USCIS Announces Filing Location Change for Certain Employment-Based I-485 and Related Forms

By Alex Jose | March 20, 2025

USCIS Announces Filing Location Change for Certain Employment-Based I-485 and Related Forms

On, April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the filing location for concurrently filed Forms I-907, Request for Premium Processing ServiceI-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; and I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and for related Forms I-131, Application for Travel DocumentI-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, filed with the application package, from USCIS service centers to a USCIS lockbox. 


This change is part of our larger efforts to increase efficiency and will reduce agency costs related to service center intake of these forms. This change also allows USCIS to centralize digitization of the forms for electronic adjudication, increasing our ability to redistribute and align workloads based on resources and priorities. 


Please use the following addresses when mailing concurrently filed Forms I-907, I-140, and I-485, and for any related Forms I-131, I-765, and I-824 filed with the application package. Starting May 2, 2024, we may reject concurrently filed Forms I-907, I-140, and I-485, and any related Forms I-131, I-765, and I-824 filed with the application package, that are received at the USCIS service centers.  

If the beneficiary will work in: 

  • Alabama
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin 


Mail your form to:

USCIS Elgin Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):


USCIS 

Attn: Premium I-140 

P.O. Box 4008 

Carol Stream, IL 60197-4008


FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:


USCIS 

Attn: Premium I-140 (P.O. Box 4008) 

2500 Westfield Drive 

Elgin, IL 60124-7836


If the beneficiary will work in: 

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Armed Forces
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Louisiana
  • Marshall Islands
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Texas
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Utah
  • Washington
  • Wyoming 


Mail your form to:

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox 

U.S. Postal Service (USPS): 

 

USCIS 

Attn: Premium I-140 

P.O. Box 21500

Phoenix, AZ 85036-1500

 

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: 

 

USCIS 

Attn: Premium I-140 (P.O. Box 21500) 

2108 E. Elliot Rd. 

Tempe, AZ 85284-1806 


We recommend applicants, petitioners, and requestors file online when possible. You can review the list of Forms Available to File Online, learn how to Create a USCIS Online Account, and learn more about the Benefits of Filing Online on our website.     

For more information about filing forms at a USCIS lockbox, visit our Lockbox Filing InformationTips for Filing Forms by MailFiling Guidance, and When to Contact the Lockbox pages.