N-Form Processing Reminder

On October 19, 2011, a USCIS Update was issued announcing processing improvements for certain naturalization and citizenship forms. USCIS had centralized intake of Forms N-336, N-600 and N-600K to the Phoenix Lockbox facility. The Dallas Lockbox facility now handles the Form N-300. This change streamlined the way forms are processed, accelerated the collection and deposit of fees and improved the consistency of our intake process.

Please remember that impacted forms received at local and district offices after December 2, 2011, are no longer forwarded to the appropriate USCIS Lockbox facility.  Beginning December 5, impacted forms that were received locally were returned to the individual with instructions on how to re-file at a designated USCIS Lockbox facility.

USCIS Improves Processing for Naturalization and Citizenship Forms

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is enhancing the filing process for select forms dealing with naturalization and citizenship (N-Forms). Beginning Oct. 30, 2011, the new process will allow individuals to file N-Forms at a secure Lockbox facility instead of our local offices. This change streamlines the way forms are processed, accelerates the collection and deposit of fees and improves the consistency of our intake process.

Individuals should begin submitting affected forms directly to the appropriate Lockbox beginning Oct. 30, 2011. Forms received by local USCIS offices during a transition period between Oct. 30 and Dec. 2, 2011, will be forwarded to the USCIS Lockbox facility for processing. Forms received at local USCIS offices after Dec. 2, 2011, will no longer be forwarded but will be returned to the individual with instructions on how to re-file at a designated USCIS Lockbox facility. USCIS will centralize intake of Forms N-336, N-600 and N-600K at the Phoenix Lockbox facility. The Dallas Lockbox facility will handle the Form N-300. Individuals filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, already file at a Lockbox facility.

The following table lists N-Forms affected by this filing change:

Affected N-Forms	Date that Lockbox starts accepting N-Forms	Last receipt date that local offices will forward N-Forms to Lockbox
N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention           N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings            N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship           N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322	Sunday, October 30, 2011	Friday, December 2, 2011

USCIS has updated the information on our N-Form Web pages regarding filing forms at a Lockbox to clearly identify this change in procedure. Please carefully read the form instructions before filing your form to ensure that you are filing the correct form type at the correct location. Any individual submitting the wrong form type for the benefit sought will not receive a fee refund. Instead, individuals will have to re-apply using the correct form and pay a new fee.