California Service Center - Information, Filing Tips, etc.
Service Center Director:
Donald Neufeld
Deputy Center Director:
Chris Poulos
Organizational Structure:
The California Service Center (CSC) divides all adjudications into three divisions called product
lines. Product lines adjudicate applications and petitions based upon the benefit type. For
example, I-130s are adjudicated in the Family Product Line (FPL).
Service Area:
The CSC accepts and processes certain applications and petitions from people residing in the
following jurisdictions: California*, Nevada*, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Territory of Guam.
*Applications for asylum (Form I-589) may require filing at a different Service Center than
indicated above; please check the instructions for Form I-589 to determine where you should
file your application. Please Note: If you live outside the service area of this Center, please file
your application or petition with the Center serving your area. If you are unsure of which Service
Center serves people living in your state, consult the List of USCIS Field Offices for your state.
Other USCIS Service Centers include:
1. Vermont Service Center
2. Texas Service Center
3. Nebraska Service Center
Where Are We?
The CSC is located in Laguna Niguel, California.
Mailing Address:
Note: To mail in specific forms, please consult the mailing addresses table below; each form
sent directly to this Center has a different PO Box number and zip-code identifier.
For mailing General Correspondence, please use the following address:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
California Service Center
P.O. Box 30111
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0111
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Applications We Accept and/or Process:
All Forms I-131, Applications for Travel Document (Re-entry Permit or Refugee Travel
Document only), are filed with the Nebraska Service Center.
All Forms I-360, Self-Petitions filed by Battered Spouse or Child petitions are filed at Vermont
Service Center.All Forms I-360 for G-4 International Organization Officers.
Employees, and their family members are filed at the Nebraska Service Center effective
2/23/04. All Forms I-485 for those individuals filed concurrently with an I-360 are also filed Only
at the Nebraska Service Center effective 2/23/04. All Forms I-730, Refugee/Asylee relative
petition are filed with the Nebraska Service Center. All Forms I-485, Refugee/Asylee/Haitian
applications are filed with the Nebraska Service Center.
Cases Filed at Local Office but Processed at the CSC:
The following applications must be submitted to a Local Office but may be forwarded by that
office to the CSC for processing. Since all applications and petitions adjudicated at the CSC are
entered into the electronic receipting systems for tracking, any application or petition received at
the CSC which has been accepted elsewhere by a USCIS office will be assigned a "WAC"
number. Petitioners and applicants will then receive a receipt notice from the Center that will
indicate their WAC receipt number.
You may also be eligible to file some forms electronically. For more information, see
Introduction to E-Filing:
1. I-90-Application to Replace Alien Registration Card.
2. I-191-Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile.
3. I-192-Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Non-immigrant.
4. I-212-Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission Into the United States After
Deportation or Removal.
5. I-612-Application for Waiver of the Foreign Resident Requirement of Section 212(e) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.
Documents Not in English:
All documents that are in a language other than English must be submitted with a translation.
The person translating the document must certify that the translation is complete and accurate
and that he/she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
Mailing Your Application/Petition to Us:
To mail your application to us, you must send it to the correct Post Office Box Number and the
correct zip code. The application packages should be sent to:
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
California Service Center
P.O. Box (Insert Correct Box Number listed below)
Laguna Niguel, CA (insert Correct Zip Code listed below)
The CSC accepts applications and petitions through the postal service and bonded couriers
only. Please use the correct P.O. Boxes and Zip Codes to mail your application.
The following address is used for overnight delivery (Federal Express, UPS, etc.) or bonded
courier delivery:
California Service Center
24000 Avila Road, 2nd Floor, Room 2302
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Please ensure postage is paid in full. The CSC will not accept mail for which postage is due.
How We Process Your Application at a Service Center:
Cable Requests:
Cables will only be sent if the benefit is approved within 30 days and the petitioner requests that
the cable be sent. There is no charge for a cable request made at the time of filing the petition.
There is no charge for a cable when requested before adjudication of the application/petition. A
cable will be sent for consulate notification subsequent to the approval of the application/petition
by submitting a properly filed I-824 with fee.
Case Status:
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