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

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USCISMarch 29, 2024

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USCIS is changing the filing location for employment-based green card applications effective April 1, 2024. Forms I-140 (immigrant petition), I-485 (adjustment of status), and related work authorization and travel document forms will now file at a new location. Applicants with pending or planned employment-based cases should verify the correct filing address to avoid delays.

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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 Service; I-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 Document; I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, filed with the application pa

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