Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
Note: If you are filing Form I-765 with another form type, such as Form I-539, please file both forms at the location specified by the other form. The below addresses should be used when Form I-765 is not being submitted with another form.
| 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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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 | |
| (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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (a)(15) | V-1, V-2, or V-3 Nonimmigrant | USCIS Chicago Lockbox For U. S. Postal Service: USCIS For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (a)(16) | T-1 Nonimmigrant | This address may be used for both US Postal Service and private courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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.gov website | 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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| 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
Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| 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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (c)(12) | Not in use | |
| (c)(13) | Not in use | |
| (c)(14) | Deferred Action Granted | USCIS Chicago Lockbox For U.S. Postal Service: USCIS
For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| 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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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 page for 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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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 For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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 |
| (c)(26) | H-4 Spouse of an H-1B Nonimmigrant File with the USCIS 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 with EAC orLIN File with the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facility if the receipt number of your H-1B principal spouse’s most recent Form I-797 Notice of Approval for Form I-129 begins with SRC or WAC | USCIS Dallas Lockbox Facility U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS For Express Mail and courier deliveries: USCIS USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facility U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS For Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
| (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 the Form I-821D filing address
USCIS Chicago Lockbox Facility U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS For Express Mail and courier deliveries: USCIS |
E-Notification: If you want to receive an e-mail and/or a text message that your Form I-765 has been accepted at a USCIS Lockbox facility, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance and clip it to the first page of your application.
