USCIS Miami Asylum Office
The Miami Asylum Office is one of the USCIS asylum offices, at 1501 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300, Miami, FL, 33132. Its USCIS Office Locator profile says: “The Miami Asylum Office is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.” 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 address | 1501 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300, Miami, FL, 33132 |
| Phone | 786-456-2900 |
| Fax | 786-456-2910 |
| Miami.Asylum@uscis.dhs.gov | |
| Hours | Monday–Friday: By appointment only; Saturday–Sunday: Closed |
| Additional evidence | If your application for asylum or NACARA 203 is pending, you may submit additional evidence by email, fax or regular mail. |
| USCIS office code | ZMI |
| Profile last updated | 2026-10-09 14:09:50 |
Alert on the USCIS profile
Starting April 6, 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 (TTY 800-767-1833).
Walk-ins
The Miami 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 State of Florida, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
In respect to the State of Florida, this office serves the following counties: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Seminole, and Saint Lucie.
Certain ZIP codes within the following six (6) counties of the State of Florida are also under the jurisdiction of the Miami Asylum Office:
Hardee: 33825, 33865, 33873, 33890;
Lake: 32702, 32720, 32726, 32735, 32736, 32757, 32767, 32776, 32778, 32784, 34705, 34711, 34714, 34715, 34731, 34736, 34737, 34748, 34753, 34756, 34762, 34787, 34788, 34797;
Marion: 32702, 32784;
Polk: 33812, 33823, 33825, 33827, 33837, 33838, 33839, 33841, 33843, 33844, 33847, 33850, 33851, 33853, 33854, 33855, 33856, 33859, 33867, 33868, 33877, 33880, 33898, 34759;
Sarasota: 34223, 34224, 34224, 34266, 34266, 34285, 34286, 34287, 34288, 34289, 34291; and
Volusia: 32132, 32141, 32168, 32169, 32713, 32720, 32725, 32738, 32744, 32754, 32759, 32763, 32764.
USCIS’s field-office-by-ZIP file dated August 28, 2026 assigns 1,148 active ZIP codes to this asylum office (code ZMI), by state or territory: Florida (958), Puerto Rico (174), U.S. Virgin Islands (16).
Getting there
Driving directions are as follows:
From Northbound Interstate-95 South:
Keep left to stay on Interstate-95.
Use the left 2 lanes to stay on Interstate-95 and take Exit 2D toward Interstate 395/Miami Beach.
Use the middle lane to continue on Exit 2B and follow signs for US-1/Biscayne Boulevard/Arenas/PAC.
Turn left on Northeast 2nd Avenue (signs for US-1/Biscayne Boulevard).
Turn right onto Northeast 15th Terrace.
Turn right on Biscayne Boulevard.
The Miami Asylum Office will be on the left.From Southbound Interstate 95 North:
Use the right 2 lanes to keep right at the fork and stay on I-95 and follow the signs for Interstate 95 North.
Use the right 2 lanes to take Exit 4B toward Miami Beach.
Keep left and follow the signs for Route 112 and merge onto Interstate 195 East/Highway 112 East.
Take Exit 2B toward US-1/Biscayne Boulevard and merge onto Northeast 36th Street.
Turn Left on Biscayne Boulevard
The Miami Asylum Office will be on the left.PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION :
BY BUS: For further information on bus routes please call Dade County at 305-770-3131 or Broward County at 954-357-8400 or Visit : www.miamidade.gov/transit/routes.aspBY METROMOVER: The MetroMover link is: www.miamidade.gov/transit/metromover.asp
Parking and accessibility
PUBLIC PARKING: Parking is available for a fee in an adjacent privately owned parking garage. Customers may park on any level except spaces that are marked “RESERVED”. Parking will NOT be validated.
In the parking garage, take the Blue “office” elevators to Level 5 and walk through glass doors into the building towards Suite 300 where USCIS is located.
Other parking options are available in the area.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 Miami office it gives these figures for affirmative Form I-589 asylum applications:
| Month (2024) | Received | Completed | Pending at month end |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | 6,174 | 1,491 | 348,257 |
| November | 7,190 | 1,843 | 353,602 |
| December | 7,566 | 1,419 | 359,743 |
The 359,743 applications pending on Dec. 31, 2024 were 24.9% of the 1,446,908 pending nationally; between Oct. 31 and Dec. 31, 2024 this office's pending count changed by 11,486. 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.
Related information
- All 13 USCIS asylum offices
- Form I-589, application for asylum
- Asylum offices by state (data)
- Pending asylum cases by office (data)
- Asylum annual fee
- Immigration courts by state
- Find an immigration attorney
Sources
- USCIS Office Locator, Miami asylum office profile (checked October 17, 2026; profile last updated 2026-10-09 14:09:50): https://egov.uscis.gov/office-locator/asyprofile/FL/Miami/ZMI
- USCIS field office by ZIP code file, dated August 28, 2026: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/field_office_by_zip-08-28-2026.csv
- USCIS Asylum Division Monthly Statistics Report, data through Dec. 31, 2024: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/asylumfiscalyear2025todatestats_241231.xlsx
- USCIS office closings: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
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.