I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

Use this form to apply for asylum in the United States and for withholding of removal (formerly called “withholding of deportation”). You may file for asylum if you are physically in the United States and you are not a U.S. citizen.

Form I-589 (PDF, 337 KB)

Instructions for I-589 (PDF, 157 KB)

Number of Pages

Form 12; instructions 14.

Edition Date

09/10/19. Starting 12/23/19, we will only accept the 09/10/19 edition. Until then, you can use the 04/09/19 and 05/16/17 editions. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Where to File

If you are currently in immigration court: You must file your Form I-589 with the immigration court that has jurisdiction over your case.

If you live in:	Then file your application with the:
Alabama Arkansas Colorado District of Columbia Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Mississippi New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma Puerto Rico South Carolina Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Virginia West Virginia Wyoming Western Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland	Texas Service Center Attn: Asylum P.O. Box 851892 Mesquite, TX 75185-1892
Arizona California counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, or Ventura Guam Hawaii Nevada counties of Clark, Esmerelda, Nye or Lincoln	California Service Center P.O. Box 10881 Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0881
Alaska Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oregon South Dakota Washington Wisconsin Any county in California or Nevada that was not listed above	Nebraska Service Center P.O. Box 87589 Lincoln, NE 68501-7589
Connecticut Delaware Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Rhode Island Vermont A county in Pennsylvania that was not listed above	Vermont Service Center Attention: Asylum 75 Lower Welden St. St. Albans, VT 05479-0589

We will not accept your Form I-589 if you leave any fields blank. You must provide a response to all questions on the form, even if the response is “none,” “unknown” or “n/a.” We will not accept a Form I-589 that is missing the explanation of why you are applying for asylum or that is missing any addendums that you reference in your application.

Don’t forget to sign your form! We will reject any unsigned form.