Direct Mail of Citizenship Applications for Some States in the East & San Juan & St. Thomas
Prior to May 1998

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS or Service) is expanding its Direct Mail Program to include the Boston, Buffalo, Newark, Philadelphia, Portland, Maine, and San Juan District Offices and the Albany, Cherry Hill, Christiansted, Hartford, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. Albans and St. Thomas Sub-offices on the current list of direct mail sites for filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

Effective from April 5, 1998, applicants residing within these Districts and Sub-offices will mail their Form N-400 directly to the designated INS service center the processing.

This expansion, like the others below, 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.

Applicants for Naturalization at these locations should file the N-400 and all related documents directly with the Vermont Service Center at the following address: USINS Vermont Service Center, Attention: N-400 Unit, 75 Lower Welden Street, St. Albans, Vermont 05479-0001.

Transition

Like the other direct mail programs, there will be a 60 day transition where the local INS can accept the applications and notify the applicant that it will be forwarded to the Service Center.