District  Offices

District Offices are responsible for providing certain immigration services and benefits to people resident in their service area, and for enforcing immigration laws in that jurisdiction. Certain applications are filed directly with District Offices, many kinds of interviews are conducted at these Offices, and INS staff is available to answer questions, provide forms, etc.

 
City State Directions, Operations Hours, etc
Atlanta Georgia http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/atlanta/aboutus.htm
Phoenix Arizona http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/phoenix/Aboutus.htm
New Orleans Louisiana http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/neworleans/ABOUTUS.HTM
Los Angeles California http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/losangeles/Aboutus.htm
San Francisco California http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/sanfran/aboutus.htm
Denver Colorado http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/denver/Aboutus.htm
Boston Massachussets http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/boston/aboutus.htm
Philadelphia Pennsylvania http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/philadelphia/Aboutus.htm
Washington DC DC http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/washingtondc/Aboutus.htm
Miami Florida http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/miami/Aboutus.htm
Chicago Illinois http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/chicago/Aboutus.htm
Kansas City Missouri http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/kansascity/Aboutus.htm
Newark New Jersey http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/newark/Aboutus.htm
New York City New York http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/newyork/aboutus.htm
Cleveland Ohio http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/cleveland/ABOUTUS.htm
Dallas Texas http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/dallas/Aboutus.htm
Portland Oregon http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/portlandor/aboutus.htm
Houston Texas http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/houston/Aboutus.htm
Seattle Washington http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/seattle/Aboutus.htm


Service Centers

Several years ago, INS' Service Centers were established to handle the mail, file, data entry, and adjudication of most applications for immigration services and benefits. Those applications should be mailed to INS Service Centers -- Service Centers are not staffed to receive walk-in applications or questions. Three of four Service Centers have established special Post Office boxes to receive applications mailed to the Center by applicants or petitioners residing in its service area. The applications and petitions processed by each Service Center are listed on its home page, as are the special Post Office box numbers and zip codes by form type for the Service Centers using them. Prospective applicants should look at this list of forms to confirm that they are accepted by the Service Center in their area

 
NEBRASKA   SERVICE  CENTER
Service Area:
The Nebraska Service Center (NSC) accepts and processes certain applications and petitions from people residing in the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming
For mailing General Correspondence:
U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Nebraska Service Center
P. O. Box 82521
Lincoln NE 68501-2521
Phone Contact:
INS Direct (402) 323-7830
For more information, visit following INS Website link:
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/nebraska/Aboutus.htm

 

CALIFORNIA  SERVICE  CENTER
Service Area:
The California Service Center accepts and processes certain applications and petitions from people residing in the following states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Territory of Guam.
For mailing General Correspondence:
U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
California Service Center
P.O. Box 30111
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0111
Phone Contact:
INS Direct (949) 831-8427
For more information, visit following INS website link:
 http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/california/aboutus.htm

 

VERMONT  SERVICE  CENTER
Service Area:
The Vermont Service Center accepts and processes certain applications and petitions from people residing in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
For mailing General Correspondence:
U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden St.
Saint Albans, Vermont 05479
Phone Contact:
INS Direct (802) 527-4913
For more information, visit following INS website link:
 http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/vermont/aboutus.htm

 

TEXAS  SERVICE  CENTER
Service Area:
The Texas Service Center accepts and processes certain applications and petitions from people residing in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
For mailing General Correspondence:
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Texas Service Center
P.O. Box 851488
Mesquite, TX 75185-1488
Phone Contact:
INS Direct (214) 381-1423
For more information, visit following INS website link:
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/texas/aboutus.htm

 

Adapted from Immigration & Naturalization Website.