Filing your Form I-131 together with your Form I-485

Filing your Form I-131 alone, and your Form I-485 receipt notice (Form I-797C, Notice of Action) begins with:

• MSC (example: MSC1234567890); 
• IOE  (example: IOE1234567890); or
• Does not have three letters at the beginning (example: 1234567890).

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

Filing your Form I-131 alone, and your Form I-485 receipt notice (Form I-797C, Notice of Action) begins with:

• EAC (example: EAC123054956); or
• SRC (example: SRC0595784321).

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: NFB
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266-0867

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: NFB (Box 660867)
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

Filing your Form I-131 alone, and your Form I-485 receipt notice (Form I-797C, Notice of Action) begins with:

• LIN (example: LIN1230549568); or
• WAC (example: WAC0596784321).

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: NFB
P.O. Box 21281
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1281

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: NFB (Box 21281)
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4850

The dependent spouse or child of:

• Someone who received a Green Card under the Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA); or
• Someone who is applying under HRIFA and has a pending Form I-485

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: HRIFA
P.O. Box 660866
Dallas, TX 75266-0866

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: HRIFA (Box 660866)
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

• Filing under the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program, and you are currently in removal proceedings or were previously removed from the United States; or
• Filing an initial application under the HFRP Program, and you need to file for all eligible relatives associated with the Form I-130 at the same time so they can be processed together.

Refer to the Humanitarian Parole Applicants section below if you:

• Are making an HFRP re-parole request; or
• Were authorized parole under the HFRP Program and you are now filing for an advance parole travel document to allow you to return to the United States after temporary foreign travel.

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: HFRP
P.O. Box 8500
Chicago, IL 60680-8502

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: HFRP (Box 8500)
131 S. Dearborn St., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

• Filing for an advance parole travel document to allow you to return to the United States after temporary foreign travel, you  were authorized parole under the HFRP Program.

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

• Filing under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program, and you need to file for all eligible relatives associated with the same underlying approved Form I-130 at the same time so that they can be processed together;
• Filing under the CFRP Program, and you are currently in removal proceedings or have been previously removed from the United States; or
• You have received an invitation to apply for the CFRP Program.

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: CFRP
P.O. Box 8500
Chicago, IL 60680-8502

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: CFRP (Box 8500)
131 S. Dearborn St., 3rd. Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

A DACA recipient requesting advance parole based on your grant of DACA*

*To comply with a U.S. District Court order effective Dec. 7, 2020, we are accepting applications for advance parole documents based on the terms of the DACA policy before Sept. 5, 2017, and in accordance with the court’s Dec. 4, 2020, order. DHS will comply with the order while it remains in effect, but DHS may seek relief from that order.

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: DACA
P.O. Box 20700
Phoenix, AZ 85036-0700

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: DACA (Box 20700)
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4850

• Filing an initial application under the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program (FWVP), and you need to file for all eligible relatives associated with the same underlying approved Form I-130 at the same time so that they can be processed together; or
• Filing under the FWVP Program, and you are currently in removal proceedings or were previously removed from the United States

For FWVP re-parole requests, refer to the Humanitarian Parole Applicants section below.

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: FWVP
P.O. Box 8500
Chicago, IL 60680-8502

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FWVP (Box 8500)
131 S. Dearborn St., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

• Outside the United States and requesting humanitarian advance parole;
• Inside the United States with parole previously authorized by USCIS from outside of the United States and requesting re-parole; or
• Filing for humanitarian parole and you are currently in removal proceedings or have been previously removed or deported from the United States

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: HP
P.O. Box 660865
Dallas, TX 75266-0865

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: HP (Box 660865)
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

• Currently inside the United States:
  • You should apply for a refugee travel document and appear for any required biometrics service appointment before you leave the United States.

• Currently outside the United States:
  • You may file Form I-131 and apply for a refugee travel document if you have been outside the United States for less than one year at the time of filing.
  • Although we have discretion to accept your Form I-131 if you file it after you have left the United States, we will not automatically accept or approve your application.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, and UPS deliveries:

USCIS Refugee and International Operations
Attn: RTD
999 North Capitol St. NE
Mail Stop 2295
Washington, DC 20529-2295

Filing Form I-131 to request a TPS Travel Authorization Document based on an approved Form I-821, or to request an Advance Parole Document based on a pending Form I-821

• You must include a copy of the receipt notice (Form I-797C) showing we accepted or approved your Form I-821.

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-131 TPS
P.O. Box 660167
Dallas, TX 75266-0867

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-131 TPS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Ste. 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

Inside the United States and applying for parole in place and you are an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces, or a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve

The USCIS field office that has jurisdiction over where you live. If you are currently on assignment away from your permanent residence, you may file your Form I-131 at either the office with jurisdiction over where you currently live or over your permanent residence.

You may also submit your application in person at your local USCIS field office.

Inside the United States and applying for parole in place as the spouse, widow(er), parent, son, or daughter, of an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces, a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or an individual (whether still living or deceased) who previously served on active duty or in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and was not dishonorably discharged

The USCIS field office that has jurisdiction over where you live. If you are currently away from your permanent residence due to the service member being away on assignment, you may file your Form I-131 at either the office with jurisdiction over where you currently live or your permanent residence.