Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Effective 8/13/2012

Eligibility Category 8 CFR

Category Description

Filing Location

274a.12

(a)(1)

Lawful Permanent Resident

Separate employment authorization card not required. Use Form I-551 (Permanent Residence Card).

(a)(3)

Refugee

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(4)

Paroled as a Refugee

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(5)

Asylee (Granted Asylum)

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(6)

K-1 Nonimmigrant Fiancé of a USC or K-2 Dependent

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below). 

(a)(7)

N-8 or N-9 Nonimmigrant

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(8)

Admitted as Citizen of Micronesia/Marshall Is.

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

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(a)(9)

K-3 Nonimmigrant Spouse of USC or K-4 Dependent

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(10)

Granted Withholding of Removal or Withholding of Deportation

USCIS Chicago Lockboxp

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

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(a)(11)

Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) granted

File according to the most recent Federal Register notice for your country’s DED order.

(a)(12)

Temporary Protected Status

Granted

See instructions in the Federal Register notice for your country’s TPS designation.

Temporary Protected Status Granted - replacement of a valid lost, stolen or mutilated employment authorization card.

USCIS Vermont Service Center

This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: TPS
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT  05479-0001

(a)13)

Family Unity Benefits Granted

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(14)

LIFE Act Family Unity Granted

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219

(a)(15)

V-1, V-2, or V-3 Nonimmigrant

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U. S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

(a)(16)

T-1 Nonimmigrant

This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT  05479-0001

(a)(17)

Spouse of an E-1/E-2 Treaty Trader or Investor, or Spouse of an E-3 Certain Specialty Occupation Professional from Australia

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(18)

Spouse of an L-1 Intracompany Transferee

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(19)

U-1 Nonimmigrant

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT  05479-0001

(a)(20)

U-2, U-3, U-4 or U-5 Nonimmigrant

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT  05479-0001

Eligibility Category 8 CFR

Category Description

Filing Location

274a.12

(c)(1)

Spouse/Dependent of Foreign Government Official

Department of State

(c)(2)

Spouse/Dependent of Employee of the Coordination Council NA Affairs

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(3)(i)

See NOTE

F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT)

NOTE: Do not use the (c)(3)(i) category on your application.  Use one of the following categories instead:

(c)(3)(A), Pre-Completion OPT

(c)(3)(B), Post-Completion OPT

(c)(3)(C), 17 Month Extension for an F-1 Student who has received a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), that appears on the STEM designated Degree Program List published on the SEVP website available through the Related Links on the www.uscis .gov website 

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(3)(ii)

F-1 Offered Employment Under  the International Organization Immunities Act

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(3)(iii)

F-1 Seeking Off-Campus Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(4)

Spouse/Dependent of G-1, 3, 4 Nonimmigrant

Department of State/United States Mission to the UN (alien's sponsoring organization)

(c)(5)

J-2 Nonimmigrant status

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(6)

M-1 Practical Training

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(7)

Dependent of NATO-1 Through NATO-7

Submit your application through your principal’s sponsoring organization and your application will be reviewed and forwarded by DOS, USUN, or NATO/SACLANT  

(c)(8)

Asylum applicant

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

Asylum applicant under special ABC filing instructions and you are filing your asylum and EAD applications together.

Mail to the USCIS Service Center where you are filing your asylum application.

(c)(9)

Pending Family Based Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status pursuant to Section 245 of the INA pending, and you filed your application with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox, and your receipt number begins with “MSC,” or you filed with the Immigration Judge

Pending Employment Based Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status pursuant to Section 245 of the INA

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(10)

Applicant for Section 244 Suspension of Deportation or 240A Cancellation of Removal (applicants who are NOT eligible for NACARA 203 Relief)

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
PO Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Applicant for  Special Rule   Cancellation of Removal under NACARA

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(11)

Paroled in the Public Interest

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517 

(c)(12)

Not in use

(c)(13)

Not in use

(c)(14)

Deferred Action Granted

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
PO Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517  

An alien who has been granted Deferred Action as a surviving spouse or qualified child, or based

on an approved Form I-360 filed for a battered or abused spouse or child

USCIS Vermont Service Center 
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT  05479-0001

(c)(15)

Not in use

(c)(16)

Adjustment Applicant Based on Continuous Residence Since January 1, 1972

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517  

(c)(17)(i)

B-1 Nonimmigrant Who is the Personal or Domestic Servant of a Nonimmigrant Employer

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(17)(ii)

B-1 Nonimmigrant Who is a Domestic Servant of a USC

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(17)(iii)

B-1 Nonimmigrant Employed by a  Foreign Airline

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(18)

Final Order of Deportation and Release on Order of Supervision

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

(c)(19)

Temporary Treatment Benefits during pendency of an Application for Temporary Protected Status  or Application to Extend TPS Status

See instructions in the Federal Register notice for your country’s TPS designation.

(c)(20)

Pending Form I- 700, Application for Temporary Resident Status as a Special Agricultural Worker Under Sec 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(21)

S Nonimmigrant

Don't use Form I-765. See USCIS Contact.

(c)(22)

Pending Form I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident Under Sec 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS 
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219

(c)(23)

Q-2 Nonimmigrant

Do not use Form I-765. I-94 used.

(c)(24)

LIFE Legalization Applicant

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219

(c)(25)

T-2, T-3, or T-4 Nonimmigrant

This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT  05479-0001

Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals when filing with Form I-821D.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals when decided by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Mail your Forms I-765 and I-765WS together with Form I-821D to the Form I-821D filing address

USCIS Chicago Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 5757
Chicago, IL 60680-5757

For Express Mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: DACA
131 South Dearborn-3^rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

 USCIS Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox facilities

If you live in:

Mail your application to:

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) deliveries:

USCIS
PO Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn:  AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S 
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, or West Virginia

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Deliveries:

USCIS
PO Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067