: If deferred action was based on an approved Form I-360 petition filed for a battered or abused spouse or child. | This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries: |
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| Vermont Service Center |
| 75 Lower Welden St. |
| (15) | Not in use | |
| (16) | Sec 249 Creation of Record | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 805887 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-4120 |
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| (17)(i) | B-1 Domestic of Nonimmigrant | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (17)(ii) | B-1 Domestic of Certain USCs | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (17)(iii) | Employee Foreign Airline | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see Service Center Filing Chart below). |
| (18) | Order of Supervision | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 805887 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-4120 |
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| (19) | Temporary Protected Status | See instructions in the Federal Register notice for your country’s TPS designation. |
| (20) | Sec 210 Legalization | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see addresses below). |
| (21) | S Nonimmigrant | Don't use Form I-765. See USCIS Contact. |
| (22) | Sec 245A Legalization: If you have a pending I-687 (Legalization Application) based on an approved "Front Desk Questionnaire" | USCIS |
| Texas Service Center |
| P.O. Box 851041 |
| Mesquite, TX 75185-1041 |
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| Texas Service Center |
| 4141 North St. Augustine Road |
| Dallas, TX 75227 |
| If you filed a completed legalization application pursuant to Section 245A of the Act (and Section 245(a) 8 Code of Federal Regulations). | Service Center with jurisdiction over your residence (see addresses below). |
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| (23) | Irish Peace Process | Do not use Form I-765. I-94 used. |
| (24) | LIFE Legalization | USCIS |
| P.O. Box 7219 |
| Chicago, IL 60680-7219 |
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| (25) | T dependents | This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries: |
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| Vermont Service Center |
| 75 Lower Welden St. |
| St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 |
| Service Center Filing Chart | |
| If you live in: | Mail your application to: |
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| CT, DE, the District of Columbia, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, VT, VA, WV, U.S. Virgin Islands | This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries: |
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| USCIS |
| Vermont Service Center |
| Attn: I-765 |
| 75 Lower Welden Street |
| St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 |
| AR, AL, GA, FL, LA, KY, MS, NM, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX | USCIS |
| Texas Service Center |
| P.O. Box 851041 |
| Mesquite, TX 75185-1041 |
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| USCIS Texas Service Center |
| 4141 North St. Augustine Road |
| Dallas, TX 75227 |
| AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV | USCIS |
| California Service Center |
| P.O. Box 10765 |
| Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1076 |
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| Or for private courier (non-USPS) deliveries to the California Service Center: |
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| USCIS |
| California Service Center |
| 24000 Avila Road |
| 2nd Floor, Room 2312 |
| Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 |
| AK, CO, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY | USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| P.O. Box 87765 |
| Lincoln, NE 68501-7765 |
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| Or for private courier (non-USPS) deliveries to the Nebraska Service Center: |
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| USCIS |
| Nebraska Service Center |
| 850 S. St. |
| Lincoln, NE 68508-1225 |