Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion (2024)

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For additional guidance on filing paper-based forms at the Lockbox and how to avoid or correct common errors before you file, please visit the Five Steps to File at the USCIS Lockbox webpage.

Do not submit Form I-290B directly to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). Instead, file all appeals and motions according to this chart.

Applications and petitions that are not mailed to the appropriate filing location may experience processing delays.

My appeal or motion is about a:

Adjustment of status application

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…

Decision made by the National Benefits Center on a:

  • Family-based Form I-485, or
  • Section 13-based Form I-485

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Decision made by a USCIS domestic or international field office on Form I-485

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Decision made by a USCIS service center on a Form I-485 (unless the Form I-485 was based on an approved VAWA self-petition, T nonimmigrant status).

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 21100
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1100

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B (Box 21100)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

Decision made by a USCIS service center on a Form I-485 based on U nonimmigrant status.The service center location provided in the decision notice

Adoption application or petition

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…

Decision made by the National Benefits Center about:

  • Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative;
  • Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition;
  • Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative; or
  • Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 21100
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1100

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B (Box 21100)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

Decision made by a USCIS international field office about:

  • Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative;

OR

  • Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition
USCIS international field office that made the decision on your case. You can find the name and address of the international field office on the decision notice you received from USCIS.

Immigrant investor application

If you are filing an appeal or motion about…Send your form to…
  • Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor;
  • FormI-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor;
  • Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions;
  • Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation; or
  • FormI-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 660168
Dallas, TX 75266-0168

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B (Box 660168)
2501 S. State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) petition and/or related application

If you are filing an appeal or motion for a…Send your form to…
  • Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant;
  • Form I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status; or
  • Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, or Form I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status of a Saravia v. Barr class member

Do not include a copy of your original filed Form I-360 or Form I-485 when you file Form I-290B.

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS*
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 5510
Chicago, IL 60680-5510

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS*
Attn: I-290B (Box 5510)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

*For Saravia v. Barr cases, please include “Attn: Saravia Class Member FEE EXEMPT” above the street address.

For Saravia class members, if you want us to also reopen a previously denied Form I-485 and, if applicable, a related Form I-765, please include those form types in Part 2, Question 2 on your Form I-290B.

Naturalization or citizenship application

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…
Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship DocumentUSCIS service center that made the decision on your case. You can find the name of the service center on the decision notice you received from USCIS.
  • Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship

OR

  • Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship/Issuance of Certificate

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Decision made by a USCIS field office on a naturalization/citizenship application not listed above

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Decision made by a USCIS service center on a naturalization/citizenship application not listed above

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
I-290B
P.O. Box 21100
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1100

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B (Box 21100)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

Refugee or asylee relative petition

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…
Decision made by aUSCIS service centeror USCIS domestic field office on a Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 21100
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1100

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B (Box 21100)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

Decision made by USCIS International OperationsoraUSCIS international field officeon a Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition

Be sure to include a copy of your denial notice for a decision made by USCIS International Operationsor aUSCIS international field officeat the time of filing.

USCIS Dallas Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B Manual Process
P.O. Box 660119
Dallas, TX 75266-0119

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B Manual Process(Box 660119)
2501 S. State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

VAWA, T, or U visa-related application or petition

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…

Decision made by a USCIS service center about a:

  • Form I-360, VAWA self-petition;
  • Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status, or a related application, such as an appeal or motion to reopen/reconsider.
USCIS
Vermont Service Center
38 River Road
Essex Junction, VT05479-0001

Decision made by the Vermont Service Center about a:

  • Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, or a related application, such as an appeal or motion to reopen/reconsider.
USCIS
Vermont Service Center
38 River Road
Essex Junction, VT 05479-0001

Decision made by the Nebraska Service Center about a:

  • Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, or a related application, such as an appeal or motion to reopen/reconsider.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS Nebraska Service Center
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 87918
Lincoln, NE 68501-7918

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS Nebraska Service Center
Attn: I-290B
850 S Street
Lincoln, NE 68508-1225

Decision made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…
Notice of bond breach from ICE

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: Bond Appeals
P.O. Box 4733
Chicago, IL 60680-4733

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: Bond Appeals(Box 4733)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Decision made by the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…
Decision made by the AAO

The USCIS office that made the original unfavorable decision on your case. Use the information in sections above to determine which address to send your Form I-290B to.

Example: The USCIS Miami Field Office denied your Form I-601. You filed an appeal with the AAO, but AAO dismisses the appeal. You want to file a motion asking that AAO reconsider its dismissal. You should file your motion with the Chicago Lockbox because the Miami Field Office issued the original denial on your case.

