Immigration Offices and Procedures in Georgia

the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

Locations, hours open to the public, cashier hours
and forms of payment

  • USCIS District Office(s)
  • USCIS Sub-Office(s)
  • Immigration Courts and/or Detention Centers

    Local Application Procedure

  • USCIS District Offices
  • USCIS Sub-offices
  • Immigration Courts and/or Detention Centers

    Additional Information

  • Notes

    Locations, Hours and Payment - USCIS District Office(s)

    Location 1:
    Atlanta District Office
    Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building
    77 Forsyth Street SW
    Atlanta, Georgia 30303

    Service Area:
    Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

    Hours open to the public:
    6:30 AM - 3 PM; M-Th; 6:30 AM - 1:30 PM, F

    Forms of payment accepted:
    Check or money order

    Appointments:
    No walk-ins unless it is an emergency. Please make an appointment using INFOPASS via the USCIS web page.

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    Locations, Hours and Payment - USCIS Sub-Office(s)

    Location 1:
    Charlotte Sub Office
    6130 Tyvola Centre Drive
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28217

    Hours open to the public:
    7:30 AM - 12 noon, M-F

    Serves the following state:
    North Carolina

    Forms of payment accepted:
    Certified check, money order, or personal check

    Appointments:
    No walk-ins unless it is an emergency. Please make an appointment using INFOPASS via the USCIS web page.

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    Locations, Hours and Payment - Immigration Courts and/or Detention Centers

    Location 1:
    Atlanta Immigration Court
    Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Bldg.
    77 Forsyth Street SW Rm. 112
    Atlanta, GA 30303

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    Local Procedure - USCIS District Office(s)

    Atlanta District Office:
    • I-765 (EAD): Interim EADs may be issued at this location if a filed I-765 has not been adjudicated within 90 days, or 30 days in the case of asylum
    • I-131 (Advanced Parole): Send to: USCIS, National Benefits Center, PO Box 805887, Chicago, IL 60680-4120. The Atlanta District Office only adjudicates emergency travel authorization. No need for an INFOPASS appointment, just walk in with evidence. Emergency is defined as the death of a family member of "illness without prospect of recovery."

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    Local Procedure - USCIS Sub-Office(s)

    Charlotte Sub-Office:
    • Except for the following, all applications filed with this sub office must be MAILED: I-90 I-131 (emergencies only) EOIR Forms 26, 29, 40, 42A, 42B
    • I-693 must be filed with I-485
    • Must apply for Advanced Parole (I-131) at least 30 days before intended travel
    • Emergency travel authorization can be issued the same day if provided with a letter from the doctor detailing the death of a family member (spouse, parent, child, grandparent, brother or sister) or terminal illness of a family member

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    Local Procedure - Immigration Courts and/or Detention Centers

    Dependent on the type of relief you are seeking and the local operating procedures of the court. Consult an attorney.

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    Additional Information - Notes

    • Change of address for naturalization (N 400) may be completed over the phone (1-800-375-5283), everyone else must use the form and send it to the office where their application is pending.
    • Fingerprints notices are sent after you have applied. You will be notified as to which Application Support Center to go to and when.
    • Sub Offices generally are used for appointment purposes only, usually not to file applications, but check the specific application procedures.

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