Asylum Office - New York
Office Address:
Mailing Address:
USCIS New York Asylum Office
1065 Stewart Avenue
Suite 200
Bethpage, NY 11714
The public phone number is: (516) 261-0000
The public e-mail address is: NewYork.Asylum@uscis.dhs.gov.
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 have an application for asylum or NACARA 203 pending, you may submit additional evidence by email, fax or regular mail.
USCIS does not recommend that you email us sensitive personally identifiable information, such as your Social Security Number, or your immigration "A-Number" unless in an encrypted or password-protected attachment. You should not include private information in the email's subject line.
Interpreter Policy
Applicants applying affirmatively for asylum with USCIS who are unable to proceed with the interview in English must provide, at no expense to USCIS, a competent interpreter fluent in both English and applicant's native language or other language in which the applicant is fluent.
Sign language interpreters are the only exception. USCIS continues to provide sign language interpreters as a disability accommodation. Follow the instructions on your interview notice to request a disability accommodation.
If you need an interpreter and do not bring one, or if your interpreter is not fluent in English and a language you speak, and you do not establish good cause, we may consider this a failure to appear for your interview and may dismiss your asylum application or refer your asylum application to an immigration judge. We will determine good cause on a case-by-case-basis.
The interpreter must be fluent in English and a language you speak fluently and must be at least 18 years old. The interpreter must not be:
Evidence Policy
If you have an application for asylum or NACARA 203 pending, you may submit additional evidence by email, fax, or regular mail. Submit copies of evidence in duplicate (2 copies), accompanied by a certified English translation if not in English, and evidence must be 2-hole punched along the top (centered and 2 ¾ inches apart). Submissions may be stapled in the top left corner. If stapling is impracticable, the use of removable binder clips is encouraged. Submissions should not be bound on the side nor commercially bound, as items must be disassembled to fit into the record of proceedings and might be damaged in the process. The use of ACCO-type fasteners and paper clips is discouraged.
Biometrics Requirements
All applicants, regardless of age, must have their full-frontal photographs, digital signatures, and right-index fingerprints captured at an ASC. In addition, a 10-print fingerprint record is taken from applicants who are 12 years, 9 months old and older. If the applicant or any dependent did not take a 10-print fingerprint record at the ASC, please contact the Asylum Office when you receive an interview notice. If the applicant or any dependent has not complied with biometrics collection requirements, the asylum office will reschedule the asylum interview.
USCIS does not recommend that you email us sensitive personally identifiable information, such as your Social Security Number, or your immigration "A-Number" unless in an encrypted or password-protected attachment. You should not include private information in the email's subject line.
Office Days/Hours:
Office closures can occur because of inclement weather conditions and other reasons.
Please check our office closings pages before visiting our office for any reason, including for a scheduled appointment: www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings.
Take the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway to exit 9 for Plainview Road towards Plainview. (To get to the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, you can take the Southern State Parkway, the Long Island Expressway or the Northern State Parkway.)
If coming from the west, turn left onto Broadway.
If coming from the east, turn right onto Broadway.
Make a slight right onto Cherry Avenue.
Turn right onto Stewart Avenue.
The New York Asylum Office will be on your left hand side.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
Public Transportation is available via train and bus.
For more information on public transportation please visit the following websites: www.mta.info and www.nicebus.com
ACCESSIBILITY: This office is accessible to people with disabilities.
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.
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
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.
This office profile was last updated at 2025-04-30 08:15:59