Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-817, Application for Family Unity Benefits
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| If you are filing form I-817: | Then mail your application to: |
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| Under section 1504 of Public Law 106-554, Life Act, | USCIS Chicago Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS
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| To request initial benefits or an extension of Family Unity Benefits under section 301 of IMMACT 90, and currently live or intend to live anywhere in the U.S., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: | USCIS Dallas Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS
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