USCIS Form I-918: Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status

Edition date

01/20/25. We will publish a new edition of this form soon.

In the meantime, you may continue using the 01/20/25 edition despite the expiration date. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Where to file

Mail your I-918 to the filing location based on where you live. If you live in:Mail your form to: Florida USCIS Elgin Lockbox U.S.

Postal Service (USPS): USCIS Attn: 1367 P.O. Box 4205 Carol Stream, IL 60197-4205 FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Attn: 1367 (Box 4205) 2500 Westfield Drive Elgin, IL 60124-7836 Alabama Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Texas USCIS Dallas Lockbox U.S.

Postal Service (USPS): USCIS Attn: 1367 P.O. Box 650745 Dallas, TX 75265-0745 FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Attn: 1367 (Box 650745) 2501 S.

State Hwy. 121 Business Suite 400 Lewisville, TX 75067-8003 American Samoa Armed Forces – America Armed Forces – Europe Armed Forces – Pacific Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Guam Hawaii Idaho Iowa Kansas Micronesia Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Palau Puerto Rico South Dakota U.S.

Virgin Islands Utah Washington Wyoming Outside the United States USCIS Phoenix Lockbox U.S. Postal Service (USPS): USCIS Attn: 1367 P.O.

Box 20020 Phoenix, AZ 85036-0020 FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries: USCIS Attn: 1367 (Box 20020) 2108 E. Elliot Rd.

Filing fee

You can find the filing fee for Form I-918 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.

Initial evidence

Did you provide the following? Your completed Supplement B Certification; Evidence you are the victim of qualifying criminal activity; Evidence you have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse; Evidence you possess information concerning criminal activity, and that the criminal activity is qualifying and violated United States law or occurred in the United States; Evidence you have been, are being, or are likely to be helpful to a certifying official in the investigation or prosecution of qualifying criminal activity; A personal statement; If you are inadmissible, an application for a waiver of inadmissibility on Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant; and If you are filing Form I-918, Supplement A, for a qualifying family member: Credible documentation of the claimed relationship; An explanation of why required documents are not available (if applicable); and If your qualifying family member is inadmissible, Form I-192.

USCIS filing tips

Do not forget to sign your form. We will reject and return any unsigned form.

Special instructions

Principal U Nonimmigrants: You are authorized to work once we have approved your underlying petitions for U nonimmigrant status. We will automatically issue an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) when we approve your petition.

You do not need to file a separate Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to receive an EAD related to the approval of your petition for nonimmigrant status. Derivative U Nonimmigrants: If you reside inside the United States, you are authorized to work once we approve the derivative petition for U nonimmigrant status.

However, you will not automatically receive an EAD. You must file Form I-765 to request an EAD related to the approval of your derivative petition.

We can only issue employment authorization for principal and derivative petitioners after we approve the underlying U nonimmigrant status petition, regardless of when you file Form I-765. Statutory Cap: If the statutory cap is reached in a fiscal year, we will use the bona fide determination process and waiting list process as described below.