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Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

The filing location for your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, depends on where you live and if you are filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, at the same time (this is called “concurrent filing”).

You can file your Form I-130 online. If you choose to mail your form instead, use the table below to find the correct filing address.

Applications and petitions that are not mailed to the appropriate filing location may experience processing delays.

If Mail your form to:

You are only filing Form I-130, and you live in:

Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
California
Colorado
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Florida
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
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Utah
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Wyoming

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130
P.O. Box 21700
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1700

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130 (Box 21700)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
​​​​​​​Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

You are only filing Form I-130, and you live in:

Alabama
Arkansas
Armed Forces Americas
Armed Forces Europe
Armed Forces Pacific
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Marshall Islands
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Micronesia
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Palau
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin

USCIS Elgin Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS): 

USCIS
Attn: I-130
P.O. Box 4053
Carol Stream, IL  60197-4053

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: 

USCIS 
Attn: I-130 (Box 4053)
2500 Westfield Drive 
Elgin, IL 60124-7836

You are only filing Form I-130, and you live outside the United States*

 

USCIS Elgin Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS): 

USCIS
Attn: I-130
P.O. Box 4053
Carol Stream, IL  60197-4053

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: 

USCIS 
Attn: I-130 (Box 4053)
2500 Westfield Drive 
Elgin, IL 60124-7836

You are filing Form I-130 with Form I-485 and you live in:

Any state

Go to our USCIS Lockbox Filing Locations Chart for Certain Family-Based Forms page for the filing address based on where you live.

You can file Form I-130 online even if your relative is in the United States and will file their Form I-485 by mail. Once you submit your Form I-130 online, we will send a receipt notice to your USCIS online account. Provide a copy of the receipt notice to your relative to include in their Form I-485 packet.

*You may request to file at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in certain limited circumstances, as described in USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part B, Chapter 3, if you:

  • Reside outside of the United States;
  • Are a U.S. citizen; and
  • Are filing your Form I-130 for your immediate relative (your spouse, your unmarried child under the age of 21, or your parent (if you are 21 years of age or older)).

For a list of U.S. Embassies and Consulates, please consult the Department of State’s website at travel.state.gov.

Last Reviewed/Updated:
03/30/2023
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