| Where to File: |
The office to file
this form varies according to what is being requested. Please be
sure you know what you are requesting - reentry permit, refugee
travel document, advance parole or humanitarian parole - before
submitting this form.
Failure to file the form with the
correct office may cause delay in processing or denial of the
benefit. The instructions on the form have been superseded by the
following requirements:
Effective December 1, 2004, if you
are filing for advance parole, and are filing Form I-485 for
family-based adjustment of status (other adjustment of status
applications may be filed at the Chicago Lockbox, please refer to
the November 19, 2004, Direct Mail Federal Register Notice for a
complete listing of specific categories) AND live in any of the
following states (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Wyoming, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States),
you will need to send your Form I-131 to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120
Or, for non-United States Postal
Service (USPS) deliveries (e.g. private couriers)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: FBASI
427 S. LaSalle – 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605-1098
Effective April 1, 2005, if you are filing for
advance parole, and are filing Form I-485 for family-based
adjustment of status (other adjustment of status applications may be
filed at the Chicago Lockbox, please refer to the November 19, 2004,
Direct Mail Federal Register Notice for a complete listing of
specific categories) AND live in any of the following states Alaska,
California, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington,
you will need to send your Form I-131 to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120
Or, for non-United States Postal
Service (USPS) deliveries (e.g. private couriers)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attn: FBASI
427 S. LaSalle – 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605-1098
Advance Parole (permission
to reenter the U.S.), and do not fall under any of the I-485
categories listed in the November 19, 2004, Direct Mail Federal
Register Notice, send your application to the District or
Sub-Office with jurisdiction over your place
of residence, or to the Service Center
if your case is pending there.
If you are requesting a
Refugee Travel Document or a
Reentry Permit, send your application to the Nebraska Service
Center. Do not send the form to the address listed in the form's
instructions.
If you are applying for
Humanitarian Parole(to enter
the U.S.), send your application to the Department of Homeland
Security, 425 I St., N.W., Washington, DC 20536, ATTN: Parole and
Humanitarian Assistance Branch
I f you are applying for a travel document
because you have a pending LIFE Act legalization adjustment of
status case, send your application to:
USCIS, PO Box 7219, Chicago, IL
60680-7219. |
