Boston Asylum Office

Boston, MAAsylum officeCode ZBO

USCIS notice. Starting April 20, 2026, this office no longer provides in-person information services. Visit uscis.gov/tools to find a complete list of online tools to assist you. If you have visited our website and cannot find the information you need or you need a service that we can only provide in person, call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833.

Address: John W. McCormack Federal Building
5 Post Office Square, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Hours: Monday to Friday 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by appointment; Saturday and Sunday closed
Phone: (617) 574-3600 · fax (617) 574-3601
Email: bostonasylumoffice@uscis.dhs.gov
USCIS page: egov.uscis.gov office locator

What happens here

Affirmative asylum interviews (Form I-589) for applicants who live in its service area
NACARA 203 interviews
Credible fear and reasonable fear screenings of people in detention

Processing times for Boston Asylum Office →

Jurisdiction

This asylum office serves the following states: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

States, in whole or in part: MA, ME, NH, RI, VT. Derived from USCIS's ZIP-code table; the text above is the office's own description.

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Also in MA

Check before you go. Take the appointment notice; the address on it governs, even where it differs from this page. Offices close for weather and building problems; USCIS reschedules automatically when that happens. Compiled 2026-09-06; USCIS last updated this profile 2026-07-24.