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Happy holiday! Folks,

Love the site and thanks for all the educations.

I am a foreign spouse of a USC filing for AOS and about to send out my forms (I-130/485/765/131) in San Francisco, CA, but now confused for the appropriate USCIS location I need to send to. Indeed it sounds like a stupid question but I cant search out prior threads as elaborate reference yet.

From i-485 instruction, it says:

"The Direct Mail address for the aliens mentioned above, applying for adjustment of status is:

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680-4120"

However, i-130 instruction says:

"If you live in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii or Nevada, mail this petition to:

USCIS California Service Center
P.O. Box 10130Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0130

NOTE: If the Form I-130 petition is being filed concurrently with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, submit both forms at the local USCIS office having jurisdiction over the place where the Form I-485 applicant resides".


It seems to us " submit both forms at the local USCIS office having jurisdiction...." implies that even though I should file to my CA USCIS (SF,CA), because SF USCIS can only process employment based AOS, not for family based AOS, I should ignore the i-130 instruction and still have to submit all my forms to Chicago lock box.

Am I correct?

Thanks a bunch!

Familyguy

send your package to the Chicago lockbox address-family petitions get sent there first and then are adjucated to local district offices-make sure also you note the 2 different addresses-1 is for USPS and 1 is for courier (like Fedex) depending on which on you choose.

send your package to the Chicago lockbox address-family petitions get sent there first and then are adjucated to local district offices-make sure also you note the 2 different addresses-1 is for USPS and 1 is for courier (like Fedex) depending on which on you choose. Hi! Catjupp

Thank you very much for the prompt reponse!

Yes I noticed there are two addresses for different couriers. I thought most folks here use USPS PO BOX one, not so many use the second one.

Any one has experiences to make a comparison on timeline, reliability...?

Best

Familyguy

I filed by fed-ex-it was fast! I sent the docs in on Dec. 13th and they were received the 14th. Before you send your packet, make a copy of all the papers (you can do this at Fed ex too!) just in case. Once USCIS receives your packet you should receive a notice of action from them for all the papers you filed. This took about a week for me to get. About a week-2 weeks later you will get a notice asking you to go for fingerprints and photo appointment. From there you wait for work permit and interview notice. It takes about 75-90 days from your notice until you get work authorization. Good luck!