USCIS Will Delay Implementation of Direct Mail Program for N-400s

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USCIS Update Oct. 9, 2008

USCIS DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM

FOR N-400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it will

delay implementation of the Direct Mail Program for the N-400, Application for Naturalization.

A Federal Register notice is scheduled to be published Oct. 10, 2008, announcing this delay.

Last month, USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register, which would have changed the

filing address for N-400s from USCIS Service Centers to two lockbox facilities in Arizona and

Texas. Implementation of this new process would have begun Oct. 14, 2008.

USCIS is delaying implementation of this new filing procedure to conduct additional tests of the

technology involved. Accordingly, the Sept. 12 notice will be withdrawn Oct. 10, 2008.

Applicants for naturalization should continue to submit their Form N-400 according to the

instructions on the form until further notice. In almost all cases, this means applicants will

submit their N-400s to a USCIS Service Center.

For additional information, visit us on the Web at www.uscis.gov or call the National Customer

Service Center at (800) 375-5283.

– USCIS –

AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 08100962. (Posted 10/09/08)