Change of Filing Location for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
According to the recent announcement by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the applicants filing an application for employment authorization, Form I-765 have got revised filling instructions and addresses. The Form I-765 may be filed by individuals who are temporarily in the United States and eligible for employment authorization.
This announcement by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is intended to centralize the form and fee intake. This makes the initial processing of application and fee intake more efficient and effective to the public. The change in filing location will help in the overall transition of forms from service centres to USCIS lockbox facilities.
Based on the classification under which they are filed, the Form I-765 applications beginning from February 24, 2010 must be submitted at one of the USCIS lockbox facilities or the USCIS Vermont service centre. Further information regarding this can be found in the updated form I-765 instructions and at the website www.uscis.gov.
Incorrectly filled applications for employment authorization will be forwarded to the USCIS Phoenix and Dallas lockbox facilities by the USCIS Service centres. The incorrect files will be kept there for the first 30 days, until March 26, 2010. After March 26, 2010, applications incorrectly filed at USCIS service centres will be returned to the applicant. The applicants will also receive a note asking them to send the form I-765 to the correct location.
Those who opt to receive an email or text message regarding the acceptance of their application for employment authorization by the USCIS must complete an E-Notification of an application/petition acceptance form G-1145 and attach it to the first page of the Form I-765 application. When submitted under certain categories the form I-765 may be electronically filed (e-filed) with the USCIS. The eligibility to submit an e-file application for employment authorization, form I-765 can be checked in the USCIS website.