Local USCIS Office in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Field officers are an integral part of the functioning of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The federal agency uses these offices for interviewing applicants, naturalizing applicants, and providing some information and services.

The Raleigh Field Office

The Raleigh field office is in North Carolina but it comes under the Atlanta District of the USCIS. The location of the office is as follows:

Raleigh-Durham (RAL) 301 Roycroft Drive Durham, NC 27703

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The field office serves these areas:

  • Alamance
  • Bertie, Brunswick, Beaufort, Bladen
  • Carteret, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Chathan, Caswell, Columbus, Currituck, Cumberland
  • Duplin, Dare, Durham
  • Edgecombe
  • Franklin
  • Greene, Gates, Granville
  • Harnett, Hoke, Hertford, Halifax, Hyde
  • Jones, Johnston
  • Lenoir, Lee
  • Moore, Martin
  • Nash, Northampton, New Hanover
  • Orange, Onslow
  • Pender, Pamlico, Person, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt
  • Robeson
  • Scotland, Sampson
  • Tyrrell
  • Vance
  • Wayne, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wilson

When visiting a field office, make sure that you have an appointment because walk-ins are not possible at any of them. When inside the office, avoid taking any photos or recording any audio or video because doing so is against the USCIS policies. To make an appointment, call the following number: 800-375-5283.

Another noteworthy thing about field offices is that the office where you submit your application may not be the one that processes are it. To process applications faster, your office may transfer your case to another location.

Case Processing Times

Cases usually take months to process and with some case types the duration can extend to years. You can check the processing times from the USCIS site by sharing your office and form type. Here is an example of processing times at the Raleigh field office:

  • Naturalization (N-400): 7 to 13 months
  • Certificate of Citizenship (N-600): 6.5 to 16 months
  • Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 (N-600K): 6.5 to 25.5 months

The USCIS calculates processing times using recent processing data. The times you see are in the standard format or the format given above, depending on your form type.

Besides processing time, another important piece of information the USCIS provides is the date on which you can ask about your case. Given on the same page as the processing info, the “receipt date for a case inquiry” provides this vital information. If the receipt date you see on your notice comes before the inquiry one, you can ask about the delay.

Case Filing Facts

The USCIS has many forms that can be filed online. However, in some cases, the USCIS may ask you to submit your form in paper even if that form is available for online filing.

Once you pay the filing fees and submit your form, you’ll receive a receipt number. You can find this number on the home page of your online account.
Depending on your case, you may be asked to do biometrics at a USCIS support center. For this purpose, the federal agency makes sure that the center is located nearest to you.