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USCIS Potomac Service Center Will No Longer Accept Paper Responses

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As of August 21, 2023, the USCIS Potomac Service Center relocated to Camp Springs, Maryland and no longer accepts paper responses. Applicants with pending cases at this service center must now file all documents electronically, including responses to Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny, and supporting documentation. Filers should verify submission instructions before mailing paper documents to avoid delays.
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As of Aug. 21, 2023, the Potomac Service Center (PSC) has begun to move to a new facility in Camp Springs, MD, and can no longer receive paper responses to correspondence such as Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID), Notices of Intent to Revoke (NOIR), Intents to Deny (ITD), Requests for Evidence (RFE) or supporting documentation for filings currently pending at the PSC.

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