New York · est. 2013Saturday, September 26, 2026
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New York Asylum Office

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
1065 Stewart Avenue, Suite 200
Bethpage, NY 11714
Hours
Monday to Friday By appointment only; Saturday and Sunday closed
Phone
(516) 261-0000
Email
newyork.asylum@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 New York Asylum Office →

Jurisdiction

This asylum office serves the following counties of the State of New York: Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.

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

Satellite interview locations

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Also in NY

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.