"File this application at the local Service office having jurisdiction over your place of residence."

It should read:

"File this application at the Service Center having jurisdiction over your place of residence."



If the applicant lives in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas, mail the petition to:

USINS Texas Service Center
P.O. Box 851204
Mesquite, TX 75185-1204

If the applicant lives in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia or West Virginia, mail the petition to:

USINS Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden Street
St. Albans, VT 05479-9400

If the applicant lives in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, or Nevada, mail the petition to:

USINS California Service Center
P.O. Box 10400
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0400


If the applicant lives in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin or Wyoming, mail the petition to:

USINS Nebraska Service Center
P.O. Box 87400
Lincoln, NE 68501-7400

There is an error in the instructions to Form N-400 under the heading "Processing Information."

It currently reads:

"If on the date of your examination you are more than 50 years of age and have been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more, or you are 55 years of age and have been a lawful permanent resident for at least 15 years, you will be exempt from the English language requirement of the law."

It should read:

"If on the date of filing of your application for naturalization you are over 50 years of age and you have been a lawful permanent resident for periods totaling 20 years or more; or you are over 55 years of age and have been a lawful permanent resident for periods totaling 15 years or more, you will be exempt from the English language requirement of the law."

See Also:

• Am I Eligible?
• The Guide to Naturalization
• The Guide Errata sheet
• How to Apply for Naturalization
• General Naturalization Eligibility Requirements
• Fingerprint Procedures for Applicants
• N-400 Application for Naturalization Filing Locations
• Download the N-400 2D Barcode Application software

Number of pages: 6

Form size: 8 1/2 x 11

Edition date: 1/15/99