USCIS has once again changed filing locations for some of it’s most popular applications and petitions. Please double check before you file.
Beginning February 25, 2010, most applicants must submit Form I-485 to a USCIS Lockbox
facility, depending on the eligibility category under which they are filing, as provided in the form
instructions. USCIS Service Centers will forward all Form I-485 applications to the appropriate
Lockbox facility until March 29, 2010. USCIS will accept previous versions of Form I-485 until
March 29, 2010. After March 29, 2010, USCIS will only accept the Form I-485 dated “12/03/09.”Any
previous versions of the the form that are submitted will be rejected. After the transitional period,
the Service Centers will return any incorrectly filed Form I-485 with instructions to send the
application to the correct location.
At this time, applicants should not concurrently file Form I-485 with an Immigrant Petition for Alien
Worker (Form I-140) at a USCIS Lockbox facility. Refer to the Form I-140 filing Instructions for
information on how to file forms concurrently.
When filing Form I-485 at a Lockbox facility, you may elect to receive an email and/or text message
notifying you that USCIS has accepted your application. To receive notification, you must complete
an E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Form G-1145), and attach it to the first page of
your application.
Revised Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or
Special Immigrant, and Revised Filing Locations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it has
posted a revised Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360). The new
form is dated “12/30/09,” and due to the changes, no previous versions of the form will be
accepted 30 days after publication. In addition to the revised form, there are changes to filing
locations. The changes are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit request forms
from USCIS Service Centers to Lockbox facilities. Centralizing form and fee intake allows USCIS
to provide more efficient and effective initial processing of applications and fees.
Beginning February 25, 2010, applicants must file a Form I-360 with either the Vermont Service
Center, the Nebraska Service Center, or at a USCIS Lockbox facility. Where applicable, USCIS
Service Centers will forward Form I-360 petitions to the appropriate Lockbox facility until March 29,
2010. After the transitional period, the Service Centers may return incorrectly filed Form I-360 with
instructions to send the petition to the correct location. USCIS will accept previous versions of
Form I-360 until March 29, 2010. After March 29, 2010, USCIS will reject previous versions of the
form submitted.
When filing Form I-360 at a Lockbox facility, you may elect to receive an email and/or text message
notifying you that USCIS has accepted your petition. To receive notification, you must complete an
E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Form G-1145), and attach it to the first page of
your petition.