Decision made by USCIS on any other kind of application

If you are filing an appeal or motion about a…Send your form to…
Decision made by a USCIS domestic or international field office on a form not listed in any section of the chart above

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Decision made by a USCIS service center on a form not listed in any section of the chart above

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 21100
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1100

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B (Box 21100)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

Humanitarian Parole

If you are filing a motion to reopen and/or reconsider about a…Send your form to…
Decision made by the Humanitarian Affairs Branch

USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: I-290B
P.O. Box 21100
Phoenix, AZ 85036-1100

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-290B(Box 21100)
2108 E. Elliot Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284-1806

Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion (2024)

FAQs

Where do you file i-290B? ›

Use this form to file: An appeal with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO); A motion with the USCIS office that issued the latest decision in your case (including a field office, service center, or the AAO); or.

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How to file a motion to reopen with USCIS? ›

Appellants must file a motion on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion. Form I-290B and the instructions for completing the form are available at www.uscis.gov/i-290b.

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How long does it take for i290b motion to reopen? ›

Application Overview:

Deadline: 30 days after the bad decision (15 days for some revocations). Processing Time: 6 months to 2 years for appeals, 6 months for motions (can be longer).

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How much is the fee for i290b motion to reopen? ›

A separate Form I-290B is required for each appeal/motion submitted, i.e., a school must file a Form I-290B when choosing to file an appeal and must also file a separate Form I-290B when filing a motion. Each Form I-290B now requires a $675 filing fee.

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How to reopen DS-260 after submitting? ›

Only NVC or a U.S. Embassy can re-open a Form DS-260 for you. Completed = You have submitted your form to NVC.

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How much is a motion to reopen immigration court? ›

(1) Motions to reopen or reconsider - When a filing fee is required, the fee for motions to reopen or reconsider is $145. The fee is paid to the Department of Homeland Security in advance.

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Where to file motion to reopen in absentia? ›

Where to File the Motion to Reopen – The motion should be filed with the immigration court having administrative control over the record of proceedings. 8 CFR §1003.23(b)(1)(ii). Typically, this will be the court where the in absentia order of removal or deportation was entered.

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How long does a motion to reopen take? ›

When should I expect to receive a decision on a motion? A. Although some cases may take longer, USCIS field offices and service centers try to adjudicate motions within 90 days. The AAO strives to complete its review of motions within 180 days from the time it receives a complete case file.

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What happens after you file i-290B? ›

If a filed I-290B is approved, your case will pick up where it left off. In the case that you initiated an I-290B before a green card interview was scheduled for you and the I-290B was approved, you should expect to receive an interview notice soon.

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Can we expedite I-290B? ›

If your client has a final removal order and you wish to request expedited processing of the I-290B, you should indicate this on the I-290B and in your cover letter. Instructions on how to make an expedite request with USCIS can be found on the USCIS website.

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What does "I-290B approved" mean? ›

If your Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, is approved, it means that the decision on your original immigration application or petition has been reconsidered, and a favorable outcome has been reached.

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What happens if motion to reopen is denied? ›

(a) You may appeal the decision denying a motion to reopen to the authority head by filing a notice of appeal with the authority head within 15 days after the ALJ denies the motion. The timely filing of a notice of appeal must stay the initial decision until the authority head decides the issue.

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Can I file 290b electronically? ›

If you are electronically filing this form, you must follow the instructions provided on the USCIS online filing website, at www.uscis.gov/file-online. Biometric Services Appointment.

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How to write a motion to reopen an immigration case? ›

A motion to reopen “shall state the new facts that will be proven at a hearing to be held if the motion is granted and shall be supported by affidavits and other evidentiary material.” 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(B). It must be accompanied by the application for relief and all supporting documents.

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How to check i290b status? ›

To find out where your case is currently located, call the USCIS National Customer Service Center number at 1-800- 375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833. To find out the status of your case, visit the USCIS website at: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do.

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Where do I appeal USCIS decision? ›

An appeal is a request to a different authority to review an unfavorable decision. You may appeal certain USCIS decisions to the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), an office within the Department of Justice.

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What happens when I-290B is approved? ›

Visa or Immigration Benefit Applications: If your I-290B relates to a visa or immigration benefit application that was initially denied, an approval means that your application is now accepted, and you may proceed with the next steps in the immigration process.

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Who signs the I-290B? ›

You or your legal representative must sign and submit the Form I-290B. A Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative, must be attached if signed by a legal representative.

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Where do I file my adjustment of status? ›

For family-based immigration petitions (Form I-130), the application for adjustment of status should be filed with the USCIS Chicago Family Based Immigration Processing Center (USCIS, P.O. Box 804625, Chicago, IL 60680-4107).

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