Centralized Lockbox Filing for Overseas Stand-Alone Form I-130 Petitions
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Required petitioners residing in countries without USCIS international offices to file Form I-130 with the USCIS lockbox in Chicago rather than with local U.S. Embassies or consulates. Phase scope: Applies to all standalone Form I-130 petitions filed by overseas petitioners.
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: Required petitioners residing in countries without USCIS international offices to file Form I-130 with the USCIS lockbox in Chicago rather than with local U.S.
Official source excerpt
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Effective Aug. 15, 2011, petitioners residing in countries without USCIS offices must file their Form I-130, Petition for an Alien Relative, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) lockbox facility in Chicago.
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- 2011-04-28Removal of Designated Countries from National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS)
- 2011-07-23Automatic extension of validity of EADs for six months, through January 22, 2012
- 2011-07-23Haiti TPS redesignation expands eligibility
- 2011-10-07Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Transitional Worker Classification