USCIS Boston Asylum Office

The Boston Asylum Office is one of the USCIS asylum offices, at John W. McCormack Federal Building, 5 Post Office Square, 14th Floor, Boston, MA, 02109. Its USCIS Office Locator profile says: “The Boston Asylum Office is in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.” The profile points to USCIS’s page on how it schedules and prioritizes asylum interviews and says asylum applications are not filed at asylum offices.

General information, not legal advice. For your specific case, talk to an immigration attorney or an accredited representative.

Quick reference

As listed on the USCIS profile (checked October 17, 2026)
Office addressJohn W. McCormack Federal Building, 5 Post Office Square, 14th Floor, Boston, MA, 02109
Phone617-574-3600
Fax617-574-3601
Emailbostonasylumoffice@uscis.dhs.gov
HoursMonday–Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. by appointment; Saturday–Sunday: Closed
Additional evidenceIf your application for asylum or NACARA 203 is pending, you may submit additional evidence by postal mail.
USCIS office codeZBO
Profile last updated2026-10-09 14:09:50

Alert on the USCIS profile

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.

Walk-ins

The Boston Asylum Office does not accept walk-in requests or provide in-person information services. Please visit uscis.gov/tools to find a complete list of our online tools and services. If you cannot find the information you need on our website, visit the USCIS Contact Center webpage for more information about submitting an inquiry.

States, counties and ZIP codes this office serves

The Service Area section of the USCIS profile says:

This asylum office serves the following states: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

USCIS’s field-office-by-ZIP file dated August 28, 2026 assigns 1,843 active ZIP codes to this asylum office (code ZBO), by state or territory: Massachusetts (679), Maine (485), Vermont (308), New Hampshire (281), Rhode Island (90).

Getting there

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From the North or South, take Interstate 93.
Get off at the State Street exit.
Head West on State Street.
Turn left onto Congress Street.
The McCormack Federal Building is on Congress Street between Water Street and Milk Street.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The Boston Asylum Office can be reached using the Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) system. Please visit www.mbta.com for information on the closest stops, schedules, and fees.

Parking and accessibility

PARKING: There is limited parking near the office.

ACCESSIBILITY: This office is accessible to people with disabilities.

Pending asylum cases at this office

The USCIS Asylum Division Monthly Statistics Report with data through Dec. 31, 2024 is the most recent edition USCIS has published on its data hub (checked Oct. 17, 2026). For the Boston office it gives these figures for affirmative Form I-589 asylum applications:

Month (2024)ReceivedCompletedPending at month end
October1,00816345,119
November1,17032745,962
December1,16523246,895

The 46,895 applications pending on Dec. 31, 2024 were 3.2% of the 1,446,908 pending nationally; between Oct. 31 and Dec. 31, 2024 this office's pending count changed by 1,776. Counts are applications, not people: one application can include a spouse and children as dependents. All offices: pending asylum cases by office.

What the profile says about how the office works

  • Asylum applications are not filed at asylum offices: the profile points to the “Where to File” instructions at uscis.gov/i-589.
  • Case status for a pending asylum application is checked online with the receipt number USCIS mailed after filing, at www.uscis.gov/casestatus.
  • Asylum offices do not directly provide case services assistance related to the status of specific applications or other associated services by telephone, because of confidentiality concerns.
  • The office does not adjudicate Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition; the profile points to www.uscis.gov/i-730.
  • Closures can happen for weather and other reasons; the profile asks visitors to check the USCIS office closings page before any visit, including a scheduled appointment.

Sources

Last verified: 2026-10-17. General procedural information for educational purposes, not legal advice; for your specific case, consult an immigration attorney or accredited representative. Office details come from the USCIS Office Locator and can change; check the office closings page and your interview notice.