U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has adjusted the addresses for certain applicants filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. USCIS did not change any filing locations but "refined attention lines and ZIP codes to improve internal processes at our lockboxes." The address update affects:
- Applicants with a pending Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, who are filing Form I-131 alone with a Form I-485 receipt notice;
- Haitian family members filing for advance parole under the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program;
- Cuban family members filing under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program;
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients;
- Humanitarian parole applicants;
- Refugee travel document applicants;
- Temporary Protected Status applicants; and
- All other applicants as noted on the Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-131 page.
USCIS said that it will still process any I-131 applications that were already mailed to the previous lockbox address.
Details:
- USCIS release, July 22, 2021, https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/filing-location-updates-for-certain-forms-i-131
- Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-131, updated July 22, 2021, https://www.uscis.gov/i-131-addresses
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