USCIS Newark Asylum Office

The Newark Asylum Office is one of the USCIS asylum offices, at Gateway 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Suite 199, Newark, NJ, 07102. Its USCIS Office Locator profile says: “The Newark Asylum Office is in Essex County, New Jersey.” 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 addressGateway 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Suite 199, Newark, NJ, 07102
Phone973-848-3100
Fax973-848-3101
EmailNewarkAsylumOfficeMailbox@uscis.dhs.gov
HoursMonday–Friday: By appointment only; Saturday–Sunday: Closed
Additional evidenceIf your application for asylum or NACARA 203 is pending, you may submit additional evidence by postal mail.
USCIS office codeZNK
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 Newark 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: Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

In respect to the State of Pennsylvania, this office serves the following counties: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York.

In respect to the State of New York, this office serves the following counties: Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, New York (Manhattan), Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates.

USCIS’s field-office-by-ZIP file dated August 28, 2026 assigns 3,953 active ZIP codes to this asylum office (code ZNK), by state or territory: New York (1,482), Pennsylvania (1,233), New Jersey (721), Connecticut (421), Delaware (96).

Getting there

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
From Connecticut:
Follow I-95 South, follow signs for Triboro Bridge/Geo Washington Bridge.
Continue onto I-95/Interstate 95 South.
Take exit 15 West for I-280 toward Newark/Kearny.
Continue onto I-280 West.
Take exit 15 for NJ-21 toward Newark/Belleville.
Turn right onto NJ-21 South.
Turn right onto Center Street.
Turn left onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the left.

From Pennsylvania:
Follow I-78 East, follow signs for Newark.
Take exit 57 for NJ-21 North toward Newark.
Turn left onto Layfayette Street.
Turn right onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the right.
Or
Follow I-80 East.
Take exit 47A for Interstate 280 East toward The Oranges/Newark/New Jersey Turnpike.
Continue onto I-280 East.
Take exit 15 for NJ-21 toward Newark/Belleville.
Turn right onto NJ-21 South.
Turn right onto Center Street.
Turn left onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the left

From Delaware:
Drive from NJ Turnpike and I-95 North to Newark.
Take exit 13A toward Newark Airport/Elizabeth Seaport.
Continue onto NJ-81 North to take the exit toward US-1 North/US-9 North/Newark.
Take NJ-21 North to Walnut Street.
Continue onto NJ-21 North.
Turn left onto Layfayette Street.
Turn right onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the right

From New Jersey:
Take New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 15 West.
Follow I-280 West to Exit 15.
Take Route 21 South.
Turn right onto Center Street.
Turn left onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the left

From Garden State Parkway, Exit 145:
Follow I-280 East to Exit 15.
Take Route 21 South.
Turn right onto Center Street.
Turn left onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the left.

From NYC:
Take I78 West/Holland Tunnel to NJ-139 West in Jersey City.
Follow NJ-139 West, US-1 S/U.S. 9 South and US-1 Truck S/US-9 Truck South to NJ-21 North in Newark.
Take the NJ-21 North exit from US-1 Truck South/US-9 Truck South.
Continue on NJ-21 North.
Turn left onto Layfayette Street.
Turn right onto Mulberry Street.
The building is on the right.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
PATH Light Rail and NJ Transit trains operate frequent service from New York’s Penn Station to Newark’s Penn Station. Amtrak trains from Pennsylvania and Greyhound buses also serve Newark’s Penn Station.
Amtrak Information: www.amtrak.com
NJ Transit Information: www.njtransit.com
PATH Information: 800-234-PATH (7284),
www.panynj.gov/path/schedule.html

Walking directions:
From Newark Penn Station:
Head southwest on Raymond Plaza West toward Market Street.
Turn right onto Market Street.
Turn right onto Mulberry Street.
Building will be on your right.

The profile adds:

Please enter the asylum office at the first-floor entrance (Suite 199) underneath the escalator. Once visitors pass through security, they will be directed to take an elevator to the 16th or 17th floor for their interview.

Parking and accessibility

PARKING: Paid parking is available in parking lots nearby. The costs vary. Parking is also available on the street. Parking is limited, so we encourage the public to use public transportation.

ACCESSIBILITY: This office is accessible to people with disabilities. To request special accommodations, please visit www.uscis.gov/e-request.

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 Newark office it gives these figures for affirmative Form I-589 asylum applications:

Month (2024)ReceivedCompletedPending at month end
October3,513495110,138
November3,7431,005112,873
December4,188784116,276

The 116,276 applications pending on Dec. 31, 2024 were 8% of the 1,446,908 pending nationally; between Oct. 31 and Dec. 31, 2024 this office's pending count changed by 6,138. 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.