Filing Addresses for Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
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On Aug. 28, we published a new edition of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, with an edition date of 08/28/24. Starting Oct. 28, we will accept only the 08/28/24 edition of Form I-539.
The filing location for your Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, depends on your filing classification and where you live.
The accordions below explain where to file your Form I-539.
Applications and petitions that are not mailed to the appropriate filing location may experience processing delays.
If you are filing Form I-539 with a principal’s Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, (excluding CNMI residents), file at the USCIS service center with jurisdiction over their Form I-129 as found on our Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-129 page.
| Filing Type | If You Live In: | Filing Location: |
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If you are requesting premium processing service for Form I-539, you must also file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, and review the “Where to File” section on that page. Before you file your I-907 or I-539/I-907 package, check our How Do I Request Premium Processing page to ensure that the requested nonimmigrant classification for which you are seeking change of status is eligible for premium processing. |
| USCIS Dallas Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Do not submit Form I-539 and Form I-907 together to this location. |
| USCIS Elgin Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Do not submit Form I-539 and Form I-907 together to this location. |
If you are a H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant filing Form I-539 separately from the H-1B principal nonimmigrant or filing concurrently with Form I-765 for category (c)(26).
| Filing Type | Filing Location |
|---|---|
| File with the USCIS Dallas Lockbox if the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797, Notice of Action, (approving their Form I-129) begins with EAC, LIN, or MCT. | USCIS Dallas Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS |
| File with the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox if the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797, Notice of Action, (approving their Form I-129) begins with WAC, SRC, or IOE. | USCIS Phoenix Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS |
If you are a resident of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), mail your form to the Texas Service Center.
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS Texas Service Center
Attn: I-539 CNMI
6046 N Belt Line Rd. STE 119
Irving, TX 75038-0018
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS Texas Service Center
Attn: I-539 CNMI
6046 N Belt Line Rd. STE 119
Irving, TX 75038-0001
If you are a P-4 dependent of a major league athlete or support personnel, mail your form to the Texas Service Center.
USPS, FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS Texas Service Center
Attn: I-539 P4
6046 N Belt Line Rd. STE 119
Irving, TX 75038-0018
If you are a T nonimmigrant filing for an extension of stay, mail your form to the Nebraska Service Center.
USCIS Nebraska Service Center
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
P.O. Box 87426
Lincoln, NE 68501-7526
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: I-539 T
850 S St.
Lincoln, NE 68508-1225
If you are a U nonimmigrant filing for an extension of stay, mail your form to the Nebraska Service Center:
USCIS Nebraska Service Center
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: 485U VAWA
P.O. Box 87426
Lincoln, NE 68501-7426
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: 485U VAWA
850 S St.
Lincoln, NE 68508-1225
If you are a V nonimmigrant, mail your form to the Chicago Lockbox.
USCIS Chicago Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: V & L
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: V & L (Box 7219)
131 South Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
If you are filing for a change of status to A, G or NATO (for embassy, international organization, or NATO employment), mail your Form I-539 and any other required forms through your embassy, international organization, or NATO to:
U.S. Department of State
Office of Protocol
3507 International Place NW
Suite 242
Washington, D.C. 20008
If you are filing for a change of status to G classification (for a foreign government’s mission to the U.N. or U.N. Secretariat employment), mail your Form I-539 and any other required forms through the foreign government’s mission or the U.N. Secretariat to:
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
If you are a dependent spouse/child filing for a change of status to a NATO classification based on a principal NATO nonimmigrant, mail your form to:
NATO/HQ SACT Legal Affairs
7857 Blandy Rd.
Suite 100
Norfolk, VA 23551
You or the principal NATO nonimmigrant through whom you derive your status are posted at a national component or as an exchange officer. Contact your embassy for proper filing through official diplomatic channels.
If you are filing for an extensions of stay for A-3, G-5, or NATO-7 nonimmigrant, contact your embassy, international organization, or NATO command for proper filing through official diplomatic channels.
Use the address below for all other Form I-539 filings, including:
- Change of status from A, G, or NATO classifications to another nonimmigrant classification (once the applicant has received an endorsed Form I-566); or
- A Form I-539 filed separately from a principal’s Form I-129, with the exception of:
- A Form I-539 filed by an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant or filed concurrently with Form I-765 for category (c)(26); or
- A Form I-539 filed by P-4 dependents of major league athletes or support personnel.
| If you live in: | Filing Location: |
|---|---|
| USCIS Dallas Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS |
| USCIS Elgin Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS |
Please see the guidance above for instructions for H-4 spouses or P-4 dependents filing a Form I-539 separately.
E-Notification: If you want to receive an email and/or text message that we have accepted your Form I-539 at a USCIS lockbox, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your application.