Emerald Isle Immigration Center

 

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Queens Office will no longer be located at 27-35 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, due to office flooding.  USCIS has relocated all operations to our 26 Federal Plaza office in Manhattan.

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Where should customers who are generally served by the Queens office go now?

All interviews and Infopass appointments for customers usually served by the Queens office (generally, that would include residents of Queens and some residents of Brooklyn) are now being scheduled for our Manhattan office, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 8-100.

For the time being, all Queens correspondence, including Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for Queens cases, should be mailed to USCIS, 27-35 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

All biometrics (fingerprinting and photos) appointments that would usually be scheduled for the Queens Application Support Center (ASC) are now being scheduled for other local ASCs, as indicated on biometrics appointment notices.

How many employees were relocated to 26 Fed Plaza/elsewhere?

75 USCIS employees and contractors moved to 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan and 4 moved to our Long Island office in Holtsville, Long Island.  Five ASC employees and contractors were relocated to the ASC in Jamaica, Queens.

Will USCIS have naturalization ceremonies in Queens?

All Queens cases are part of the Eastern District Court of New York, so Queens applicants are naturalized at the Eastern District Court in Brooklyn.  On occasion, USCIS and the courts host “special” ceremonies outside the court at important NY venues like the Rufus King House in Queens and we will continue to do so.

Will USCIS still be able to have a presence in the Queens community?

Definitely. USCIS-NY has an outstanding community relations officer who does community outreach (naturalization/ DACA info sessions for example) and she and other USCIS staff will continue to work with our Queens partners such as the Queens Public Library to continue to bring these services to the Queens community.

How many customers was the Queens office seeing per day (FO and ASC)?

The Queens office conducted about 150 interviews, 40 Infopass appointments, and about 250 ASC biometrics (fingerprinting and photos) appointments a day.

 

 

The USCIS New York District is closing offices and postponing appointments due to the incoming blizzard.  All NY USCIS offices (including application support centers) will be closed at 1 pm today, January 26 and will remain closed tomorrow January 27^th.   Offices are tentatively scheduled to re-open at 10 am on January 28, depending on weather conditions.  Appointments at the Long Island office for January 28 have been postponed.

Instructions for Applicants Scheduled for January 26 (after 1pm), January 27, and January 28 (before 10 am):

If you had an interview scheduled for the Manhattan Office (26 Federal Plaza) , your appointment will be automatically rescheduled for February  19 at the same time as originally indicated on your appointment notice.

If you had an interview scheduled for the Long Island Office, your appointment will be automatically rescheduled for January 30, at the same time as originally indicated on your appointment notice.

If you had an Infopass appointment at the Manhattan or Long Island offices, you may come in for your Infopass appointment any time after January 28.

If you had an appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC), your appointment will automatically be rescheduled and you a will receive a new appointment notice in the mail.

If you were scheduled to naturalize at the Eastern District Court in Brooklyn on January 27, your ceremony has been re-scheduled for February 3at 8:30 a.m.

If you were scheduled to naturalize at the Eastern District Court in Central Islip on January 27, your ceremony will be re-scheduled and you will be notified of the new date.

Instructions for Applicants Scheduled for January 28 at the Long Island Office:

If you had an Adjustment of Status (green card) interview scheduled, it will be automatically rescheduled for January 30, at the same time as originally indicated on your appointment notice.

If you had a Naturalization interview scheduled, it will be automatically rescheduled for February 20, at the same time as originally indicated on your appointment notice.

Please keep up-to-date on the status of USCIS offices by visiting this website: http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings