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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a part of the Department of Homeland Security, and performs some of the functions formerly carried out by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), which was part of the Department of Justice. USCIS was created on March 1, 2003 from what was formerly the Immigration Services Division (ISD) of the INS, which is now abolished.

USCIS does processing of immigrant visa petitions, naturalization petitions and asylum and refugee applications. It also issues employment authorization documents (EAD) and grants lawful permanent resident status (green card), and citizenship to foreigners. It was created by the government to process applications more efficiently and effectively. Besides, improvement efforts have included reducing the backlog of applications, as well as providing customer service through different channels.

Following is the list of 83 USCIS District Offices and Sub-offices nationwide.

Agana, GU; Albany, NY; Albuquerque, NM; Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boise, ID; Boston, MA; Buffalo, NY; Casper, WY; Charleston, SC; Charleston,WV; Charlotte Amalie Charlotte, NC; Cherry Hill, NJ; Chicago, IL; Christiansted, VI; Chula Vista, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Dover, DE; El Paso, TX; Fort Smith, AR; Fresno, CA; Greer, SC; Harlington, TX; Hartford, CN Helena, MT Honolulu, HW Houston, TX; Indianapolis, IN Jacksonville, FL Kansas City, MO Las Vegas, NV Los Angeles, CA; Louisville, KY Manchester, NH Memphis, TN Miami, FL Milwaukee, WI

New Orleans, LO New York City, NY Newark, NJ Norfolk, VA Oklahoma City, OK; Omaha, NE; Orlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, ME Portland, OR; Providence, RI Reno, NV Rochester, NY; Sacramento, CA Saint Albans, VT Saint Louis, MO Saint Paul, MN Salt Lake City, UT; San Antonio, TX San Bernardino, CA San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA; San Juan, PR Santa Ana, CA Seattle, WA Spokane, WA Syracuse, NY; Tampa, FL Tucson, AZ Washington, DC West Palm Beach, FL; Witchita, KS and Yakima, WA.



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