Many Form I-765 Applications For Employment Authorization Must Now Be Filed With USCIS Lockboxes
USCIS announced that beginning February 24, 2010, applicants submitting paper Form I-765 for many types of employment authorization must mail their application to the appropriate USCIS Dallas or Phoenix Lockbox facility, based on where the applicant resides. The lockbox facility will then forward the application to the correct Service Center for adjudication.
Note: Form I-765 may also be electronically filed (e-filed) with USCIS when submitted under certain categories. Consult the USCIS Web site for information on who is eligible to e-file Form I-765.
Prior to this change, paper Forms I-765 were filed directly with the USCIS Service Center that would also adjudicate the application. Until March 26, 2010, Service Centers will forward mail incorrectly filed at the Service Centers to the appropriate USCIS Lockbox facility. After March 26, 2010, applications will be returned to the applicant, with a note to send the application to the correct location.
Applicants filing a Form I-765 at a USCIS Lockbox facility may also elect to receive an e-mail and/or text message notifying them that their application has been accepted, by completing an E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Form G-1145), and attaching it to the first page of their I-756 application.
For the full list of I-765 mailing addresses, see the table on the USCIS Web site. Below is an extract of the information on the USCIS Web site, with the lockbox addresses for many I-765 types frequently used by NAFSA members:
Lockbox Addresses for Several Key I-765 Types
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USCIS Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox mailing addresses for the following I-765 application types commonly used by NAFSA members:
- (c)(3)(A), Pre-Completion OPT
- (c)(3)(B), Post-Completion OPT
- (c)(3)(C), 17 Month STEM OPT Extension
- (c)(3)(ii), F-1 Internship with an International Organization
- (c)(3)(iii), F-1 Seeking Off-Campus Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship
- (c)(5), J-2 dependent of an exchange visitor seeking employment authorization
- (c)(6,) M-1 Practical Training (according to a 03/15/10 NAFSA liaison meeting with USCIS, an M-1 practical training I-765 should only be filed with a lockbox under the limited circumstances where it is filed without Form I-539; if filed with I-539, then the entire practical training package should be sent to the address governing I-539 filings.)
- (c)(9), Pending employment-based Form I-485 applicant (unless filing concurrently with Form I-485, in which case the package should be sent to the I-485 filing address)
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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
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| 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
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