New York · est. 2013Sunday, September 6, 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.