Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

Use the chart below to determine where you must file your Form I-131, Application for Travel Document.

E-Notification: If you want to receive an email or a text message that a USCIS Lockbox facility has accepted your Form I-131, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance and attach it to the first page of your application. 

Abused spouses, children, or parents

If you are… Send your form to…

Filing a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status as an
abused spouse, child, or parent, AND you are:

  • Filing Form I-131 together with
    Form I-485, or
  • Filing Form I-131 based on a pending
    Form I-485

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

Applicants with a pending Form I-485

If you are… Send your form to the…

Filing your Form I-131 together with
your Form I-485

Same address that you are filing your Form I-485.
Go to our Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status page for the current information on
where to file both forms.

Filing your Form I-131 alone, and your
Form I-485 receipt notice
(Form I-797C, Notice of Action):

  • Begins with MSC
    (example: MSC1234567890
    or
  • Does not have three letters at the beginning
    (example: 1234567890)

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service :
USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Filing your Form I-131 alone, and your
Form I-485 receipt notice (Form I-797C, Notice of Action) begins with:

  • EAC (example: EAC123054956)

      or

  • SRC (v: SRC0595784321)

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
PO Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

Filing your Form I-131 alone,
and your Form I-485 receipt notice
(Form I-797C, Notice of Action) begins with:

  • LIN (example: LIN1230549568)

or

  • WAC (example: WAC0596784321)

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Ste. 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Haitian family members

If you are… Send your form to the…

The dependent spouse or child of:

  • Someone who received a
    Green Card under the
    Haitian Refugee Immigrant
    Fairness Act (HRIFA), or
  • Someone who is applying
    under HRIFA and has a
    pending Form I-485

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 660866
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: HRIFA
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Ste. 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

Filing under the Haitian Family
Reunification Parole (HFRP)
Program, and you need to file
for all relatives associated with
the Form I-130 at the same time
so they can be processed
together.

Note: If you were initially paroled into the U.S. through HFRP and are now filing for an advance parole travel document, file at the Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox as specified below.

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 8500
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: HFRP
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
Filing under the HFRP Program,
and you are currently in removal
proceedings or have been
previously removed from the
United States

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Homeland Security Investigations/Investigative
Service Division
Parole and Law Enforcement Program Unit (PLEPU)
500 12th St., SW, Mail Stop 5101
Washington, DC 20536
Filing for an advance parole travel document, after being initially paroled into the U.S. through HFRP, and you live in….
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
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
P.O. Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Ste. 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034
 
Filing for an advance parole travel document, after being initially paroled into the U.S. through HFRP, and you live in….
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
West Virginia

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Ste. 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

Cuban family members

If you are… Send your form to the…

Filing under the Cuban Family
Reunification Parole (CFRP)
Program, and you need to
file for all eligible relatives
associated with the same
underlying approved
Form I-130
at the same time so that they
can be processed together.

You are only eligible to apply
if you have received an invitation
to do so.

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 8500
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: CFRP
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd. Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Filing under the CFRP Program,
and you are currently in removal
proceedings or have been
previously removed from
the United States

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Homeland Security Investigations/Investigative
Service Division
Parole and Law Enforcement Program Unit (PLEPU)
500 12th St., SW, Mail Stop 5101
Washington, DC 20536

Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

If you are… Send your form to…

A DACA recipient requesting advance parole based on urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit as noted in the July 28, 2020 memorandum (PDF) issued by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and Aug. 21, 2020, memorandum (PDF, 1.7 MB) issued by Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Joseph Edlow

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 20700
Phoenix, AZ 85036-0700

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: DACA
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Ste. 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Relatives of a Filipino war veteran

If you are… Send your form to…

Filing under the Filipino World
War II Veterans Parole Program
(FWVP), and you need to file for
all eligible relatives associated
with the same underlying
approved Form I-130 at the
same time so that they can
be processed together
USCIS Chicago Lockbox
 
For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS P.O. Box 8500
Chicago, IL 60680-4120
 
For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
ATTN: FWVP
131 S. Dearborn – 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Filing under the FWVP Program,
and you are currently in removal
proceedings or have been
previously removed from the
United States
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Homeland Security
Investigations/Investigative
Service Division
Parole and Law Enforcement
Program Unit (PLEPU)
500 12th St., SW, Mail Stop 5101
Washington, DC 20536

Humanitarian parole applicants

If you are… Send your form to…
  • Outside the United States and
    requesting humanitarian
    advance parole, or
  • Inside the United States with
    parole authorized previously
    by USCIS International
    Operations and requesting
    re-parole, or
  • Filing for humanitarian parole and
    you are currently in removal
    proceedings or have been
    previously removed from the
    United States

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 660865
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: HP
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Ste. 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

 

International Entrepreneur applicants

If you are... Send your form to...

Applying for an Advance Parole Document for
Dependent Spouse/Child of an Entrepreneur
Parolee or Applicant for Entrepreneur

See International Entrepreneur Parole page

T or U visa holders

If you have a… Send your form to…

T nonimmigrant visa and you are filing
Form I-131 based on an approved
Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status

USCIS

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

T or U nonimmigrant visa and you are filing
Form I-131:

OR

  • Based on a pending Form I-485.

USCIS

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

Refugee travel document applicants

If you live in… Send your form 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
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Ste. 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
West Virginia

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

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

You should apply for a refugee travel document and appear for any required biometrics service appointment BEFORE you leave the United States. If you are currently outside the United States, you may file a Form I-131 and apply for a refugee travel document if you have been outside the United States for less than 1 year at the time of filing. Send your form and all supporting documentation to: 

For USPS or express service deliveries by FedEx and UPS only:

USCIS Refugee & International Operations
Attention: RTD
999 North Capitol St. NE
Mail Stop 2295
Washington, DC 20529-2295

Although USCIS has discretion to accept your Form I-131 if you file it after you have left the United States, we will not automatically accept or approve your application.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applicants

If you are… Send your form to…
Filing Form I-131 together with a
Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status		 The address listed for on the TPS page
for your country

Filing Form I-131 based on a
pending or approved Form I-821

Note: You must include a copy of
the receipt notice (Form I-797C)
showing that USCIS accepted or
approved your Form I-821.

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 660167
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS Attn: I-131 TPS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Ste. 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

U.S. military family members

If you are… Send your form to…

Applying for parole in place as a family member of a U.S. military service member or veteran

The USCIS field office that has jurisdiction over where you live. If you are currently on assignment away from your permanent residence, you may file your Form I-131 at either the office with jurisdiction over where you currently live or over your permanent residence.

You may also submit your application in person at your local USCIS field office. You can make an appointment online.

Filing at a field office: As of Feb. 25, you will no longer be able to pay fees with a money order or cashier’s check when filing at a field office. You can still pay with a personal check, debit card, credit card, or a reloadable prepaid credit/debit card.

Correcting a USCIS error on travel documents

Call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 for assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833.

All other applicants (including re-entry permit applicants )

All Applicants
If you live in… Send your form 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
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: NFB AOS
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Ste. 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
West Virginia

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

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