USCIS Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office (New York, NY): address, contact and service area

USCIS Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office at 201 Varick Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 629, New York, NY, 10014: phone, email, hours, the states and counties it serves, and what its USCIS profile says about walk-ins and evidence (checked October 17, 2026). Its profile says it no longer serves the public as of July 27, 2026.

USCIS Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office

The Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office is one of the USCIS asylum offices, at 201 Varick Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 629, New York, NY, 10014. Its USCIS Office Locator profile says: “The Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office is in New York County, New York.” 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	201 Varick Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 629, New York, NY, 10014
Phone	973-848-3100
Fax	973-848-3101
Email	NewarkAsylumOfficeMailbox@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 postal mail.
USCIS office code	ZMA
Profile last updated	2026-10-09 14:09:50

Notice on the USCIS profile

This office will no longer service the public starting on July 27, 2026.

The profile still lists the address, hours and directions below; they are reproduced as published.

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-Manhattan Branch 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 does not use the code ZMA: it assigns no ZIP code to this branch under its own code.

Getting there

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
Take Route 9A, the Westside Highway.
If you are heading north on the Westside Highway:
Take the exit for Spring Street.
Head east on Spring Street.
Turn left onto Hudson Street.
Turn right onto West Houston Street.
Turn right onto Varick Street.
The Application Support Center is on the right.
The entrance to the building is on West Houston Street.
If you are heading south on the Westside Highway, get off at 14th Street.
Follow 14th Street to 7th Avenue.
Turn right onto 7th Avenue.
7th Avenue becomes Varick Street.
The Application Support Center is on the right.
The entrance to the building is on West Houston Street.
From FDR Drive:
Take the exit for East Houston Street
Continue straight.
The Application Support Center is on Varick and West Houston Streets.
The entrance to the building is on West Houston Street.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
The closest subway stations include the following:
Houston Street Station on the 1 train line.
Spring Street Station on the A, C, and E train lines.
West 4th Street Station on A, B, C, D, E, F, and M train lines.
Christopher Street Station on the Journal Square-33 St and Hoboken-33 St PATH lines.
The closest bus stops include the following:
Hudson St/ W Houston St bus stop on the M20 bus line.
W Houston St/ Varick St bus stop on the M21 bus line.

Parking and accessibility

PARKING:
There is metered parking available on Varick and Hudson Streets near the Federal Building.
There are also parking garages and lots nearby. Parking rates may change without notice.
375 Hud Parking LLC - Icon Parking System
375 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y.
(212) 645-4084
Parking Rates: Per Hour $22.00. In by 7:00a.m. out by 7:00 p.m. $25.00.
Icon Parking System
296 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y.
(212) 929-4547
Parking Rates: Per Hour $21.00. In by 7:00 a.m. out by 7:00 p.m. $30.00.
Central Parking Garage
296 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y.
(212) 337-8537
Parking Rates: Per Hour $16.00. In by 7:00 a.m. out by 8:00 p.m. $31.00.
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, the most recent edition USCIS has published (checked Oct. 17, 2026), has no row of its own for this office. The offices it does list: 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

USCIS Office Locator, Newark - Manhattan Branch asylum office profile (checked October 17, 2026; profile last updated 2026-10-09 14:09:50): https://egov.uscis.gov/office-locator/asyprofile/NY/Newark%20-%20Manhattan%20Branch/ZMA
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 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.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the USCIS Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office?

At 201 Varick Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 629, New York, NY, 10014, according to its USCIS Office Locator profile (checked October 17, 2026). The profile says: ‘The Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office is in New York County, New York.’ It also says: ‘This office will no longer service the public starting on July 27, 2026.’

How do I contact the Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office?

Its profile lists phone 973-848-3100, fax 973-848-3101 and email NewarkAsylumOfficeMailbox@uscis.dhs.gov. It also says 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, and points to www.uscis.gov/casestatus.

Which states does the Newark - Manhattan Branch Asylum Office serve?

Its profile’s Service Area section says: ‘This asylum office serves the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.’ The county and ZIP-code detail is on this page.

Can I walk in without an appointment?

Its profile says: ‘The Newark-Manhattan Branch Asylum Office does not accept walk-in requests or provide in-person information services.’ It lists these hours: Monday–Friday: By appointment only; Saturday–Sunday: Closed.

How is additional evidence submitted to this office?

Its profile says: ‘If your application for asylum or NACARA 203 is pending, you may submit additional evidence by postal mail.’

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