January 2018 Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin Released

Updated information for the January 2018 Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin is now available.

The new tables detail the processing dates for affirmative asylum applications. filed directly with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). (USCIS).

Processing times in this bulletin do not apply for asylum cases filed in immigration court.

Children's cases and interviews that were rescheduled by the applicant or USCIS. are prioritized and processed as soon as possible..

For other cases, USCIS schedules interviews with an asylum officer in the order the applications were filed. The Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin reflects the processing dates for these cases.

USCIS has eight asylum offices around the United States that are responsible for reviewing and deciding affirmative asylum applications. Where you live will determine which office will review your application and schedule your interview with an asylum officer.

How to Read the Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin

Below you can see the Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin by January 2018.

The bulletin contains three columns of information. Based on which office and when the application was submitted, you can see the month and year that the interview will be scheduled.

Review the information in this order:

  1. The first column, which shows the cities of the USCIS asylum offices that have jurisdiction over the place where the immigrant lives.
  2. The third column: shows month and year in which immigrants applied for affirmative asylum.
  3. The second column: depending on where and when the applications were submitted, the month and year in which the interviews were scheduled.

The process of applying for asylum is complex. You should consult with an immigration attorney to carefully evaluate your case and represent you in your affirmative asylum case with the USCIS.

If you live in the jurisdiction 

of...

 We will schedule interviews 

in...

 For persons who applied

in...

Arlington, VA

December 2017

July 2014

November 2017

June - July 2014

October 2017

June 2014

Boston, MA

December 2017

December 2013 - January 2014

November 2017

November 2013 - January 2014

October 2017

November - December 2013

Chicago, IL

December 2017

April 2015 - October 2015

November 2017

March - September 2015

October 2017

March - July 2015

Houston, TX

December 2017

July - December 2014

November 2017

July - November 2014

October 2017

July - August 2014

Los Angeles, CA

December 2017

June - October 2014

November 2017

January - August 2014

October 2017

November 2013 - January 2014

Miami, FL

December 2017

June 2013

November 2017

June 2013

October 2017

June 2013

Newark, NJ

December 2017

March - September 2015

November 2017

March - July 2015

October 2017

February - June 2015

New Orleans, LA

December 2017

May - August 2016

November 2017

March - May 2016

October 2017

July 2015 - February 2016

New York, NY

December 2017

April - September 2015

November 2017

April - September 2015

October 2017

April - September 2015

San Francisco, CA

December 2017

June - July 2015

November 2017

May - July 2015

October 2017

May - July 2015

Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin published by USCIS on January 4, 2018.

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