USCIS Has Closed Offices to the Public from March 18 to June 4 but USCIS Service Centers Remain Operational (UPDATED APRIL 27, 2020)

UPDATE APRIL 27, 2020: USCIS has announced that they are planning to re-open offices for in-person services on June 4.

Effective March 18, 2020, US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and Application Support Centers (ASCs) to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The closure will be effective until at least May 3, but the closure date may be extended. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services not requiring face-to-face contact with the public and USCIS will still provide limited emergency services. USCIS Service Centers are operational at this time.

USCIS field offices will send notices to applicants and petitioners with scheduled appointments and naturalization ceremonies affected by the closure. USCIS states that asylum offices will send interview cancellation notices and automatically reschedule asylum interviews. When the interview is rescheduled, asylum applicants will receive a new interview notice with the new time, date, and location of the interview. When USCIS resumes normal operations, the agency will automatically reschedule the affected ASC appointments. Applicants will receive a new appointment letter in the mail and those who had InfoPass or other appointments must reschedule through the USCIS Contact Center after field offices are open again to the public. Individuals can check if their field office has been reopened online.