Embassy of the United States Khartoum, Sudan

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum does not accept immigrant visa petitions.  

Filing petion for Alien Relative (I-130 form)

Effective August 15, 2011, petitioners residing overseas will no longer be able to routinely file Forms I-130, Petitions for Alien Relative, with U.S. Embassies and Consulates except in locations where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a public counter presence within the Embassy or Consulate. Petitioners residing overseas in countries where USCIS does not have a public counter presence will be required, starting August 15, 2011, to file their Forms I-130 by mail with the USCIS Chicago lockbox.  U.S. Embassies and Consulates that do not have a USCIS presence will only be able to accept and process Forms I-130 in exceptional circumstances, as outlined below.

Forms I-130 that were properly filed at an Embassy or Consulate overseas where USCIS does not have a presence before August 15, 2011, will not be affected by this change.

Filing Instructions beginning August 15, 2011:


Beginning August 15, 2011, petitioners residing overseas
who wish to file a Form I-130, Petition for Alien
Relative, may do so as follows:

- If the petitioner resides in a country in which USCIS as a public counter presence, the Form I-130 may be filed directly with the USCIS field office or through the USCIS Chicago Lockbox at one of the below or these addresses.

- If the petitioner resides in a country where USCIS
does not have a public counter presence, the Form I-130
must be filed with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox at one of
the addresses below, unless the petitioner requests and
is granted an exception based on one of the criteria
described below:

USCIS Chicago Lockbox addresses for regular mail
deliveries:

USCIS
P.O. Box 804625
Chicago, IL 60680-4107

USCIS Chicago Lockbox address for express mail and
courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130
131 South Dearborn-3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

For additional information about how to file a Form I-
130 with the USCIS Chicago lockbox, please see the USCIS
website at www.uscis.gov or contact USCIS by phone at 1-
800-375-5283.

Immigrant Visa Processing

For purposes of processing immigrant visa applications, Sudan is considered to be within the consular district of U.S. Embassy Cairo.

•  For information on immigrant visa processing in Cairo.