[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 891-892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-364]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1883-97]
Expansion of the Direct Mail Program for the Atlanta, Baltimore,
Helena, and Washington District Offices; and the Boise, Charlotte,
Charleston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Norfolk Suboffices; Form N-400
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS or Service) is
expanding the Direct Mail Program to include the Atlanta, Baltimore,
Helena, and Washington District Offices and the Boise, Charlotte,
Charleston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Norfolk Suboffices on the
current list of direct mail sites for filing Form N-400 Applications
for Naturalization. Applicants residing within these districts and
suboffices will mail their Form N-400 directly to the designated INS
service center for processing. This expansion is intended to improve
INS service to the public by reducing processing times for Form N-400,
limiting in-person visits to local offices, and improving the quality
of case status information provided to the public.
DATES: This notice is effective January 7, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Arroyo, Adjudications Officer, Immigration Operations, 801 I
Street, NW., Room 935E, Washington, DC 20536, telephone, (202) 514-
8247.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the INS Direct Mail Program certain applicants and
petitioners for immigration benefits mail their applications or
petitions directly to an INS service center for processing instead of
submitting them to a local INS office. The purposes and strategy of the
Direct Mail Program has been discussed in detail in previous rulemaking
and notices (see, e.g., 59 FR 33903 and 59 FR 33985).
The Service is continuing expansion of the Direct Mail Program as
applied to Form N-400 by adding the Atlanta, Baltimore, Helena, and
Washington District Offices; and the Boise, Charlotte, Charleston,
Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Norfolk Suboffices, as Direct Mail Sites.
Where to File
Effective January 7, 1998 applicants for naturalization residing
within the
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jurisdiction of the Atlanta, Baltimore, Helena, and Washington District
Offices; and the Boise, Charlotte, Charleston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee,
and Norfolk Suboffices must mail the Form N-400, Application for
Naturalization directly to the following addresses:
(1) The Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, currently filed
with the Service's Atlanta District Office and the Charlotte and
Charleston Suboffices must be mailed directly to the Texas Service
Center at the following address: USINS Texas Service Center, Attention:
N-400 Unit, P.O. Box 851204, Mesquite, Texas 75185-1204.
(2) The Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, currently filed
with the Service's Baltimore and Washington District Offices and the
Norfolk Suboffice must be mailed directly to the Vermont Service Center
at the following address: USINS Vermont Service Center, Attention: N-
400 Unit, 75 Lower Weldon Street, St. Albans, Vermont 05479-0001.
(3) The Form N-400, Application for Naturalization for persons
residing within the jurisdiction of the Helena District Office, and the
Boise, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee Suboffices must be mailed directly
to the following address: USINS Nebraska Service Center, Attention: N-
400 Unit, P.O. Box 87400, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-7400.
Transition
During the first 60 days following the effective date of this
notice, the Atlanta, Baltimore, Helena and Washington District Offices
and the Boise, Charlotte, Charleston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and
Norfolk Suboffices will forward in a timely fashion to the appropriate
service center any Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, which
has been inadvertently filed with the respective district or suboffice.
Applicants will be provided a notice at the time of filing at the
district or suboffice advising them that their application is being
forwarded to a service center for initial processing. The applicant
will receive written notification from their respective district or
suboffice of the date, place, and time of their interview for
naturalization. When applications are forwarded from the district or
suboffices, they will be receipted and filed when they arrive at the
service center. After the 60-day transition period, applicants
attempting to file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, at the
offices listed above will be directed to mail their application
directly to the appropriate service center for processing.
Dated: December 31, 1997.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 98-364 Filed 1-6-98; 8:45 am]
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