Immigration Offices and Procedures in New York

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:

    Buffalo District Office
    Federal Center
    130 Delaware Avenue
    Buffalo, NY 14202

    Serves the following counties:
    All of NY State w/ the exception of the following counties: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Staten Island, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester

    Hours open to the public:
    8 AM - 3 PM, M-F

    Appointments:
    No walk-ins are allowed unless it is an emergency. Otherwise, schedule an appointment using INFOPASS via the USCIS web page.

    Forms of payment accepted:
    Master Card, Visa, check, or money order (note: the satellite offices do not accept credit cards)

    Location 2:

    New York City District
    26 Federal Plaza
    New York, NY 10278

    Serves the following counties:
    Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Staten Island, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester

    Hours open to the public:
    7 AM - 3:30 PM, M-F

    Appointments:
    No walk-ins are allowed unless it is an emergency. Otherwise, schedule an appointment using INFOPASS via the USCIS web page.

    Forms of payment accepted:
    Cash, checks, or money order; credit cards from walk-in customers

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

    Sub Office of Buffalo District Office

    Albany Sub Office
    1086 Troy-Schenectady Road
    Latham, NY 12110

    Serves the following counties:
    Albany, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Warren, and Washington

    Hours open to the public:
    8 AM - 3 PM, M-F

    Appointments:
    No walk-ins are allowed unless it is an emergency. Otherwise, schedule an appointment using INFOPASS via the USCIS web page.

    Forms of payment accepted:
    Check or money order

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

    Location 1:
    Batavia Immigration Court
    4250 Federal Drive, Room F108
    Batavia, NY 14020
    Location 2:
    Buffalo Immigration Court
    130 Delaware Ave, Suite 410
    Buffalo, NY 14202
    Location 3:
    Fishkill Detention Center
    Downstate Correctional Facility
    Red Schoolhouse Rd.
    Fishkill, NY 12524
    Location 4:
    Jamaica Immigration Court
    Queens Wackenhut Facility
    182-22 150th Ave., 2nd Floor
    Jamaica, NY 11413
    Location 5:
    New York City
    26 Federal Plaza, 12th Floor, Rm. 1237
    New York, NY 10278
    Location 6:
    Ulster Correctional Facility
    Berme Road
    P.O. Box 800
    Napanoch, NY 12458
    Location 7:
    Varick Street
    201 Varick Street, Room 1140
    New York, NY 10014

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    Local Procedure - USCIS District Office(s)

    Buffalo District Office:

    The following applications and supporting documentation must be sent to USCIS, PO Box 805887, Chicago, IL 60680-4120:

    • I-130 (w/ 485)
    • I-131 (except for extreme emergencies only)
    • I-360 (except for special immigrant-juvenile)
    • I-485 (including form I-864 affidavit of support and I-693-medical examination)
    • I-485 supplement
    • I-601 Waiver of Grounds for Excludability
    • I-765 (including renewals)

    Applications accepted in PERSON OR by MAIL at this office:

    • I-360 (special immigrant-juvenile)
    • I-539 (F-1 reinstatement)
    • I-600 and I-600 A
    • N-300
    • N-565
    • N-600
    • N-600AC
    • N-600K
    • N-600K/AC

    Note: Naturalization applications MUST be sent to the Vermont Service Center

    New York District Office:
    • I-485 employment based must be filed w/ Vermont Service Center
    • I- 485 NACARA filed with Texas Service Center
    • All other 485s and supporting documentation w/ NY office by MAIL (put attention to Section 245
    • Naturalization applications must be filed with the Vermont Service Center

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    Local Procedure - USCIS Sub-Office(s)

    No information available

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    Local Procedure - Immigration Courts and/or Detention Centers

    No information available

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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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