USCIS To Close Its Hong Kong Field Office On August 29, 2008Will Stop Accepting Applications Beginning June 23 WASHINGTON – U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it will permanently close its field office in Hong Kong on August 29, 2008. To prepare, the Hong Kong Field Office will stop accepting the following applications and transfer responsibility after the dates listed below: Service | Last date USCIS Hong Kong will accept the form | Processing after that date | Petition to Classify Alien as an Immediate Relative (Form I-130) | Sept 2, 2008 | The U.S. State Department Consular Section will assume responsibility for the processing of this application. | Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status (Form I-407) | June 23, 2008 | The U.S. State Department Consular Section will assume responsibility for the processing of this application. | Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative (Form I-600) | Sept 2, 2008 | The U.S. State Department Consular Section will assume responsibility for the processing of this application. | Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition (Form I-600A) | Sept 2, 2008 | The U.S. State Department Consular Section will receive and forward the application the USCIS Bangkok District Office to process. | Re-Entry Permits sent to Hong Kong for collection | Sept 2, 2008 | The U.S. State Department Consular Section will distribute the permits. | Application for Boarding Letter aka: Transportation Letter | Sept 2, 2008 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will assume responsibility for the processing of this document. | The public may contact the USCIS Bangkok District Office as follows: E-mail: bkkcis.inquiries@dhs.gov Phone: 2-205-5352 Fax: 2-255-2917 Regular Mail: DHS/USCIS c/o American Embassy Box 12 APO AP 96546 | Express Mail: DHS/USCIS Sindhorn, Tower 2, 15th Floor 130-133 Wireless Rd. Lumpini Pathumwan Bangkok Thailand 10330 | CBP Hong Kong is open to the public Monday thru Friday 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Office is located at 33 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong in the St. Johns Building, 11th Floor, across the street from the U.S. Consulate General. Phone: (852) 2524-1136. The U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong is open to the public on Monday thru Friday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (except on U.S. and local holidays). The public is seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Waiting times vary and are sometimes longer than anticipated.
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