Asylum Office - Tampa

Driving directions are as follows:

Via I-275 N:
From I-275 N. Take I-4 E to FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd in East Lake-Orient Park. Take exit 5 from I-4 E. Continue on FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd. Drive to Coconut Palm Dr.

Via I-275 S:
From I-275 S. Take I-4 E to FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd in East Lake-Orient Park. Take exit 5 from I-4 E. Continue on FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd. Drive to Coconut Palm Dr.

Via I-4 E
Get on I-275 N. Take I-4 E and FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd to Coconut Palm Dr. Turn right onto Coconut Palm Dr.

via I-275 N and US-92 E/E Hillsborough Ave
Get on I-275 N. Take US-92 E/E Hillsborough Ave to FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd in East Lake-Orient Park. Continue on FL-574 E/E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd/E M.L.K. Jr Blvd. Drive to Coconut Palm Dr.


PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) provides bus service that drops off and picks up passengers at a stop located near the office. For more information about HART bus service in the area visit
www.gohart.org or call the HARTINFO LINE at 813-254-4278

PUBLIC PARKING: Free parking is available at the front of the building.

This office is accessible to people with disabilities.

This asylum office serves the certain parts of the State of Florida.

The following Florida counties fall entirely under the jurisdiction of the Tampa Asylum Office:

Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Nassau, Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Certain zip codes within certain counties are included within the Tampa Asylum Office jurisdiction. The following lists the counties and the affected ZIP codes within each county:

Hardee: 33834

Lake: 32102, 32159, 32195

Marion: 32113, 32133, 32134, 32179, 32195, 32617, 32664, 32667, 32668, 32681, 32686, 32696, 34420, 34431, 34432, 34470, 34471, 34472, 34473, 34474, 34475, 34476, 34479, 34480, 34481, 34482, 34488, 34491

Polk: 33801, 33803, 33805, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33813, 33815, 33830, 33834, 33849, 33860

Sarasota: 34229, 34231, 34232, 34233, 34234, 34235, 34237, 34238, 34239, 34240, 34241, 34242, 34251, 34275

Volusia: 32114, 32117, 32118, 32119, 32124, 32127, 32128, 32129, 32130, 32174, 32176, 32180, 32190, 32708, 32724, 32732, 32765, 32773

Only those ZIP codes listed above within Hardee, Lake, Marion, Polk, Sarasota and Volusia counties fall under the Tampa Asylum Office's jurisdiction. If you live within these six counties and your ZIP code is not listed above, you DO NOT live within jurisdiction of the Tampa Asylum Office.

Asylum applications are not filed at asylum offices. Please file your Form I-589 as instructed in the "Where to File" folder here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-589.

NACARA 203 applications are not filed at asylum offices. Please file your Form I-881 as instructed in the "Where to File" folder here:https://www.uscis.gov/i-881.

If you have an asylum application pending with us, you can check your case status online. All you need is the receipt number that we mailed you after you filed your application. Start here:
www.uscis.gov/casestatus

If you believe there is a problem with an application that you filed, you have moved, or you are in need of other services, the USCIS Contact Center offers a variety of services. You may call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (if you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833) during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. You may use, also, any of the online Self Service tools that we offer: go to www.uscis.gov and click on TOOLS.

Please note that asylum offices do not directly provide Case Services assistance related to the status of specific applications or other associated services by telephone because of confidentiality concerns. You can go to www.uscis.gov/casestatus- all you need is the receipt number that we mailed you after you filed your application.

For current information on how USCIS schedules and prioritizes asylum interviews, please visit: www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum/asylum /affirmative-asylum-interview-scheduling

For information on a variety of issues concerning applications for asylum and for suspension of deportation or special rule cancellation of removal under NACARA 203, including alerts, go to: www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum/asylum

We do not adjudicate Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition. You can find information on Form I-730, including how to submit an "Outside of Normal Processing Times" inquiry at www.uscis.gov/i-730

If you need to update your mailing address, you can do so by calling the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (if you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833) or visit: www.uscis.gov/ar-11

An accommodation is a change in a USCIS practice or procedure that allows a qualified individual with a disability to participate in our programs and activities and access our benefits. An accommodation does not exempt you from a USCIS requirement, but instead modifies how you meet it. Accommodations may vary depending on your disability and needs, and what can be provided.

For more detailed information and updates including "How to request an accommodation", please visit www.uscis.gov/tools/disability-accommodations-public