New York · est. 2013Sunday, September 6, 2026
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San Francisco 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
75 Hawthorne Street, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Hours
Monday to Friday By appointment only; Saturday and Sunday closed
Phone
(415) 575-1300 · fax (415) 575-1393
Email
sanfranciscoasylum@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 San Francisco Asylum Office

Jurisdiction

This asylum office serves the following states: Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. In respect to the State of California, this office serves the following counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba. In respect to the State of Nevada, this office serves the following counties: Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Wash, White Pine.

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

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Also in CA

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.