Asylum Office - Chicago

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
The office is located at Madison and Wells in the business district.
Take Interstate 290 East onto Congress Parkway.
Turn LEFT (north) onto Dearborn Street.
Proceed North four blocks and turn LEFT onto Madison (westbound).
The building is two blocks on your left.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
The Chicago Asylum Office is accessible by public transportation including METRA, CTA rail, and bus. The CTA stations that serve the office are Washington stops. Most METRA rail service is available four blocks West on Madison, or four blocks South on Van Buren.

PARKING: Public parking is available in the vicinity. USCIS does not provide parking.

ACCESSIBILITY: This office is accessible to people with disabilities at the entrances on the East or West side of the building. We encourage you to contact the office in advance if you are scheduled for an interview and need to request an accommodation.

This asylum office serves the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Kentucky.

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 AM and 8:00 PM. 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

To request an interview accommodation with this office, call USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 (if you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833). For more detailed information and updates including "How to request an accommodation", please visit www.uscis.gov/tools/disability-accommodations-public
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.