Where to send I-485

[Matt and Sarah 0]

Hi guys,

I'm ready to send off my wife's I-485 packet for AOS (she's a K-1 visa holder). We are in Dallas and a bit confused....is DORA still available or is it cancelled? It looks like it has turned into a long delay anyway. Should I just send the packet directly to the Chicago lock box or to the Texas Service Center address?

Thanks for your help!

[YuAndDan 153]

DORA is now optional, you can use Dallas or you can send it off to Chicago PO BOX. I believe you take it to the Dallas field office, not send it to TSC.

2. Pilot Program Filing Procedures

Prior to the Dallas pilot program, an applicant falling within one

of these categories would have had to file his or her Form I-485

package by mailing it to the Chicago Lockbox Facility in accordance

with the Direct Mail Instructions for Form I-485. Instead, under the

filing requirements of the Dallas pilot program, eligible applicants

now may file their Form I-485, together with any petition being

concurrently

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filed (i.e., Form I-130 or Form I-360) or proof of petition approval,

supporting documentation, and applicable filing and biometric capture

fees, in person at the Dallas District Office. To file in-person,

eligible applicants first must schedule an appointment electronically

using ``InfoPass.'' InfoPass is a USCIS Internet-based system for

scheduling appointments found on USCIS' Web site at http://infopass.uscis.gov/.

It may be accessed from any computer with Internet

access. For those applicants who do not have Internet access, USCIS

offers InfoPass at kiosks located at its local offices.

If the application package is complete at the time of filing, a

USCIS officer will conduct any required interview on that same day.

Participants thereafter will receive an appointment notice for

biometrics capture at a local ASC. Once all required background checks

are completed and any derogatory information is resolved, a USCIS

officer will complete adjudication of the Form I-485 and any

concurrently filed petitions. If the application package is not

complete, the USCIS officer will not accept the application package.

While USCIS believes that the Dallas pilot program has been

successful, USCIS has determined that the pilot program should undergo

some changes so that USCIS can better gauge the effectiveness of the

alternative filing and processing procedures that form the basis of the

pilot program. USCIS is issuing this Notice to announce these changes

to the pilot program.

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-7791.htm

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/Up...ORA_21Jun07.pdf

Edited June 23, 2008 by YuAndDan

[payxibka 10,048]

Hi guys,

I'm ready to send off my wife's I-485 packet for AOS (she's a K-1 visa holder). We are in Dallas and a bit confused....is DORA still available or is it cancelled? It looks like it has turned into a long delay anyway. Should I just send the packet directly to the Chicago lock box or to the Texas Service Center address?

Thanks for your help!

DORA apparently is no longer

If you read the form instructions you would discover quickly that you would never send a K-1 AOS application to Texas or any other regional service centers directly..

[payxibka 10,048]

YuAndDan,

In your link is also the following:

DATES: As applied to the Dallas District Office, this Notice is effective October 23, 2006 and will terminate on September 21, 2007. As

applied to the El Paso District Office and Oklahoma City Sub-Office, this Notice is effective November 20, 2006 and will terminate on

September 21, 2007.

[YuAndDan 153]

YuAndDan,

In your link is also the following:

DATES: As applied to the Dallas District Office, this Notice is effective October 23, 2006 and will terminate on September 21, 2007. As

applied to the El Paso District Office and Oklahoma City Sub-Office, this Notice is effective November 20, 2006 and will terminate on

September 21, 2007.

Yep, DORA was a pilot program, and has not been discussed is some time, and looks to be history.

Send the I-485, I-765, and I-131 together to Chicago.

[Matt and Sarah 0]

Great, thanks everyone. DORA is dead. It's off to Chicago today.