On 21 March 2008, USCIS issued a reminder of its 19 February 2008 announcement that, effective immediately, all stand-alone Form I-130s, Petition for Alien Relative must be filed with the Chicago Lockbox instead of a USCIS Service Center. This update states that petitions filed directly with a USCIS Service Center will now be rejected. Once filed with the Chicago lockbox, USCIS will route the petition to the appropriate Service Center based on the petitioner's location in the United States.

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