Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization , blog (2024)

Eligibility Category 8 CFR
Category Description
Filing Location

274a.12



(a)(1)
Lawful Permanent Resident
Separate employment authorization card not required. Use Form I-551 (Permanent Residence Card).

(a)(3)
Refugee
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(4)
Paroled as a Refugee
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(5)
Asylee (Granted Asylum)
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(6)
K-1 Nonimmigrant Fiancé of a USC or K-2 Dependent
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(7)
N-8 or N-9 Nonimmigrant
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(8)
Admitted as Citizen of Micronesia/Marshall Is.
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(9)
K-3 Nonimmigrant Spouse of USC or K-4 Dependent
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(10)
Granted Withholding of Removal or Withholding of Deportation
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

(a)(11)
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) granted
File according to the most recent Federal Register notice for your country’s DED order.

(a)(12)
Temporary Protected Status

Granted

See instructions in the Federal Register notice for your country’s TPS designation.

Temporary Protected Status Granted - replacement of a valid lost, stolen or mutilated employment authorization card.
USCIS Vermont Service Center

This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: TPS
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(a)(13)
Family Unity Benefits Granted
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(14)
LIFE Act Family Unity Granted
For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219

(a)(15)
V-1, V-2, or V-3 Nonimmigrant
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U. S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

(a)(16)
T-1 Nonimmigrant
This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(a)(17)
Spouse of an E-1/E-2 Treaty Trader or Investor, or Spouse of an E-3 Certain Specialty Occupation Professional from Australia
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(18)
Spouse of an L-1 Intracompany Transferee
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(a)(19)
U-1 Nonimmigrant
USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(a)(20)
U-2, U-3, U-4 or U-5 Nonimmigrant
USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

Eligibility Category 8 CFR
Category Description
Filing Location

274a.12



(c)(1)
Spouse/Dependent of Foreign Government Official
Department of State

(c)(2)
Spouse/Dependent of Employee of the Coordination Council NA Affairs
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(3)(i)

SeeNOTE

F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT)

NOTE: Do not use the (c)(3)(i) category on your application. Use one of the following categories instead:

(c)(3)(A), Pre-Completion OPT

(c)(3)(B), Post-Completion OPT

(c)(3)(C), 17 Month Extension for an F-1 Student who has received a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), that appears on the STEM designated Degree Program List published on the SEVP website available through the Related Links on thewww.uscis.govwebsite

USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(3)(ii)
F-1 Offered Employment Under the International Organization Immunities Act
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(3)(iii)
F-1 Seeking Off-Campus Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(4)
Spouse/Dependent of G-1, 3, 4 Nonimmigrant
Department of State/United States Mission to the UN (alien's sponsoring organization)

(c)(5)
J-2 Nonimmigrant status
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(6)
M-1 Practical Training
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(7)
Dependent of NATO-1 Through NATO-7
Submit your application through your principal’s sponsoring organization and your application will be reviewed and forwarded by DOS, USUN, or NATO/SACLANT

(c)(8)
Asylum applicant
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

Asylum applicant under special ABC filing instructions and you are filing your asylum and EAD applications together.
Mail to the USCIS Service Center where you are filing your asylum application.

(c)(9)
Pending Family Based Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status pursuant to Section 245 of the INA pending, and you filed your application with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox, and your receipt number begins with “MSC,” or you filed with the Immigration Judge
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Pending Employment Based Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status pursuant to Section 245 of the INA
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(10)
Applicant for Section 244 Suspension of Deportation or 240A Cancellation of Removal (applicants who are NOT eligible for NACARA 203 Relief)
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
PO Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Applicant for Special Rule Cancellation of Removal under NACARA
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(11)
Paroled in the Public Interest
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

(c)(12)
Not in use


(c)(13)
Not in use


(c)(14)
Deferred Action Granted
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
PO Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

An alien who has been granted Deferred Action as a surviving spouse or qualified child, or based

on an approved Form I-360 filed for a battered or abused spouse or child

USCIS Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(c)(15)
Not in use


(c)(16)
Adjustment Applicant Based on Continuous Residence Since January 1, 1972
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

(c)(17)(i)
B-1 Nonimmigrant Who is the Personal or Domestic Servant of a Nonimmigrant Employer
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(17)(ii)
B-1 Nonimmigrant Who is a Domestic Servant of a USC
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(17)(iii)
B-1 Nonimmigrant Employed by a Foreign Airline
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(18)
Final Order of Deportation and Release on Order of Supervision
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: FBAS
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

(c)(19)
Temporary Treatment Benefits during pendency of an Application for Temporary Protected Status or Application to Extend TPS Status
Please refer to the Federal Register notice orTemporary Protected Status Web pagefor more information on where to file your form and to see if online filing is available for your designated country.

(c)(20)
Pending Form I-700, Application for Temporary Resident Status as a Special Agricultural Worker Under Sec 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox, based on where you live (See address below).

(c)(21)
S Nonimmigrant
Don't use Form I-765. See USCIS Contact

(c)(22)
Pending Form I-687 Application for Status as a Temporary Resident Under Sec 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219

(c)(23)
Q Nonimmigrant
Do not use Form I-765. I-94 used.

(c)(24)
LIFE Legalization Applicant
USCIS Chicago Lockbox

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 7219
Chicago, IL 60680-7219

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: VKL
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-7219

(c)(25)
T-2, T-3, or T-4 Nonimmigrant
This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries:

USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(c)(26)

H-4 Spouse of an H-1B Nonimmigrant

File with theUSCIS Dallas Lockbox Facilityif the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797 Notice of Approval for Form I-129 begins withEACorLIN

File with theUSCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facilityif the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797 Notice of Approval for Form I-129 begins withSRCorWAC

USCIS Dallas Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
PO Box 660921
Dallas, TX 75266

For Express Mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: H4
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 20400
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: H4
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

(c)(31)
VAWA Self-Petitioners
USCIS
Vermont Service Center
Attn: I-765
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

(c)(33)
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals when filing with Form I-821D.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals when decided by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Mail your Forms I-765 and I-765WS together with Form I-821D to theForm I-821D filing address

USCIS Chicago Lockbox Facility

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 5757
Chicago, IL 60680-5757

For Express Mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: DACA
131 South Dearborn-3^rdFloor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517