Direct Mail Extension of Naturalization Applications in the South West
Prior to May 1998

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS or Service) is expanding its Direct Mail Program, effective from April 15, 1998, to include the Dallas, El Paso, Harlingen, Houston, and San Antonio District Offices and the Albuquerque and Oklahoma City Sub-offices on the current list of direct mail sites for filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

Applicants residing within these districts and sub-offices will mail their Form N-400 directly to the designated INS service center for processing. This expansion 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.

Effective April 15, 1998 applicants for naturalization residing within the jurisdiction of the Dallas, El Paso, Harlingen, Houston, and San Antonio District Offices and the Albuquerque and Oklahoma City Sub-offices must mail the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, directly to the Texas Service Center at the following address: USINS Texas Service Center, Attention: N-400 Unit, P.O. Box 851204, Mesquite, Texas 75185-1204. As usual, there will be a 60 day transition for those who have filed with the local INS office.