Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate (RAIO)
What We Do
We are responsible for:
- Conducting screenings and assessments;
- Adjudicating asylum and refugee applications; and
- Adjudicating other immigration applications both domestically and internationally.
We are vigilant about fraud detection and national security, relying on careful vetting, screening mechanisms, and sound adjudication.
Our Work
Who is a refugee?
Refugees are generally people outside of their country who are unable or unwilling to return to their home country because they have suffered or fear persecution. The U.S. government resettles a limited number of overseas refugees to the U.S. each year.
Who is an asylum seeker?
Asylum seekers generally come to the United States because they are unable or unwilling to return to their home country because they have suffered persecution or fear persecution.
Map of Domestic Operations
Asylum Office Legend
Asylum Office
Arlington
Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Newark
New Orleans
New York
San Francisco
Tampa
Arlington Asylum Office
Boston Asylum Office
Boston Office Legend
John W. McCormack Federal Building
5 Post Office Square, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Chicago Asylum Office
Houston Asylum Office
Los Angeles Asylum Office
Miami Asylum Office
Newark Asylum Office
Newark Office Legend
Newark Asylum Office Manhattan Branch
201 Varick Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 629
New York, NY 10014
Gateway 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Suite 199
Newark, NJ 07102
New Orleans Asylum Office
New York Asylum Office
San Francisco Asylum Office
San Francisco Office Legend
75 Hawthorne Street, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tampa Asylum Office
Map of International Operations
Bangladesh - Dhaka Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Dhaka has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Bangladesh.
China - Beijing Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Beijing has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanghai, Shanxi, Tianjin, and Mongolia.
China - Guangzhou Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Guangzhou has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.
Cuba- Havana Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Havana has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Cuba.
Ecuador - Quito Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Quito has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Ecuador.
El Salvador - San Salvador Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS San Salvador has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in El Salvador
Guatemala - Guatemala City Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Guatemala City has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Guatemala.
Honduras - Tegucigalpa Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Tegucigalpa has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Honduras.
India - New Delhi Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS New Delhi has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in India.
Kenya - Nairobi Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Nairobi has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Kenya.
Mexico - Mexico City Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Mexico City has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Mexico
Qatar - Doha Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Doha has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Qatar.
Turkey - Ankara Field Office
- Geographic Jurisdiction
- USCIS Ankara has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in Turkey (Türkiye).