USCIS Opens New Lockbox Facility

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) opened a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois to expand its lockbox capability. On February 1, 2022, Elgin was added as a filing location for residents of certain states filing Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. The agency plans to move additional filings to the Elgin lockbox in the coming weeks, including Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, and Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. The transition is expected to be completed by late summer of this year. Additionally, in the fall of 2022, USCIS is planning to move the lockbox facility in Arizona from Phoenix to Tempe.