USCIS Revises Instructions On Where To Submit Applications Previously Processed By Its Tijuana Field Office

WASHINGTON – U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today revised its instructions on where to submit applications previously processed by its Tijuana Field Office. The Tijuana Field Office is closing on July 3, 2008 and to prepare, the agency stopped accepting the following applications and transferred responsibilities as reflected below.

Petition to Classify Alien as an Immediate Relative, (Form I-130). The last date USCIS accepted the application was June 20, 2008. After that date applicants should submit applications to the USCIS Mexico City district office.

Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, (Form I-600). The last date USCIS accepted the application was June 20, 2008. After that date applicants should submit applications to the USCIS Ciudad Juarez field office.

Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition, (Form I-600A/I-800A). The last date USCIS accepted the application was June 20, 2008. After that date, the applicants or Prospective Adoptive Parents should submit applications to the USCIS Ciudad Juarez field office.

Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status (Form I-407).The last date USCIS will accept the application is July 1, 2008. After then, the U.S. State Department will process and send the Form I-407 and documents to USCIS in Mexico City for destruction system updates.

Contact USCIS’ Mexico City district office by telephone: 5255-5080-2000, fax: 5255-5080-2326, or e-mail: mexico.uscis@dhs.gov. Mail forms and required supporting documents to:

Contact USCIS’ field office in Ciudad Juarez by e-mail, cdj.uscis@dhs.gov.